The Angel, Waltham Abbey
Nice enough inside although not a gastro pub by any means (posters on the wall promoting karaoke nights!), and the bar had on the McMullen Ale and their AK.
Category Archives: Blog
I’m not blogging about real ale much these days, too busy brewing and selling/distributing it. There are blogs going back to 2010 here – please be aware of this when reading them : pubs can change a lot very quickly!
SX Bottle Share March 2016
Having met up at the excellent Queen St. Brewhuis in Colchester last week to meet some (far more experienced) home…
Essex Real Ale Pint of the Year 2016 Contender #1: Abbeydale Brewery’s ‘Black Mass’
An early contender for Pint of the Year 2016.
Haggis Scotch Egg with a Romani Ite Domum at The Whalebone
A first visit after cycling past many times.
The Hop Beer Shop, Chelmsford and a cheeky lunchtime half
A great little boozer on Moulsham Street in Colchester.
The Odd One Out, Colchester
The Odd One Out, 28 Mersea Road, Colchester CO2 7ET We’ve been going to The Odd One Out (on and…
The Bell, Tolleshunt Major
aka The Beckingham Bell, a Grays pub tucked way in the countryside SE of Tiptree, with relatively new mine hosts.
Essex Real Ale Pint of the Year 2015 : Yeastie Boys’ ‘Pot Kettle Black’
Well, 2015 was a ‘funny old year’. It started with me working, as I have been since 1982, full-time, with…
The Old Trout Tavern, Southend
Opened five years ago, whilst The Old Trout Tavern isn’t your traditional looking pub from the outside, from the inside it certainly fits the bill.
The New Inn, Colchester
The New Inn, 38 Chapel St S, Colchester, Essex CO2 7AX The New Inn was one of three long-standing real…