Today’s visit was to the Park Gate Inn in Bromsgrove to see
the pub back in action from a curry house. I had met the owners five days ago
who told me they were running a beer festival over the weekend with sixteen
beers rotating at any time. They were also opening from midday, which meant
that I could get the bus up on my day off and do some proper sampling. Though
it was a bit of a rush to get everything done in the morning; we made it as
planned and assembled in the pub’s back room. Just seven of the promised
sixteen beers were available; while meanwhile people were still busy with
tables and tools setting up the festival. The remaining beers did come on
during our visit and were pulled through in front of our eyes; but to me they
were quite flavourless and seemed to have lost their condition. However, we did
have an excellent time touring the pubs of Bromsgrove on our return journey;
which was a rare treat in itself.
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