It’s only our third trip this year. We are en route to Collioure for a week, then a week in Albi, then La Rochelle and finally Alençon. It’s a long drive from Caen to Uzerche, starting unfeasibly early when the ferry arrives at 6.45. I’m not usually up before 8.
That’s a long drive. We’re lightweights and fly and hire. The advantage of Ile de Re is you don’t need a car and the airport is right by the bridge. Although I’d like to be able to bring some wine home!!
Samuel Smith‘s - Nut Brown Ale
This one tastes really good. Great balance, not too strong but not too weak either. Tastes kind of autumnal. Will buy again. 
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I lived in Holland for years and I miss access to many many Belgian beers, but Tesco had this, so cheers!
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A pint of ‘Beavertown Neck Oil’ - at the Beaver Inn, Appledore (North Devon), on a glorious late summer evening.
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We drove into Spain from Collioure today, along a road that was more hairpin bends than straight bits, and ended up in the first little town, Portbou. We had a normal Mahou and a low alcohol version for Mrs HH who was driving. A plate of patatas bravas and we were in beer and tapas heaven.
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Running (hopefully) on Swiss time.
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was last week in Greece had toons of mythos and alpha i coud carry a mythos 6 pack from duty free on cruise ship
Guinness Zero
Must say I am a big fan of Guinness. I lived in Dublin for a couple of years and tasted the real stuff.
But this is very good indeed.
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Another big Guinness Fan and agree 100% Zero is very good.
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A Hazy Pale whatever that is, from a mixed 6 pack from granddaughter number two on Father’s Day.
Not bad at all.
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Ahh - haven’t seen that for years! Drank lots of it when I worked at CERN back in the day.
Note sure what this is but my best guess is that it’s Elements session IPA, which the brewer suggested I try. American hops, 4.4%; I’m not a fan of the use of such hops, but it is quite refreshing after walking the dog now the day has cooled. I preferred their Saison.
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Purchased by my daughter for a bit of fun
Yorkshire Pudding Beer, nice and refreshing on a warm evening.
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Drinking through my Father’s Day mixed pack of beer.
Anything alcoholic with the word passion fruit in it I usually run and was dreading this. But it’s wasn’t half as bad as I thought it would be, thankfully it’s was bitter.
Next a pale ale so far all the beers were quite good. Love it when a microbrewery gets it right. There’s an XPA which I might give to my son.
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