Not the song from American Werewolf, but a
peculiar and ropey looking ale from North America.
I'm not (or wasn't) an ale girl, I don't mind
a pint of lager but I've never been into ale. P likes it, he won't go out
of his way to get it but he'll drink it if it's available, amongst other
beers. So anyway we've had a real ale pub open in our nearest town, it's
been a pub for a few hundred years, not a very nice one for the last couple of
years and we wouldn't have been seen dead in it, but it was closed down at
the end of the summer for refurbishment by new owners. They have their own mini
brewery producing small quantities of real ales and a handful of pubs, set to
grow I believe, all providing good beers and nice environment with friendly
well trained staff. There's no big screen, no disco nights, no blaring
music.
So in we went with friends the other night, first time, prior to
having a meal in a little restaurant a few minutes walk away. P asked the staff
which of the ales were most popular and ordered one, I asked for a lager but
they only have one, 'Green Monkey', and it was out of stock! I was going to
fall back on a small glass of red wine but the girl behind the bar said why not
try this real ale which was like a cross between lager and ale. I was doubtful
so she poured me a drop to taste, it was cloudy but she assured me that was how
it should be. I tried it, quite liked it and ordered one. She put a slice of
orange in it, said that was how the Americans served it. I asked if they got
many Americans in but she said no not at all, but that's how they drink it in
North America where it's brewed. Not sure how true that it.
I was amazed, I didn't think Americans did real
ale, I didn't think they'd accept something cloudy and I didn't think a tiny
brewery would be importing what must be small quantities of the stuff. She told
me it was a reciprocal arrangement and that they were the only stockists in the
UK. P said it looked like Scrumpy cider on a bad day.
I liked it, drank it all, snapped it to show you,
the orange piece is still in there. Looks yuk doesn't it, but there you go, I'm
a real ale girl now, well only if it's American. So far.
Have a good week.
Ronnie
Ronnie
xx
