St Peters Mild

Last night saw me take a quick treck around the Farringdon and Clerkenwell area after work. Knowing that Stonch and his posse will be at the London Drinker Beer Festival up at King's cross, I decided to hit up his local: The Jeruselum Tavern.

Some of you guys may recall that I have been here previously and enjoyed the lovely cream stout. Last night this was unavailable so I opted for their lovely Mild Ale. The Mild ale was fresh, with moderate bitterness and a nice malty taste. I was surprised at just how malty this beer was for such a low gravity. What was most remarkable about the beer though was the environment in which it was enjoyed. The Jerusleum Tavern is a small quirky kind of boozer that is generally always standing room only, and then not much of that! The crowd is generally office types from the surrounding area, but you dont generally get the full on cashed up toff/city boy crowd due to the mid town location. The beers here come directly from the small firkins behind the bar or from bottles. i did notice some euro lagers on tap but with the ale selection being so good, Who really cares?? One more point to notw was the bar staff were efficient and friendly even when the bar was packed. An added bonus was that the bar man admitted he sometimes stops by and reads my blog. Nice one, and cheers mate. TCB