Bistro 45, opposite the front at Bexhill, a nice little find in a virtually real ale free town, which only has the wonderful Albatross Club (RAFA) as a freehouse offering a good variety of cask conditioned ales, plus a bit of Sheps here and there...
Bistro 45 is mainly a restaurant, as the name implies, but the bar does sell about 25 Belgian beers, which got me interested. A bit more expensive than drinking in pubs, obviously, but I tried a beer I hadn't had before, ie Het Anker Gouden Carolus Classic, an 8.5% Dark, slightly sweet beer with a hint of liquorice, very nice!
Also, I've taken advantage of the CAMRA 50p voucher that can be used in Wetherspoons. So for £1.65 a pint (£2.15 - 50p) I tried the Arundel Trident, a rather bitter "strong pale ale"; I liked it a lot! This was at the John Logie Baird in Hastings, who also had 2 more Arundel ales, Stronghold (4.7% "Premium Ale") and Footslogger (4.6% "Premium Sussex Ale"), and also local, WJ King's Festive (4.7%).
Finally, the latest ale at the Dolphin, Rock a Nore, 'old town' Hastings, where the Otter Head was yesterday replaced by Salopian Darwin's Origin, a rather good 4.3% pale bitter, a complex fruity flavour and a very dry bitter indeed, loved it!
Cheers!
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