March, 2006

Southwick Brewhouse, Hampshire

Type of review: 
specialist outlet

This off licence has loads of bottle conditioned ale, some lager and a fair bit of cider. Wykeham wines are sold too.

rating: 
3

Carringtons, Manchester

Type of review: 
specialist outlet

Here are two great off-licences.

They sell loads of stuff you've never heard of, let alone tried before.

rating: 
3

Alexander Wines, Coventry

Type of review: 
specialist outlet

This shop is has very awkward opening hours. They open at lunchtime and then close until tea time.

rating: 
3

Booths supermarket

Type of review: 
supermarket or national chain

Booth's are a north-west supermarket chain that have shops in the Lakes, Lancashire, a couple in Yorkshire and their most southern in Knutsford.

rating: 
5

Bitter Virtue

Type of review: 
specialist outlet

This off licence is in Cambridge Road, Southamptoni, just off the Avenue.

rating: 
4

Bottles of Botley

Type of review: 
specialist outlet

Discovered it for myself (Rhian knew about it before) in March & it does a lot of local brewery beer. Oakleaf & Stumpy's breweries are well represented (Gosporti & Hillhead).

rating: 
3

The Boot Inn, Cumbria

Type of review: 
pub

At the opposite end of the Ratty steam railway from Ravenglass, this pub is tucked away behind a bigger pub on the road to the Hardknot Pass.

rating: 
5

Wasdale Head Inn, Cumbria

Type of review: 
pub

Has the Great Gable microbrewery in the back supplying bar with lots of real ale

rating: 
5

Bradford Beer Festival 2006

Type of review: 
beer festival

Just because Al has moved to Sunderland doesn't mean we aren't going to his old

rating: 
5