Somewhere in Darlington

	The Mad Brewer '99 Somewhere in Darlington
Start Over Next Page San Francisco On the Road Again London London Town Darlington The Brit Number 22 Tanners Hall Tapas Vane Terrace Music Maker Spring Thing Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Castle Eden More Casks to Empty Edinburgh Pause that refreshes Inverness Northern Beauty Whisky Madness Dallas Dhu Glenfarclas Aberlour Glenfiddich Strathisla Cooperage Soup Factory Leeds Real Festival York Get me to the Minster on time Maidenhead Farewell to Real Ale	March 14 1999 The Music Maker Our host, Sue, working the squeeze box. Nice shirt.
	March 13, 1999 Number 22 A couple of hours on the train from London, and we're in Darlington. Of course, the first stop is at the world famous "Number 22". They have 9 cask ales, and lined glasses, and a crowd to match.
	White Boar, by the "Village Brewer" is one of my favorite beers. Refreshing, great bitter flavor, some grapefruit notes, all for a measly 1.66 The Landlord (Timothy Taylors) is light amber, suprisingly malty, well balanced, bigger than I rememer.
	March 13, 1999 The Britannia We've all assembled at the "Brit" for a couple of more pints before bedtime. It rules the world, you know.
We made some other stops, but there isn't room to describe them all.	Sue and Isabella at the Brit
Tap and Spile is still going strong, but is closing down soon for remodeling. There were 7 Real Ales, we tried a few:	Sue, Isabella, and Martin at the Brit. Cameron Strongarm is the beer of the house. The dark copper color is a preview to a very malty brew. But not very filling, so we all had a couple more...
Tap and Spile Premium, 4.3%, 1.48, too malty for me, but Kim likes it Harriestown Ptarmigan, 4.5%, 1.73, Nice bitter finish, but not overdone.	Hey, I've seen these people someplace else before.
Big Lamp Bitter, 1.37, Not bad for the cheap stuff Filibuster and Firkin Filibuster: 1.60, Winey aroma, mild flavor and finish.	Vane Terrace Our B&B during the festival is on Vane Terrace, this is a shot looking toward the Art Center, but you can't see it from here.
Clockwork Ale: Tastes like Barley and Hops Breakfast Toasted Ale, not as strong, but strong enough, and pretty interesting.	Our B&B on Vane Terrace, just a short stagger from the festival.