Chorlton Pale Ale

On Saturday 26 October I visited the Chorlton-Cum-Hardy district of Manchester to watch AFC Liverpool take on West Didsbury and Chorlton FC.  Just before arriving at the ground, I popped into the Horse and Jockey Pub on Chorlton Green, which on this day was also hosting a craft fair.  With the need to ideally meet up with other members of the AFC Liverpool congregation prior to Kick Off, I did not really have the time to pay much attention to the craft fair.  What I really needed was a nice relaxing ale to wind down following my journey from Warrington to Manchester.

The Pub runs a microbrewery called the Bootleg Brewing Company.  Their speciality is a nice little number called Chorlton Pale Ale.  On first impressions it was right up there with other pale ales I have consumed in the past.  I would say to anyone not to be put off by it perhaps not being very well known outside it's locality.  My only concern as I got half way through the ale was whether it would knock me out ahead of the big match!  In fact it was thoroughly enjoyable, and set me up just fine for the afternoon.

Score 9/10.

The Beers I tried at Warrington Oktoberfest 17

Beer Name Obscure Brewery Name Tatton

As I took my first sip of Obscure, the Beautiful South's "Rotterdam" started blurring out around Warrington's Parr Hall.  As with the saying "Liverpool or Rome", I just struggled to make my mind up on this one.  I did get more than the usual half pint served which my beer token entitles me to.  Ultimately I would say it was nearly there.  Score 8/10.


Beer Name Bamboozle Brewery Name Lodden

Well if as the name suggests, the aim is to con the customer into thinking this is a quality ale, then I was certainly taken in.  To be fair though, I have tasted worse.  But this ale had what I would perceive to be a sawdust taste around the side.  Score 7/10.


Beer Name Longdendale Lights Brewery Name Howard Town

Refreshingly delightful.  This Pale beer hit all the buttons for me.  Score 10/10.


Beer Name Plum Porter Brewery Name Titanic

Not bad for a dark beer.  Score 8/10.


Beer Name Full Whack Brewery Name Peerless

As a Merseysider, I just had to try this one.  But at best it reminded me of a Cains Raisin Beer, which was nothing to write home about.  I was very disappointed with this one.  It scores only 5/10 for me.  Had it been a Manc Beer, it would have scored 4!  Score 5/10.


Beer Name Wizerwoo Brewery Name Thomas Hardy

To me this tasted a bit more like a Holsten Pills than a Real Ale.  Score 6/10.


Beer Name Lymm Bitter Brewery Name Lymm Brewery

A nice hoppy bitter taste.  Score 9/10.


Beer Name Farmhouse Ale Brewery Name Spitting Feathers


This beer is described as a nice balanced flavour.  Well to me it was more like forming a coalition Government, in the sense that I was getting a good taste and then a not so good taste.  Score 6/10.


Beer Name Centurion's Ghost Brewery Name York

I can only describe this speciman as a sadistic Stout.  Then again if you have not already guessed it, I have to confess that I don't normally go for the dark ales.  Score 4/10.


Beer Name Orkney Blast Brewery Name Highland

My first impression was that this impressive ale is a lot calmer than a harsh wind blast that is typical of life on the Orkney Islands.  Not quite the Ale of my dreams though.  Score 8/10.