The 2nd Strong Island Ale – Dry Dock No. 1
As you may know each year we run a home brew competition in February where the winning brew has the opportunity to be brewed by Irving & Co Brewing Co. and sold around the city in the summer. Last year’s brew, the Strong Island Hopper Ale, was hugely successful being one of Inving’s best selling ales and selling out so quickly it went through a second brew run. This year’s winning ale is Dry Dock No. 1, originally brewed by Lee Immins, went on sale in some of Portsmouth and Southsea’s pubs over the weekend.
We spoke to The Hole in The Wall in Southsea who said the new ale went down a storm with it being their best seller on Sunday and with almost two barrels empty by the end of the Bank Holiday weekend. Those guys at the Hole in The Wall and their regular ale drinkers know their stuff so for us this was amazing early news with the ale.
To officially launch Dry Dock No. 1 we are having a launch party with the lovely souls at The Belle Isle on Thursday evening. The ale will be on full flow, come down and try a pint or two. As well as being on sale all around the city the ale will also be available in Chichester’s Belle Isle too, so you can drink it away from home for the first time too.
Today?
I honestly think this is a fairly rediculous turn of events, what exaclty was the point of spending what I would imagine is thousands on the consultation to simply turn round and ignore it.
Zygomatic on June 2nd, 2009It angers up the blood.
How many accidents have there actually been when a cyclist has hit a pedestrian on the promenade?
Compare that to how many accidents there has been between cars and cyclists (especially when cars reverse out of the parking bays) when we’re forced to cycle on the road along there.
Tonks on June 2nd, 2009The whole Southsea Common and BBQs thing and now this, you can’t but help think that certain councillors are out to get their own way, no matter the cost, logic, evidence or what the general public consensus is.
Paul on June 2nd, 2009People reversing out of the parking bays is a constant issue. Only last night some idiot in a BMW nearly knocked me off.
Tristan on June 2nd, 2009Yep, add me to the list of near misses both down by the Pyramids and in Eastney. But to be fair, it doesn’t help having the angled parking bays as when a van parks to your left you can’t sea anything coming towards you on your side of the road.
Paul on June 2nd, 2009Vernon-Jackson on yer bike. Portsmouth Council are so useless at this type of thing. Why spend all that money on the consultation to get to this point. There must be some way, where the public can turn this around .
Paul on June 4th, 2009Blood is boiling now – E mailed 3 councillors and signed the petition . On the whole scale of it. Im taking my kids to the d day ride, but for their safety , Im gonna have to drive to the common, what is the point!
Paul on June 4th, 2009every body agaisnt vernon jackson decision, please do write to him & city council help desk, lets put pressure on politician , or you know who not to vote for next year.
geraldvj@gmail.com
20 people wrote will make a difference, good luck
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