Dropped the car in for its MOT so that gives us just enough time to wander over to the brewery for a cheeky half each and then some take-out before picking it back up. A Dolly's Special Brew for me; a lovely craft ale with a lot of biscuit flavours in it and one of only a few this brewery ever does fined. My wife's gone for the Fruit Bat cider which is definitely fruity, but thankfully less batty than we were fearing.
Dropped off a card for my wife's mum as well won't be around for Mother's Day next weekend so we've walked from there to our local brewery, Urban Island, as a reward. Wife is on the German pilsner while I'm trying the new 369 Hazy Pale made with mosaic hops; a proper session ale at just 4%.
We wouldn't normally be drinking on a school night but we've only one day of work left before a week's holiday so we've almost switched off already. Plus, the weather has been too good to not sit in the garden. A few hours chatting, sharing a few beers. What a lovely Wednesday evening. And you know that there's takeaway incoming now.
Is it time to reward myself with a few hours in the garden drinking some ale from the local brewery under the sun while subjecting the neighbours to our eclectic Spotify playlist on shuffle? Why, it just might be!
Soul Surfing (Azacca and Sabro hops) from Urban Island Brewery to start us off.