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After much hard work, technical shenanigans, and grazed knuckles we finally got the new real ale dispense system installed. Ahhh wait it's OK to keep reading... trust me!

See the plan is to sell our real ale at an extremely competitive price undercutting all the draught products... which is good news when you realise it's possible to get giddy on 2 pints. For those not yet experienced real ale %ABV in relation to mainstream draught products %ABV is reminiscent of the relationship between dog years and human years:

A real ale with 3% ABV feels of similar strength to a 5% ABV lager.

But what about the beardy weirdies with the wooly jumpers and hiking boots???

Don't worry - the last one left months ago and we've elected not to inform them that we've started serving ale once more. So there will be no rants over model aircraft glue performance over a warm pint of Olde Snagglewort. With the exception of Garth who talks trains again 'n again 'n again.

The new dispense system also ensure that every single pint comes out tasting totally fresh and at exactly the right temperature. AND even better the ale is served in over-size glasses so you get liquid all the way to the line - a legacy of the pernichity wooly jumper brigade.

Currently we've only got one test cask of Young Pretender on, but within a few days we'll have ramped up to 3-5 different ales. We're also looking at taking in another cask cider/perry.