It seems its not just CAMRA at war with Greene King, Lewes bonfire celebrations featured GK tableau from one or more of the societies ;)
The radio coverage was vague about what they've done to annoy the town, though I suspect kicking Harvey's out of former Beards pubs might be involved. Anyone know more?
Paul Shirley6/11/03 1:57 PM
Can't add a thing to this story... A friend brought Harvey's Sussex bitter - a polypin of the filtered variety - up to Derbyshire March gone, and it was one of the loveliest brews I've ever tasted. I can understand some local anger if it's been withdrawn from pubs.
CR
Seconded. I visited Lewes earlier in the year and brought a number of their many varieties of beers back with me.
All very good and it's a pity we don't see much of it up North in cask variety.
Dom
In message , Dom writes
The truly committed Harveys drinker can get it mail order from including polypins of draught. Pricey but it always is outside Lewes.
I highly recommend the Imperial Extra Double Stout in bottles as well.
Paul Shirley7/11/03 1:27 AM
Useful - thanks for posting. CR
Thirded, I was at Sussex Uni in the late '80s and the second-best thing there was the existence of Harvey's brewery just five miles away...
In article , Chris Rockcliffe writes
Last pint of that I tasted was hand-pulled in the Bessemer Arms at Sheffield Park Station a couple or three years ago (as it's a 170-mile round trip from here, I don't get there that often). It was in very good nick indeed, and went very well with a generous plateful of roast beef and Yorkshires for lunch. When I am next able to pay that house a visit I sincerely hope that they will still have it on.
Regards, Andrew.
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