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.
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