Mauldons Octoberfest

My wife is away on business, and as everyone knows when the cats away, the mice come out to play. And that is exactly what I did last night! I met up with a former colleague of mine for a few quiet beers at our favourite haunt - The Castle. Its not our favourite pub as such, but it is one of the only pubs in the only pubs in the area which is not frequented by people we know. And they have good beer. Just on a side note - a few of the higher powers where I work who used to patronize the Olde Mitre have recently had a falling out with the landlord. Now they drink at what was one of my preferred pubs for escaping colleagues - The Gunmakers. I guess Ye Olde Mitre's loss is now Jeff's gain! But then I have to be careful if I want to 'escape' so to speak!

Anyhow getting onto the Octoberfest (5.0% abv)! The beer is basically a golden coloured bitter, I think our pint was served slightly immature as it had the characteristic green apple taste of acetaldehyde. A nice beer, but we didn't settle down for a session on it!

http://www.mauldons.co.uk/