tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915546925885993140.post4954807985320860945..comments2023-10-25T13:45:40.014+01:00Comments on On pubs and beer - screeds by jesusjohn: Freddie Starr drank my Bismarck!John Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15471796457374078158noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915546925885993140.post-59622022954697021152010-03-05T12:47:04.804+00:002010-03-05T12:47:04.804+00:00Although the Cask is closer to Pimlico station, it...Although the Cask is closer to Pimlico station, it's often easier to just walk from Victoria station - especially if you're changing to the Victoria line there.<br /><br />I've been a critic of the Rake in the past - I was there earlier in the week and they seem to have removed some of the sour-faced staff but the bottles of stout and porter still seem to be chilled to death in the freezer cabinet..."Eddie Rowles"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16504751692086571702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915546925885993140.post-60160965064817071102010-02-22T14:12:37.845+00:002010-02-22T14:12:37.845+00:00It's a lovely neighbourhood and a delightful i...It's a lovely neighbourhood and a delightful interior (there's what seems like a good German beer selection, though if you do pop in there I'd be grateful for your casting an eye over it and reporting back)- so well worth an excursion à deux. Food terrific.John Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471796457374078158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915546925885993140.post-29706565683674308242010-02-22T13:53:22.447+00:002010-02-22T13:53:22.447+00:00Tower Hill or Aldgate, so yes, straightforward. I ...Tower Hill or Aldgate, so yes, straightforward. I usually have a wander while my lass is out working. Or I might take her there at the weekend.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915546925885993140.post-18657211251606661242010-02-22T13:12:31.778+00:002010-02-22T13:12:31.778+00:00@ Tandleman - it's on the Victoria line, so ve...@ Tandleman - it's on the Victoria line, so very easy direct from Euston, where I assume you'd be coming in. I'll do a post on it soon as it really is worth a mention. They have three Thornbridge beers on cask regularly - a definite rarity down these parts.<br /><br />@ Cookie - there's nothing I can say that will reflect well on me in response to that except...er...thanks, from both of us.John Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471796457374078158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915546925885993140.post-30458761422455519102010-02-22T12:42:35.715+00:002010-02-22T12:42:35.715+00:00Put more pictures of your missus on the blog. She&...Put more pictures of your missus on the blog. She's quite tasty.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915546925885993140.post-18850581178649993142010-02-22T12:28:12.837+00:002010-02-22T12:28:12.837+00:00"Admittedly, a pint of Goose Island IPA will ..."Admittedly, a pint of Goose Island IPA will set you back the best part of £6.00 - but where else can you try it on keg?"<br /><br />Chicago? I'm going there in April, so no need to get it from the Rake.<br /><br />I must try Cask - need to find out where Pimlico is first though!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915546925885993140.post-78792190240766378702010-02-22T09:56:13.685+00:002010-02-22T09:56:13.685+00:00'maybe preaching to the converted is more of t...'maybe preaching to the converted is more of their thing?'<br /><br />...I assure you I was not invited - the event was free to all-comers, though I was made aware of it via twitter.<br /><br />I had a rather uninspiring bottle of the Physics a month or so ago - this off the back of my raving about it on cask at Holborn's Ye Olde Mitre.<br /><br />Tandleman - you're not the only one to have commented on the mercurial nature of the beers' quality (indeed, James Watt said on Friday they've been grappling with quality issues). I hope it is now sorted - the Hardcore IPA is certainly on fine form at the mo.<br /><br />I agree the Rake is expensive, but with one caveat - if you stray into the rarer beers. A pint of cask ale (usually impeccably chosen) is usually around the £3.00-mark - utterly average for the area, if painful in itself. Admittedly, a pint of Goose Island IPA will set you back the best part of £6.00 - but where else can you try it on keg?<br /><br />Remember - I say this as a former critic of the place. Though I feel you might prefer Cask in Pimlico. Boak & Bailey have waxed lyrical about the place - and with good reason, as I found on Saturday.John Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471796457374078158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915546925885993140.post-76828452807438878182010-02-22T09:41:30.946+00:002010-02-22T09:41:30.946+00:00I'm waiting to try the beer before I form any ...I'm waiting to try the beer before I form any further opinions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915546925885993140.post-75122272402485803592010-02-22T09:16:04.335+00:002010-02-22T09:16:04.335+00:00I just wish they'd concentrate on the quality ...I just wish they'd concentrate on the quality of their beers more. The cask 5 am Saint I had recently tasted like they just tipped a lot of bottles into a cask. Thin and disappointing. It is hard not to be sucked into their publicity vortex though.<br /><br />They oddly enough never invite me to their bashes. I might become a convert, but maybe preaching to the converted is more of their thing? (I am keen on their cask offerings, but they are somewhat rare in the free trade) <br /><br />I'm in London next week and will try the Rake again and see if I'm impressed, even though you do need a bank loan to sup there.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915546925885993140.post-77771748257619116212010-02-21T21:00:25.183+00:002010-02-21T21:00:25.183+00:00I have been quite an admirer of Brewdog and their ...I have been quite an admirer of Brewdog and their beer when I've had an opportunity to try it. Their PR is first class. But you do have to ask what is the point of this latest nonsense. For me one of the joys of beer is being able to sup good measures. You can hardly do that with beer this strong.Paul Garrardhttp://www.realaleblog.co.uknoreply@blogger.com