Oxford with Anna was next on the real ale trail with Cousin Phil joining us for parts too. We met in the Bear a famous Fuller pub with its walls covered in ties. Here I opted for a refreshing Honey Dew on draught. I was a little disappointed with it however as it tasted quite flat. Still the pub was cosy and had a roaring fire but it is a bit touristy. A solid 7/10.
It was a walk over the river to the Folly Bridge for our next pint. This was quite a locals cheap and cheerful pub but quite scruffy. It had a Henrys IPA and Bishops Temple on draft neither that brilliant and drinks were consumed quickly to move on! You get what you pay for a suppose. 5/10.
A proper ale pub the Royal Blenheim was next port of call. It had a whole host of ales, many of which i had not heard of. The decision was too much and the friendly barman assisted in making our choice. I had a Norwegian Blue which was fine. I quite liked the pub it was large with quite a lot of sitting areas. I would go there again. 7/10.
The famous Turf Tavern was next on the agenda. Another fairly touristy pub with its Morse connections but always has an excellent selection of ales and I like the quirkiness of the building. Strangely I went for a Blue Moon here to remind me of happy times in New York. The pint was not as good as I remembered! Still an excellent pub scoring a high 8/10. Favourite of the day – especially for cousin Phil!
Last one of our trip was the Wetherspoons pub Four Candles. A new pub which for a Wethers was quite nice. Obviously hasn’t been open long enough to be ruined! I do though respect Wetherspoon pubs for its good value and excellent selection of ever changing ales. Hobgoblin was the drink of choice here and went down a treat. 6/10 for the Four Candles.
Another success ale crawl!
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