We have a brand new spanking telly, for you lucky bunch to watch the fantastic Six Nations, AND we’ll be opening early so you needn’t miss a minute of those big men in small shorts.
Here are the match fixtures:
Sat 6th Feb
Ireland v Italy, 2.30pm. England v Wales, 5pm
Sun 7th Feb
Scotland v France, 3pm
Sat 13th Feb
Wales v Scotland, 2pm. France v Ireland, 4.30pm
Sun 14th
Italy v England, 2.30pm
Fri 26th Feb
Wales v France, 8pm
Sat 27th Feb
Italy v Scotland, 1.30pm. England v Ireland, 4pm
Sat 13th Mar
Ireland v Wales, 2.30pm. Scotland v England, 5pm
Sun 14th Mar,
France v Italy, 2.30pm
Sat 20th Mar
Wales v Italy, 2.30pm. Ireland v Scotland, 5pm. France v England, 7.45pm
Milk Street Brewery is hoping to strike gold at a beer competition next month to find the best beers in the country. Over 60 beers from the nation’s smaller brewers will be judged at the National Beer Competition organised by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).
The competition, held in Nottingham on 4th February, brings together the winners of seven regional heats, including the South West where Milk Street Brewery triumphed last spring. The 56 draught and seven bottled finalist beers present an impressively diverse array of beer styles, from milds and pale ales to stouts and fruit beers. Judges will select a winner in each of nine categories, as well as a Supreme Champion beer.
Milk Street Brewery has high hopes for its Funky Monkey, a summer ale boasting as many fruity flavours and aromas as a grocer’s counter. Richard Lyall comments, “Of the 1,400 beers that entered the regional heats, ours is one of only 63 to have made it to the National Beer Competition, so this is a real thrill for us. We’re up against the best beers from brewers across the country, so the competition will be tough and we’ll be delighted to come away with one of the national titles.”
The 10 winning beers will be announced at SIBA’s National Conference in March. In addition to the prestige of winning a national title, the winners are guaranteed a place on the SIBA Champions Bar at the Great British Beer Festival in London in August.
The competition is being held at The Canalhouse pub in Nottingham. The purpose-built bar for the 56 handpulls will measure 12 metres, making it the longest temporary bar in the country.
Fingers crossed, chaps!
The Griffin pub sent 2009 out with a bang. Loads of Fromeites flocked to their favourite boozer to see in the New Year. Our resident pharmacist kicked the evening off with his weird and wonderful choice of tunes, before the Boothill Allstars hit the stage. They played their original hoedown of Somerset hill-billy. DJ Ohead headlined, bringing a fantastic mix of psy-trance and and dub tinged space-rock. Dancers were still going till the early hours, and a fun night was definitely had by all.
You too can be this happy in the comfort of your own home.
Come into the pub and place your order at the bar, or call Rik on 07879 423424.