Thwaites Nutty Black

Work has been insanely busy this week. The end of our corporate financial year, combined with a multinational, multi-corporation, multi-million dollar project that I am working on escalating into its final stages has left me rather stretched and tired. Thank god I have tomorrow off work! Combine this with my brother and law visiting from Australia with his girlfriend, and the in-laws flying in for Christmas and you have one flustered Timmy! To escape the carnage that is unfolding around my desk and in particular, my inbox - I decided to sneak out for half an hour and head to the oasis that is the Gunmakers.

Being silly season, it was actually quite busy at 3pm on a Thursday, with a crowd of city type's enjoying their Xmas lunch and giving the staff a hard time. I wandered in with my Andy McNabb novel under my arm anticipating a nice read. I ended up not reading my book at all, but having a pleasant chat with one of my colleagues who frequents the pub, and a couple of other regulars over a pint of Thwaites Nutty Black (3.3% abv). For those who are unprivileged in the way of Thwaites, Nutty Black is a new product - OK, well it's not new, but it is Thwaites Dark Mild rebranded. It's a nice beer, but like any beer - it is made better by the circumstance and surroundings in which it's consumed.

Anyhow, it is safe to say I am back in the office now and stealing a few precious minutes to tell you about it. Website