Same script New ending

Gillingham 1 v Sheffield United 2

Sunday 4 September 2016

League 1

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Full on Kent Micropub day. One old favourite (ie been there once before). One researched on the interweb thingy. One stumbled upon, didn't even know it was there.

Past & Present. In Gillingham. I was in there last year. The advertised opening at Noon didn't work too well for our train times. Simple procedure. Get there when you can. Hope. Try the door. Bang. We're in at 1125. The only customers. They'd opened early because it's a match day & they'd had a lot of Diaspora Blades in last year.

Great people. They let me in the cool room. Answered lots of questions about the business model. Were happy to talk about their competitors. They're very well organised. Three cask on. (No bar, Gravity in the cool room). Their replacements racked & ready. Even the chalkboard is ready. One description whipped off the hooks. The next beer already chalked up underneath. Seamless.

Robinsons, Hop Gun at 4%
Hopdaemon, Green Daemon at 5%
Sonnet 43, Yellow Cab at 4.1%. (Cask Lager that one)

Then, after the game. The Flipping Frog (just) in Rochester. We walked there from Chatham station. I've got it as equidistant from Chatham & Rochester.

Not to my taste. A good beer offering. Gravity casks behind the small bar front. Maybe five. Seems to be run by a French couple.Sells food. You know, full on meals, not Pies n Sarnies. OK, I'm homo sapien. I have to eat. But, not in a Micropub. As we were sat there, tables were being rearranged so the jam session could start. Sorry, in a Micropub. Not to my taste.

Mad Cat Brewery, Platinum Blonde at 4.2%

Partly, more of the same at The Northern Seaman. On the same street as The Flipping Frog “back towards Chatham”. This was the one we stumbled across. Nice physical set up. Bright & breezy inside. But. Look away now. A geezer dressed as a Pirate playing a guitar & murdering covers. Followed by another one in Civvies. He's done his own interpretation of Wonderwall. No, really.

Maybe six chalked up. They go out the back to get 'em. Presumably Gravity. I'd had my fill of Identikit Blonde Beers by this stage.

Bexley, Black Prince Porter at 4.6%

And. The Blades got it over the line. Old script. New ending. Defensive frailties. Surrendering possession. Quite a lot of the ball. But, can't get much going up front. But, kept at it. More lively towards the end once Clarke got on.

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