Something for the Weekend?

Wednesday was a great day out at the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival, which is on until tomorrow, I'd recommend you get there if you can. It was good to meet up with some of our regulars, some of the lads and lasses from some of the breweries and other micropubs we know and a mate I haven't seen for about 30 years. Quite a day and some wonderful beers.

Just a reminder to those who are joining us on our Liverpool trip on March 1st that payment is due by February 1st. If you have not yet booked we have about 10 places left and we expect them to go pretty soon now so get in touch sharpish if you would like to join us.

So, as we meander into the weekend we have the following beers on offer:

Chadwick's-Kirkland Blonde 3.6%
Black Paw-Polar Paw 4.4%
Fell-Patriot Wheat 4.5%
Hawkshead-ITI NZPA 3.5%
Double Top-Wonderland 4.4% (not a lot)

Abrahall's-Slack Alice 4.6% medium, still cider.

Next up Hawkshead IPA 7%

Have a great weekend.

An Update

Just a quick update on what we're offering today as we are off to the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival. But fear not, The Snug is open usual hours today and is in very capable hands. So here's what's on:

Titanic-Plum Porter 4.9%
North Star-Helmsman 4.2%
Double Top-Wonderland 4.4%
Bowness Bay-Swan Blonde 4%

Abrahalls-Slack Alice 4.6%

But for now:

The Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band and Thornbridge

Another weekend is easing towards us and the weather is looking pretty, well, January I suppose. Grim, wet, hardly any real daylight throughout the day and we've just had a mini blizzard in Carnforth, a rare event indeed.

Due to a bit of a cock-up yesterday we are without our dear friend Old Rosie for the first time since we opened. I won't bore you with the details but we hope to have her back next week.

So, here's what's on the bar today:

Milk Street-Folklore 3.9%
Double Top-Old Stoneface Stout 6%
Weal Ales-Weals of Steele 5.1%
Eden-Gold 4.2%
Thornbridge-Jaipur 5.9%

Abrahall's-Slack Alice 4.6% Medium, still cider. A little tart!

Places are going fast on our trip to Liverpool on Sunday March 1st. I would advise booking asap if you would like to join us.

Now for some fun:

Beer Update

We start the week with the following:

Moles-Best 4%
Double Top-Old Stoneface Stout 6%
Weal Ales-Wheels of Steele 5.1%
Red Willow-Headless 3.9%

Original Cider C0-Moonshine 7.5%
Weston's-Old Rosie 7.3%

And we also have our range of quality bottled beers, wines and soft drinks.

Now for those who, for whatever reason, are wondering where the weekend went here's a little treat:

Marble Earl Grey

Places are filling fast for our next trip on Sunday 1st March to Liverpool. We are departing The Snug at 10 00am leaving Liverpool at 7 00pm. The price is now confirmed at £12pp which is payable preferably when booking, or by 1 February.  Payment is non-refundable.

As we freewheel into the weekend we welcome back our grand old friend Earl Grey. But we have other delicious beers on the bar too. Here they all are:

Marble-Earl Grey 6.8%
Eden-First Emperor 4.4%
Chadwick's-Castle Pale 3.8%
Black Iris-Rose Of My Heart 4.2%
Lincoln Green-Tuck Porter 4.7%

A visit to The Snug would probably make her happy on Saturday night:

Beer, Beer!

After a pleasant couple of days fulfilling our New Year resolutions of moderating intake and increasing exercise (well it is only January 6th) it's back to work. Oh, by the way, our resolutions do not include the ludicrous 'Dry January'.

So here's what we have on the bar in The Snug today:

Marble-Latzen 5.3% (but not a lot)
Mayflower-Douglas Valley 4%
Black Iris-Rose of My Heart 4.2%
Crystalbrew-Crystal Jade 4%

Westons-Old Rosie 7.3%
Original Cider Co-Moonshine 7.5%

In addition we have our usual range of wines and soft drinks.

We don't have music in The Snug, but if we did it would include stuff like this:

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all and let's hope it's a peaceful and prosperous one. Now the festivities are over it's back to business and we are taking bookings for our first Snug outing of 2015.

On Sunday 1 March we will be trundling along by charabanc to Liverpool to sample more of their many real ale pubs and shopping for those who prefer to waste their money! We will be leaving at 10 00am leaving to head back at 7 00pm. We are still awaiting confirmation of cost but don't expect it to exceed last year's price of £12pp. Payment will be required (non-refundable) by 1 February. Should the coach be fully booked by then non-payers will be replaced by others booking and paying.

Now then, what's on the bar today? Here we go:

Sonnet 43-India Pale Ale 4.4%
Oakham Citra 4.2% (but not a lot)
Three Peaks-Andrew's Smoked Ale 3.9%
Marble-Latzen 5.3%
Dark Star-American Pale Ale 4.7%

Original Cider Co-Monnshine 7.5%
Westons-Old Rosie Scrumpy 7.3%

Next up will be Dunscar Bridge Douglas Valley and Thornbridge Kipling.

In addition there are three red and three white wines and Prosecco (by the bottle). We also have a full range of soft drinks, tea and coffee.

Normal service is resumed now we have overcome our technical difficulties. So, one of the songs The Snug Ukulele Group are trying to master is Psycho Killer by Talking Heads. One day we may be even better than this: