Day 1 of the Wiltshire Wander. Three ticks, a pint of Bass, and the deep joy that comes with arriving too early for “Gary in Punderland”.
Still not 20:00, time to reacquaint ourselves with “delightful Devizes”, a title the TIC can have for a pint of 6X.
The Bear, Wadworth’s flagship, looked SO good we decided to stay there the next night.
But first, let’s do craft.
Not much craft in Devizes, Doom Bar in the Spoons apart, but the Snuff Box has Kees and De Struise. I probably need to ask a member of the Guild of British Beer Writers if they’re proper craft,
but four (4) beers over 10% is all Mrs RM and I need to know.
No cask, so no GBG place, but who cares when there’s a 13% Russian Imperial Stout (are they allowed to sell that) and a barman playing his favourite Old School rock tracks,
and a family getting lightly p****d, and a dark alley to the Gents.
“You can bring your own food here” said the barman. Now, where’s the nearest Chinese takeaway ?
retiredmartin 
Gary in Poundland, sounds entertaining. “I say, I say, I say how much is this bottle of washing up liquid?” No need to ask Gary, its a pound…
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They go wild for that in Wiltshire.
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Snuff box. Sounds like an essential component of a Proper Day Out.
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And it’s free snuff with the Draught Bass in Bath’s Star Inn.
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Are you sure it isn’t just the scrapings out of the fire?
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Scott,
No it was fresh out of a little flat cylindrical tin.
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The word that springs to mind for that contraption on the bar counter is “industrial” which is ironic if its for serving artisanal “craft” beer.
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