A visit to the Devonshire Cat…
A bunch of us regularly go to the Devonshire Cat, Sheffield, UK for a few pints. It’s a good time to catch up but it is also a great way to try new and interesting beers. It was flippin’ ages ago that we went and I’ve owed this blog this post for a darn tootin’ long time (sorry Joel). Some of us weren’t drinking alcohol and we even had a cider drinker amongst us (oo-ar)!
- Chris had an orange Looza [6/10] and a strawberry Looza [9/10] (non alcoholic)
- Jono had a pint of Madness [8/10] and a pint of Hornbeam Bitter [4/10] - he’s a proper real ale drinking lad
- Dave had 2 and a half pints total of Paulaner [10/10] which he says is the beer that he likes far beyond all others in the pub and “why change when you’ve found the one?” is his excuse for not being more adventurous. He also had a coke [8/10]
- Paul (our visiting cider drinker) had a couple of local ciders; Gold Digger [8/10] and Strawberry Fields [7/10]
- Ant (moi) had St Bernardus Pater 6 [8/10], Sierra Nevarda Pale Ale [4/10] and Anchor Porter [6/10].
I would like to expand on my selection - here I tried a couple of American drinks for Joel’s benefit. Today they really didn’t do it for me which is a massive shame. I wonder whether it was a dodgy batch of Anchor Porters because there have been times that I have only drank them all night and I would have given them a hefty [10/10]. I still have to say it’s one of my favourite drinks. The Pale Ale was seriously disappointing and lacked much in the flavour department. Goose Island do it way way better. The St Bernardus Belgium ale was actually one that I’ve bought from a local dealer since and enjoyed much more the second time. A lot of these Belgium monk-brewed beers really can’t go wrong - they make some seriously great drinks so cheers to them!
I also recorded the quote of the evening: “Do you have a console?”, “I’ve got a mega drive, I don’t need anything else”. Guess you’d have to be a hardcore seasoned gamer to get that…
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