The Championship
Saturday 2 October 2021
SUFC 2021/22 Game #15
The night before…
The Goat And Tricycle
27-29 W Hill Rd, Bournemouth BH2 5PF
Being honest, we stumbled across this place on the way to another target. (Which, incidentally, we never got to on the whole trip).
A Butcombe Brewery pub. With an impressive array of handpulls on the bar. Being honest, that's what dragged us in off the street. Turned out, they operate a strict Over 18s policy. So, the Carrier Bag Firm Young Pups will have to deploy fake ID next time they're in the vicinity. (One of the little fuckers used to have a fake "allowed out of school at lunch" pass with the photo of Jimmy Savile).
They had a core range of Butcombe on cask
Gold at 4.4%
Original (Butcombe Bitter) at 4%
IPA Double Hopped at 5.8%
But, I went;
Butcombe, Adam Henson's Rare Breed, Pale Ale at 3.8%.
I loved that. Nice flavour and kick for such a drinkable abv. There was lots of lovely sugar about.
The main craft kegs were all Butcombe efforts an' all. My radar pinged when I thought I saw "Underfall Unfiltered Lager" on one of the clips. Readers of previous Blogs will know the Carrier Bag Firm just luuuuuurve Unfiltered Lager. Fucking thing poured clear as a peel of bells. Hasty reassessment showed the pumpclip read - "Underfall TRIPLE Filtered Lager". (Giggling here).
Butcombe, Underfall Lager on Keg at 4.1%.
You know what. Don't care how many times they filter that. Glorious. Crisped up by the filtering. But, a lot of lovely Bohemian sugar staying for the holidays.
Butcombe, Stateside, Session IPA on Keg at 4.2%.
I asked for a taste. Naaaah. Nowt to drag me off the Underfall there.
Butcombe, Goram IPA on Keg at 5%
Absolutely nothing happening there. Cold & fizzy. Far too malty & underhopped. Attacking the John Smith's market if owt.
Two guest casks came from Liberation Brewing in Jersey. First time I can recall having a Channel Islands Ale.
Liberation Brewing, Liberation Ale, Golden on Cask at 4%.
Too harsh for a Golden, needed a lot of smoothing out.
The morning of…
The rain, FFS. The Four Drowned Rats Firm pushed the door of…
The Way Outback Brewing Co
144 Seabourne Rd, Bournemouth BH5 2HZ
at maybe three minutes to Noon.
"Hello Mate, what time are you opening?"
Geezer looks at Clock
"In just a minute actually"
CBF drip a bit & look at him with a combination of desperation & saturation
Time
Passes
Movement
None
"Er, you might as well come in now act….."
CBF race through bar, decoat & arses sit
"ually…."
This is how we have decided to live our lives.
(The brewery can clearly be seen across the street). TEN of their own on Keg. One guest (a Pilsner).
The Way Outback Brewing Co, Working Like A Dog, Session Pale on Keg at 3.6%
Just what you want in a sub 4 pale. Great balance. Peach into orange bitterness.
The Way Outback Brewing Co, Take Me To Valhalla, Single Hopped Pale Ale on Keg at 4%.
Fairly ordinary at first. But it's a grower. Peach sweet. Tangy bitter.
The Way Outback Brewing Co, Bjorn Survivor, Kveik Pale on Keg at 4.6%
Nice beer. Gentle at first. Velvet in the mouth. Citrus in the finish. Bit of apricot sugar to send it on it's way.
The night after…
Slightly nervous. If I'm honest.
Poole Hill Brewery
41-43 Poole Hill, Bournemouth BH2 5PW
Home of Southbourne Ales. Indeed, you can see the Brewing Kit from the bar. Indeed, the lady who served us is also the owner & brewer. Why nervous? Those dreaded words - LIVE MUSIC.
(The band eventually soundchecked with Teenage Kicks. And at one point invited a guest tambourine on stage. Surely this is something from the Mondays catalogue we felt. Weren't.)
Don't ask me why. Although, it surely shows my prejudices. But, every beer I had, I went….
"Oooohhhh, I didn't think it'd be as good as that."
Wait. The Brewer served you at the Bar? The real deal brewer? Where's the results of the fucking Q&A session?
Here. (She had no choice in the matter).
Said Brewer honed her skills at Ringwood Brewery. The Southbourne business model was to hone a handful of key recipes. And not get drawn further and further into pfaffing about. Of course, that made perfect sense as to why all the beers were "surprisingly good". Because Southbourne have simply decided to brew good beers. Who knew?
Southbourne Ales, Paddler, Light Ale on Cask at 3.6%
That was just excellent. Good whack of sugar comes late. Bitterness underpinning it all. Peach sweet. A Belter.
Southbourne Ales, Grockles, Blonde Ale on Cask at 4.5%
Lovely. Icing Sugar dusting on the lips. There is some bitterness if you wait long enough. But it doesn't really need it to be honest.
Southbourne Ales, Sunbather, Red Ale on Cask at 4%
Just "for the sake of it" I went well out of my comfort zone with this one. Thus proving, All Winners here. Superb balance against the malt. I was "heartburn" worried. But no need.
Bournemouth. Get at it next time...
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