So, 2 visits to the Bricklayers Arms in
Putney in just a few days of February… First with my brother, the ‘Routemeister’,
then alone-ish; but I’m never alone, obviously, as I chat so much. As Dan says, this is MY local in Putney, not
his, despite his living very close and me not. Always, up to 12 real ales available,
unless a beer festival is in progress, or just ended, and then, well, the Pub’s
your oyster… eg the current 'Yorkshire Beer Festival', 20th to 24th
February (website), which should be a home from home for me, though I’ll,
sadly, not be able to make this one.
Amongst the many ales available on the
Thursday were Front Row Collapsed
(5.6%), a full bodied pale beer; Downton Dark
Delight (5.5%), with a dark roasted malt flavour; Sarah Hughes Pale Amber, a 4% easy drinking pale
beer; and Otley Rosie, a 4.3%
redcurrant/berry flavoured ale. On the
Monday were ales including Downton Chimera IPA
(6.8%) and Chocolate Orange Delight
(5.8%), and Hobsons Old Henry, a 5.2%
rich ‘auburn’ ale, Mild (3.2%) and Town Crier, an excellent 4.5% pale
bitter!
Then I walked back to Clapham Junction, but
you, please do try to make the beer festival (me? Jealous much) - cheers!
