Date: 22 June 2011 Not the Longest Day
Sampled by:
ROC, FN, KOC, PV & TM
The excitement started even before we reached the first pub. After some of us had cycled past, the driver of the cop car waiting at the junction changed her mind over the direction she had intended going and set off in pursuit. We feared she was after ROC for an overloaded bike but it turned out she was actually after the van driver who had speed past.
| Pub | Location | OS Map Ref |
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| Star
| Bentley
| GU10 5LW
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Comment | | The lapsed Camra member at the bar wanted a chat and while the replacement barrel of Landlord was being readied we had plenty of time to accommodate him. He was also a lapsed member of the P G Woodhouse Appreciation Society which told us everything we needed to know. Unfortunately, The Star turned out to be a bad practice pub loading a 20p per pint surcharge for drinking beer in halves.
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| Brewer | beer | % | Price | Mark | Comment |
|---|
| Triple fff
| Alton-s Pride
| 3.8
| 3.20
| 2.5
| Tasty but cold
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| Timothy Taylor
| Landlord
| 4.1
| 3.20
| 2.5
| Tasty but cold
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| Pub | Location | OS Map Ref |
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| Bull
| Bentley
| GU10 5JH
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Comment | | All quiet dining. The beer got better and better as it warmed up.
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| Brewer | beer | % | Price | Mark | Comment |
|---|
| St Austell
| Tribute
| 4.2
| 3.10
| 3.5
| Better as it warmed
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| Ringwood
| Best Bitter
| 3.8
| 3.10
| 3.0
| Better as it warmed
|
| Fuller's
| London Pride
| 4.1
| 3.10
| 3.0
| Better as it warmed
|
Then along the A31 watching FN slip stream the hardworking KOC.
| Pub | Location | OS Map Ref |
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| Jolly Sailor
| Farnham
| GU9 7EH
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Comment | | After getting past the locals jokes about the next post it was a pleasant surprise to find a Goddards beer in this GK tie. Even though the IPA was on promotion at £2.49 no one was tempted. Entertained by FN's yarn about Chedge, the Nurse's accomodation and the 56 lb. sack of spuds.
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| Brewer | beer | % | Price | Mark | Comment |
|---|
| Goddards
| Fuggle Dee Dum
| 4.8
| 3.15
| 3.0
| Pleasantly surprising
|
| Greene King
| IPA
| 3.6
| 2.49
| -
| Not tried
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| Greene King
| Abbot
| 5.0
| 3.15
| -
| Not tried
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| Pub | Location | OS Map Ref |
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| William Cobbett
| Farnham
| GU9 7QR
|
Comment | | Another surprise - the pub was quiet. The bar manager didn't like the look of the Triple fff Hallelujah and it was quickly taken off. Lucy was very happy on her friends 30th birthday but fortunately Lara was driving.
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| Brewer | beer | % | Price | Mark | Comment |
|---|
| Havant
| The Foggiest
| 4.5
| 3.45
| 3.0
| Some sort of spice
|
| Langham
| LSD
| 5.2
| 3.45
| 2.5
| Some sort of unhappiness
|
| Dark Star
| Espresso
| 4.2
| 3.45
| 3.5
| Some sort of loveliness
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| Pub | Location | OS Map Ref |
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| Lamb
| Farnham
| GU9 7 RJ
|
Comment | | Shepherd Neame beers and with the Spitfire straight out of the barrel - just what you need to finish an enjoyable evening out
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| Brewer | beer | % | Price | Mark | Comment |
|---|
| Shepherd Neame
| Kent's Best
| 4.1
| 3.35
| 3.5
| No comments forthcoming
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| Shepherd Neame
| Whitstable Bay
| 4.1
| 3.50
| 3.5
| Crisp and fresh
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| Shepherd Neame
| Spitfire
| 4.2
| 3.50
| 3.5
| Weaker in draught form
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