Up north in a small settlement called Leigh there's a delightful little brewery called the Sawmill Brewery. I'm by no means a beer connoisseur, but I very much enjoyed the cold glass of 'wheat beer' I tried, and the gulp I had of their dark ale (or maybe it was the beer they call 'the Doctor'* - I'm not sure) was sublime.
You can buy the beers direct from the brewery when it's open, or, as we did, go next door to the 'Sawmill Cafe'.
*good for what ales you?
Very punny!
ReplyDeleteTo me, one of the best things about traveling is sampling the local beers. The best one I ever had was from a small stand in a park just outside the Louvre in Paris. I was feeling the effects of having just seen the Mona Lisa. Plus, I was in Paris! Plus, I was surrounded by lovers on the grass enjoying the sunshine. I'm not so sure that the beer was that good; perhaps it was the result of the moment.
ReplyDeleteThen... there was that glass of "Buzzard Breath Ale" in Washington state.
Better than a 'puny' attempt, Robert.
ReplyDeleteJudy, it was nice to get your comment. I certainly could enjoy trying a few more different beers. (Next year my partner and I are off to, among other places, Scotland, as he wishes to sample the whiskeys!)
Ah! Paris and La Gioconda would make any beverage heady I should think. Buzzard Breath Ale... sounds ... smelly! :-D
Better than a 'puny' attempt, Robert.
ReplyDeleteJudy, it was nice to get your comment. I certainly could enjoy trying a few more different beers. (Next year my partner and I are off to, among other places, Scotland, as he wishes to sample the whiskeys!)
Ah! Paris and La Gioconda would make any beverage heady I should think. Buzzard Breath Ale... sounds ... smelly! :-D
I used to love what is referred to in the UK as real ale and still do when I go out to a place like The Sawmill Brewery and someone else is driving. I think the last time that happened was - well, lets see, hmmm, before I ever came to New Zealand in 2005 anyway. The other problem in New Zealand is that there are so many wines to be sampled and I rarely drink beer at home. I must give it a try.
ReplyDeletePS Any chance of you going over to embedded comments so that people can subscribe to comments? I know lots of people don't but I like to see what other people are saying and when my comments have been published on moderated sites.
Well, yes, of course there are the wineries too!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea all these years that people couldn't subscribe to comments on my blog. Thank you so much for telling me Geeb. I have done it, I think. Please let me know if it's doing the right thing now.