Fifteen of The Company were due to rendezvous for the 09.40 London train, Twelve made it. Bergbock Hell may have finished off Two last night, Euan had his times all wrong.
As we crossed over the River Clyde we could see the lines of Fire and Rescue Vehicles attending the scene of the Clutha where tragically a helicopter crashed last night. People went out for a Bier, some never went home… Tragic.
We had met up with Sandy, the new Proprietor of the Drovers Rest just outside Carlisle at the SIBA day at Staveley. He promised us Hawkhead’s NZPA (Stavely, Cumbria). 6.0%? After last night, no problem. We will go anywhere that guarantees to serve the Ale which was voted Glasgow CAMRA’s Beer of the Year. To describe the Citrus Flavour properly one has to refer to Grapefruit. Robin and The Duke love their Grapfruit. Yvonne declared this to be better than main rival Oakham’s Green Devil (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire). Both have set the Standard, it is up to the other breweries to compete. As everyone in the West of Scotland knows – there’s no demand for Strong, Pale, Hoppy Bier.
St. Andrew’s Day
It was Yvonne’s Directive that the See You Jimmy Hats, normally reserved for New Year should make an appearance today. Only Howard, Hector and Yvonne herself complied, though Craig managed to wear one for most of the day.
Mac the Dog
Sandy and Sarah’s pet remembered us and spent most of the afternoon sniffing out any possible food sources. Do dogs pose for Photos? Mac does.
Euaned, again
Euan had reportedly jumped on the next train to Carlisle. Nobody going to Carlisle gets on a train with this as the End Stop. Two plus hours later he reached the Terminus then had to fork out in a taxi to Monkhill, ouch. He came, but there were no Pump Clips displaying NZPA. Sandy was a Willing Complicitor on changing the Pump Clip as Euan entered.
I recommended he try to Carlisle Brewery Bitter… Nice to be Nice.
Neil presented Yvonne with a sealed DVD, the final episodes of Breaking Bad. Yvonne will be staying in tomorrow.
St. Andrew’s Day Menu
Some had Food. The Food looked very appealing, well presented, however in the end I decided not to. A Curry-Heute was not guaranteed but at £12.50 for a Main Course, a bit Pricey, Sandy.
Some went to play Pool. This became a Photo Opperchancity. Meanwhile Sandy took time to explain the workings of the latest means of dispensing Guinness. For the best part of Twenty Years, the only Domestic Beer Hector would touch was Stout.
Sonic Guinness
At 18.00 the arranged Taxis came to transfer us back to Carlisle. We hadn’t finished The Ale. We’ll have to return another day and take on The Challenge again.
Marg met Hector at Glasgow Central, we had tickets for Pallas and Comedy of Errors, Scotland’s Two Finest Progressive Rock Bands.
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