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I TA L I A N R E A L A L E ii!'l{fiqii'"":ili:#i<br />
lhan Belgian for example. In Tuscany, ilq!ii:""<br />
yea|s ago,<br />
In recenlyears Ive seen the gradua spread of we remembered a nLrmberof bars stocked Englsh<br />
small brcweries across France and even as far as<br />
l_e bo.oer Inrc lhe C.lalan a ed of Spai_. I have_ t<br />
9 ven a1v thoLghr rc c smdll brewFf/ rcene n taly<br />
but Lhaven t been to ltalyior a long lime so its<br />
perhaps no sr|prise. Thal sluaiion has now<br />
bottled beels such as Bass and Wh le Sh eld.<br />
l\,,laybe lhat<br />
changed as Hannah and lhavejusl returned ircm<br />
a short break in Rome. Expectalons ofgood beer<br />
in lta y were ow, as previous expedence included<br />
such gems as Naslro Azurri, Peroniand othef<br />
mass prodlced lagertypes. on this latesl lip I<br />
was stung €5 for40clof Becks once and where I<br />
coLr d ldrank l,4orctii beer thereafter. When H<br />
caught a fleeiing glimpse of a van ln tratric with the<br />
logo Rea Ale l d dn1 think mlch ot I and nol<br />
having seen it myseli llhoughl itwas probably<br />
'Realale, yet another ltalian wofd I hadn t the<br />
foggiesl aboul. How wrong I was.<br />
Strolllng down the Va Cavour, Hawkeye Hannah<br />
aleded me to a shop with the name Domus Birrae<br />
(House ofBeers?) We weni ln. What a reveation<br />
- rhe placFwas s. led o-l wilh bollled beers wl'1<br />
a few from around Europe but mainly irom ltaly.<br />
There were a coupe oi beers from the UK,<br />
including W d Swan from Thornbridge, which fo.<br />
some reason didn l come as a s!rpise. The ma n<br />
inrF'ert was lhe exlens:ve ltali.l range I ook 19 a.<br />
the llalian lange and ably asslsted bythe assistanl<br />
js lhe link and lhere is some h storica<br />
preference for Brlish sty es Cerlainly lPAs have a<br />
strong presence. The storc opened in 2010 with<br />
the objectve to have beers on sa e from every<br />
reg on ol llaly. The store s also unique being lhe<br />
only one in Rome that supplies home brew<br />
eq!ipmenl. Evenls are also organised lo br ng<br />
.oqelhe anrra- brewF.r and lre prole5s ondlj<br />
We tried a couple oibeers, f rslly "La V€rguenza<br />
90 minute lPA" from Birrilico Menaresta, which I<br />
was lold s extensively dry hopped Brewed on y<br />
from barey mall, water, hops and yeast, al 7.5% I<br />
packs a punch. Not over-gassy, therc is a briei lrint<br />
of sweelness and matthen a long, very dry, blter<br />
finish. Excelent.l,4y next beefwas "JALE Extra<br />
Special Bittei' irorn BreMst 5.6%, dark colourec<br />
3nd bottle conditioned, the fecpe staies water,<br />
hops, yeast and bolh barleyand wheat maLts. Th€<br />
beer was very lively wilh a bit ofhoppiness on the<br />
nose then lhe ma I and sweetness predominated<br />
Allto d very wellba anced with some bitterness,<br />
the characler oi the wheat malt rounding lhings ofl.<br />
So llaly isn t a beer desert ii you know where to<br />
go. An interestng trip a logethefand lfinaiyfound<br />
a good use for a bdet - great forsoak ng beer<br />
Colin Wilson<br />
was bLr t in 1900 to replace a plain wooden chairc, benches<br />
forrner pub on the sle Dads and tables. Courage Dieclors<br />
and dominoes ieature inside and Greene Kng Rudd es BB and<br />
bow ng on lhe ufusual L-shaped Abbol plus guest beerc are<br />
green outsde. The pub ls usua y on, plus Weslon's Old<br />
cnnmptonj<br />
popular with Wolves fans on<br />
malch days as the ground s a Opei 8am lo midnight Sal.<br />
sho(distance away. Excellent Tel: (01273)645780<br />
va ue food. This LocAle Wed 1gth Septr Blackburn<br />
on y managed four awaywins all<br />
season! Here we go again then<br />
accredited pub seNes Bank s The Postalorder T 5-19 Datuen<br />
[,,] d and Blter plus a g'resl beer. Street, is a romer post office<br />
using CA[,4RA s 2012 Good Beer Open 11 lo 11<br />
which became a Wetherspoon s<br />
GLride (ofcourse)to rnd the best Te: (01902)425336<br />
in 1996, il has the ongest bar in<br />
Sat 25th Aug: Brighton town. l,4embers also receive a<br />
Ourfirsl couple of malches are<br />
jusl as the BAR makes itto the<br />
The West Quay, Old Jackson s<br />
Wharf, Brghton lvlarina Village.<br />
discount on real ales under 5%<br />
ABV, jusl show yo!fcard.<br />
Pubs, so let's see what you Taken over by Wetherspoon s in LocAles such as Thwaites,<br />
could have been dinking beforc 2004 lt s built out over lhe l,4ooftouses, Three B s and<br />
Llarina, offering harbourcide Hopstar feature regulary,<br />
Tue 2lstAug: Wolverhampton vews i om alliour bars on borlr alongside permanentbeers<br />
The Stile was my choce ior lhis levels. Localrn cro'breweries are Greene King Ruddles Counly<br />
ouling.3 Haffow Street, favoured and iherc is a pleasant<br />
Whitmore Reans, !W1 48. A lraditionalfeel in the wood- Open 8am to midnight.<br />
late Victo an Strcel comerpub panelled bar areas with their Tel: (01254)676400<br />
Welcome Inside <strong>Barnsley</strong> CAIIRA s BAR - Page I
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