Obviously not Mark, the Dolphin's landlord, who's usually very jolly, but the 4.5% ale Grumpy Guvnor, brewed by one of the newer Sussex brewers, Franklins of Bexhill (website), I tried their session ale, the 3.8% English Garden, at the White Rock Hotel last week, as already reported.
There was also the usual regulars/seasonal regular, Dark Star Hophead, Youngs Special, and Harveys Sussex Best and Sussex Old Ale, and another ale too (oops! Forgot to note the name); but still 6 ales, whilst most years they drop to 5 for February, which shows how real ales are the only dynamic sales in the current beer climate! Anyway, the Grumpy Guvnor is a deep reddish-brown coloured bitter, with a slight taste of roasted malt, very much like a traditonal best bitter, and very nice too, and they are soon to be serving the Franklins' 5.5% Citra, which I am very much looking forward to. Cheers!
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