a lot of bars seem to close at midnight in Bristol, even at a weekend
Huh! I thought that was just a Bath thing. There are a couple places with club licenses, like the West Gate, but that pretty much does become a club on Saturday nights. =:P
Post-Grillstock (which you really ought to attend! Only if, of course, the notion of a weekend stuffed with barbecued meats and music holds any appeal) in Bristol last year, I took recourse to the hotel bar, which remained open until something like 2am. ^_^
so by 4pm we has retired to a pub where we luckily found a table through a throng of people
Ah, that was the Salamander, I understand. ^_^ Bear in mind they have a dedicated dining room upstairs - much better when it gets busy, if you’re intending to eat, though I’ve also often eaten down in the bar, when it’s not been too loud. I do hope you found them worthwhile. ^_^
and Platform 3, a high strength IPA
Ooh, that’s a new one on me! One of theirs, or a guest?
BTW, if you liked Festivity (a real delight!), you might consider buying a microcask or two for New Year - its availability tends to end anywhere from mid-December to mid-January. They’re five liters each, and are indeed live casks, so the beer’s pretty much as good as from the pub, running £18.80 for Festivity, and a little less for Gem, though you’ll need to allow around £4 each for courier delivery.
And if you do place an order with them, I must recommend adding one of their Sulis beer sets. Or two. =:9 I opened mine last night, and shared the “Imperial Stout Islay No.2”, a fabulous example of its kind, weighing in at 11.1%, with a delicious nature added to it by its eight months in Islay casks. Not an everyday expense, at £6 a bottle, but really, not an experience to be missed. (This set also included another Imperial Stout, matured in Speyside casks, and a Barleywine)
FWIW, if you’re likely to revisit Bath Ales pubs anywhere, you might consider obtaining one of their free Loyal Hare Force cards, which redeems at 5% of expenditure, so it adds up fairly quickly. (It doesn’t, unfortunately, apply to online orders)
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Huh! I thought that was just a Bath thing. There are a couple places with club licenses, like the West Gate, but that pretty much does become a club on Saturday nights. =:P
Post-Grillstock (which you really ought to attend! Only if, of course, the notion of a weekend stuffed with barbecued meats and music holds any appeal) in Bristol last year, I took recourse to the hotel bar, which remained open until something like 2am. ^_^
so by 4pm we has retired to a pub where we luckily found a table through a throng of people
Ah, that was the Salamander, I understand. ^_^ Bear in mind they have a dedicated dining room upstairs - much better when it gets busy, if you’re intending to eat, though I’ve also often eaten down in the bar, when it’s not been too loud. I do hope you found them worthwhile. ^_^
and Platform 3, a high strength IPA
Ooh, that’s a new one on me! One of theirs, or a guest?
BTW, if you liked Festivity (a real delight!), you might consider buying a microcask or two for New Year - its availability tends to end anywhere from mid-December to mid-January. They’re five liters each, and are indeed live casks, so the beer’s pretty much as good as from the pub, running £18.80 for Festivity, and a little less for Gem, though you’ll need to allow around £4 each for courier delivery.
And if you do place an order with them, I must recommend adding one of their Sulis beer sets. Or two. =:9 I opened mine last night, and shared the “Imperial Stout Islay No.2”, a fabulous example of its kind, weighing in at 11.1%, with a delicious nature added to it by its eight months in Islay casks. Not an everyday expense, at £6 a bottle, but really, not an experience to be missed. (This set also included another Imperial Stout, matured in Speyside casks, and a Barleywine)
FWIW, if you’re likely to revisit Bath Ales pubs anywhere, you might consider obtaining one of their free Loyal Hare Force cards, which redeems at 5% of expenditure, so it adds up fairly quickly. (It doesn’t, unfortunately, apply to online orders)