http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ I am a real ale drinker, and enjoy going to beer festivals, doing crawls of Good Beer Guide pubs in various area, taking our caravan to lovely sites where there is good ale to be found, and visiting breweries. en Vox Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:07:17 +0000 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/february-realk-ale-trail.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(gillsrealale) http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/february-realk-ale-trail.html?_c=feed-rss http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/february-realk-ale-trail.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:07:17 +0000 During February we spent most of our real ale ramblings around Birmingham, but we did go to a brilliant festival at Lichfield where I picked up 6 new beers. We also went to Great Comberton with the caravan and had a lovely day in Pershore where ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/february-realk-ale-trail.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141eca99685e00f48ce3a1c10003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> real ale caravan http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/a-wonderful-day-out-in.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(gillsrealale) http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/a-wonderful-day-out-in.html?_c=feed-rss http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/a-wonderful-day-out-in.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:14:54 +0000 A wonderful day out in Sheffield 9.2.08 gave us the following ales. DEVONSHIRE CAT York Saaz 4.0 SWIM INN Acorn Bloomfield 4.5 WELLINGTON BAR Thornbridge Gildas 6.5 Mighty Oak Rabbies Ruin 4.4 Millstone Cat & Fiddle 4.0 Salamander Minx 3.8 Salama... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/a-wonderful-day-out-in.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141eca99685e00e398db2fc60005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/tewkesbury-beer-festival-weekend.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(gillsrealale) http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/tewkesbury-beer-festival-weekend.html?_c=feed-rss http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/tewkesbury-beer-festival-weekend.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:09:53 +0000 Tewkesbury beer festival weekend 1.2.08 We took the caravan to Sunset View; an ostrich farm at Shutonger near Tewkesbury on Friday 1.2.08 as it is handy for catching a bus. Our friends were already there, so we set the caravan up and went to the ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/tewkesbury-beer-festival-weekend.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141eca99685e00f30f591b650001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/belper-and-sheffield-18108.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(gillsrealale) http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/belper-and-sheffield-18108.html?_c=feed-rss http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/belper-and-sheffield-18108.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:59:05 +0000 On Friday 18th Jan we went to Belper in the caravan to a site about a mile north of the town. It is a lovely site tired with great views, but the pitches are a bit narrow. We had a walk to the Fisherman's Rest for a meal Friday night, and were r... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/belper-and-sheffield-18108.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141eca99685e00e398d477940005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> real ale caravan http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/birmingham-17108.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(gillsrealale) http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/birmingham-17108.html?_c=feed-rss http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/birmingham-17108.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:50:21 +0000 On Thursday 17 Jan we went into Birmingham for the beer festival at the Wellingtom. We had some beers from the choice on the bar when we got there as the festival did not start till 5pm. There was a good selection of real ales I had not had bef... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/birmingham-17108.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141eca99685e00e398d457250002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> real ale http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/birmingham-11108.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(gillsrealale) http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/birmingham-11108.html?_c=feed-rss http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/birmingham-11108.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:43:49 +0000 We had a weekend near Birmingham at Chapel Lane caravan site, and spent Saturday driving round looking for real ale pubs in the area south of Bimingham, and my poor husband was on fruit juice while the rest of us enjoyed the beers. It was a good... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/birmingham-11108.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141eca99685e00e398d46ca00003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/conkers-4108.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(gillsrealale) http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/conkers-4108.html?_c=feed-rss http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/conkers-4108.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:32:24 +0000 We went to Conkers in the National Forest and there is a new caravan site there we wanted to try out. It is a very new site, and still being developed, but we enjoyed going round Conkers itself. There is a discovery centre where youy could spen... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/conkers-4108.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141eca99685e00e398d455ff0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/xmas-and-new-year.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(gillsrealale) http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/xmas-and-new-year.html?_c=feed-rss http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/xmas-and-new-year.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:22:58 +0000 I haven't kept the blog updated very much, as I have felt as no-one seems to read it is a waste of time in a way. I am not going to keep it as I have done, and just add bits and pieces as and when I feel like it now. We spent Xmas in York and ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/xmas-and-new-year.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141eca99685e00e398d46b610003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/real-ale-wc-171207-local.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(gillsrealale) http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/real-ale-wc-171207-local.html?_c=feed-rss http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/real-ale-wc-171207-local.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:05:55 +0000 Real Ale w/c 17.12.07. Local On Monday I went into the Pear Tree in Kings Heath and asked for a half of Ventnor Golden Bitter. Although the pumpclip was on and facing customers, it was not on and the lady serving gave me Greene King Abbott inste... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/real-ale-wc-171207-local.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141eca99685e00e398ce5e080005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> realale http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/real-ale-wc-101207-local---leicester---nuneaton.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(gillsrealale) http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/real-ale-wc-101207-local---leicester---nuneaton.html?_c=feed-rss http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/real-ale-wc-101207-local---leicester---nuneaton.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:48:45 +0000 Real Ale w/c 10.12.07. Local – Leicester – Nuneaton. I had a surprise when I went into Birmingham on Monday. While shopping in the German Market, I found a craft area and there was real ale on sale from handpumps. The beer was being sold for Wood... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gillsrealale.vox.com/library/post/real-ale-wc-101207-local---leicester---nuneaton.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141eca99685e00e398c954780003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> real ale.