Posts Tagged ‘Surrey Hills’
Ripley Pub Tour
Aug 2nd, 2011 |
The village of Ripley in Surrey is quite close to where I live but it’s been over 20 years since I last had a drink there. Ripley has done well to keep its pubs compared to some other places and can boast 4 pubs within a couple of hundred yards of each other in the main street, with another two within half a mile.
But I was intrigued that none of the Ripley pubs have ever graced the pages of the Good Beer Guide in the editions I’ve got from the last ten years. Some of the pubs must be doing something right as they can be obviously busy at times when I’ve driven through the village.
So given a fine summer Thursday evening and a friend and two bikes we went exploring.
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Fine Beer at Ripley Farmers Market
Sep 17th, 2009 |
Surrey Hills beer on sale at Ripley Farmers Market
Ripley in Surrey hosts a Farmer’s Market on the second Saturday of most months. It’s a great place to sample and buy local produce – vegetables, sausages, cheese, olives, curry sauces etc.
The Surrey Hills brewery usually have a stall at the market too and you can buy beer to take home in 2 pint and 4 pint containers. Business was brisk last Saturday and I got there too late for the Gilt Complex but the Shere Drop was on good form so I had that. Ranmore Ale – a slightly darker bitter was also available too.
The Shere Drop went down a treat with the sausage and mash later on.
Further details on Ripley Farmers Market can be found here.
Good Beer Guide Launch
Sep 13th, 2009 |
Varsity Bar, Guildford - exterior view
Went to the Varsity Bar just outside Guildford on Thursday night for the local CAMRA group’s launch of the 2010 Good Beer Guide. The venue was chosen as the Varsity Bar has been in the guide for 10 consecutive years now – a reward for selling a wide range of superbly kept beers. There was a special presentation to commemorate this.
Last night the beer options included King’s Red River, and Shere Drop and Gilt Complex from the Surrey Hills brewery – all fine beers.
Varsity Bar, Guildford - hand pumps
I’m not sure if it’s the quantity of beer that I drunk but the GBG seems so much heavier than previous issues. Investigation will start at the weekend as to which pubs are no longer in.
There was some mention of the price of the GBG. CAMRA members could get it for £10 at the event last night and the non-members price is £15.99. However some will have spotted that it’s available for £7.99 from Amazon at the moment. Apparently this is less than cost price and it is not possible to prevent Amazon from selling it at a loss. It’ll be interesting to see how long that price sticks.
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