Having ticked Louth’s new Guide entry we continued our exploration of the town.
We had two criteria;
Visit places with traditional sounding Lincolnshire names;
and assess new hipster craft beer bar “My Fathers Moustache“.
Thanks to WhatPub, I knew a little already. As recently as 2013 the local CAMRA branch had surveyed the pub and now declared;
About the Pub : Great pub serving good food and ale. Sounds legit.
Certainly a great name for a plain-looking estate pub pushing its carvery rather than its craft. if I ever decide to visit all the pubs with “moustache” in them, I’ve made a good start. Russ can debate the lack of an apostrophe.
Back into town for the inevitable comfort stop at a Spoons*.
- Decently pubbed
Charles was distracted by the first confectioners.
but I resisted the haslet at Meridian Meats.
Back in town I finally found the place that we stayed in years ago, in the hedonist days when we thought nothing of spending £35 on a double room in a Lincolnshire market town.
All proper towns must have a boutique cocktail bar (like the Masons), more butchers than charity shops, and a Spoons.
I’m less certain about the role of the micro pub, but it seemed pretty clear The Consortium is what we call a “pre-emptive tick”, so Charles had a half of the Porter brewed above the bar.
Both the beer and the micro are high quality operations.
The desirable features include a chatty owner, full selection of Pipers, the best coffee I’ve had all year, lager you’ve heard of, and a willingness to stock Draught Bass.
All it needs is the custom. Give it a visit.
We ended in the comfort of the Spoons, where newly re-installed Punk IPA was selling at £2.99 a pint. What more d’ya need to know.
*Every small town, including Frodsham, should have a Spoons for the benefit of gentlefolk with weak bladders.
retiredmartin 
Spoons also should get credit for providing disabled access W\C. They do a really nice job of this at most of the locations I have visited.
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Does that butcher ever sleep ?
Maybe four hours a day making and baking Cornish Pasties, twelve hours for the return journey between Cornwall and Louth and eight hours when the butcher’s shop is open doesn’t even give time for a quick pint.
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Spoons toilets are actually for the benefit of retired mountaineers/orienteers with weak bladders.
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“and assess ”
Reading that right after seeing that suspicious looking French type signage I, of course, read that as asses. 🙂
“Russ can debate the lack of an apostrophe.”
It’s a sign, they get a pass. 😉
“Masons – now a boutique cocktail bar”
And no apostrophe on the sign. See? (LOL)
“Coffee machine inherited from former coffee shop”
My wife had one very similar in her (now defunct) cheesecake shop.
“Spot the Bass”
It’s either in the keg under the telly, or reflected in the telly. 😉
Cheers
PS – and as it’s such a nice day here (finally!) I won’t point out a certain lack of capitalization. 🙂
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Capitalisation. I’m English. 😉
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“Capitalisation. I’m English. 😉”
Duly noted.
(I have a hard time keeping that straight – henceforth I shall try to remember ‘z’ is the American way… just like they bastardised* its pronunciation)
* – see what I did there? 😉
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“Certainly a great name for a plain-looking estate pub” –I agree; a memorable and charming name, made all the more so by contrast to the place where they sat down, considered all the interesting possibilities, and settled on “The Consortium.” 😉
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Martin, martin. You came all the way to little ole Louth and didn’t visit The Gas lamp and attached brewery? Tut tut.
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Hi John. It would have been a travesty to miss out the Gas Lamp, one of my Top 100 pubs, if it had been open. Sadly we were there at lunchtime and the Lamp opens at 5. I promise I’ll write it up next time Louth beckons !
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Lovely picture of the Wolds on your twitter by the way !
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