A pleasant Saturday evening with two of the other Mr Watsons started at a Christmas Market Cabin on Church Street selling German Lager. It was not bad stuff, but this blog is of course about Real Ale. So next up was a pub called Bier in a side street off Bold Street. In Bier I tried a beer called Yule Love It by Thwaites Brewery. Yule Love It has a hoppy cum pale ale taste, and without having to choose my words carefully, I do declare that it is pleasant. Score 8/10.
After Bier we moved up Bold Street and past the former Anglican Church of St Luke, which is now a ruin. This is a part of Liverpool City Centre I rarely visit. So I had the pleasure of the Watson Brothers (well two of them) introducing me to the Grapes; not to be confused with it's namesake on Mathew Street. This Grapes is a lively pub I will no doubt visit again sometime. However, I have to confess that I did not find the real ale of my dreams on my first visit to this particular establishment.
Yellabelly by Batemans seemed a pleasant enough blond ale. Despite a lovely aroma, it does not quite deliver. Score 7.5/10.
Upon buying a pint of Josephine Butler Elderflower Ale by the Liverpool Organic Brewery, I wondered straightaway why on earth I did not buy a half! However the taste did start to grow. Could this be a slow burner? Josephine Butler Elderflower has a very yeasty taste, but in all honesty is not quite up my street. Score 7/10.
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