May 2024. Waterbeach.
The night before another venture east to tick Europe, we stay in Waterbeach to give Dad a special viewing of the major construction project across the road,
order the Chinese from Chung Hwa (new dish alert : No. 61 Chicken with Spring Onion and Ginger), and wait for it over a pint in the Sun.
Landlady Helen had just enjoyed/survived the first Sun May Bank Holiday Beer Festival since the loss of Andrew, with a bit of help from local legends Milton Brewery.
10 beers, all reputable breweries from near and far, shame we missed it.
Just the strong one from Mighty Oak left; I urged Mrs RM to have that while I went sensible with Lister’s, which I’d never heard of before the Sun stocked their mild.
I shouldn’t have gone sensible. The Lister’s was a 3.5, the Sussex Strong a cool, rich, 4.5.
Well done, Helen.
retiredmartin 
That’s a nice event for a local boozer. Looks like it was well supported too. Well done, Helen.
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Yes, I sense villages like to support local beer fests, particularly over Bank Holidays, Robin. And they can try all 10 beers over 2 or 3 visits.
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There’s been a Sun May bank Holiday Beer Festival in Stafford, but I had no inclination to go.
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But they might have had Titanic Plum Porter on, Paul.
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Yes, just like Liverpool pubs I’ve used these past two days.
Bass not drinking very well in the White Star was my biggest disappointment.
But fewer pubs there using sparklers than I remember meant better beer quality overall.
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Yes, I thought the Bass in the White Star wasn’t the strong point this year, “a bit thin” I wrote;
but I agree in general that Liverpool beer seemed better than recently (in the Lion, for one).
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I had a lovely pint of Liverpool Moorfields Mild in the Lion Tavern on Thursday, drinking as well as our Cloudwater Mild in the Britons Protection three months ago.
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Was it busy, Paul ?
I remember a couple of visits (one with yourself) pre-Covid when it was too quiet but was bustling on last visit.
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No, only about half a dozen customers early Thursday evening in the Lion Tavern, then the White Star a bit busier and not many with me the last customer of the day at about 9pm in the Carnarvon Castle. I didn’t bother with the Baltic Fleet yards from my accommodation now that it’s unknown beers and, as I had been warned in Peter Kavanaghs, card only.
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