Very pleased with Harwich beer

Where did you get it from?

Essex has some good and numerous brewers now.

my guess is Harwich Town Brewing Co. (the 'Harwich beer' of the subject title)

I liked the slogan, "Essex - where the good best beer comes from" - it literally *trips* off the tongue & is of course in no way regionally biased ;~) MikeMcG "Wirral - where the bestest good ales hail"

Odd One Out, Colchester (Much improved since the gloom of the spring.)

I might make it there later this week. Let's hope they've got some!

I have tried the Ha'penny Mild twice now at different beer festivals. I am not entirely convinced with that one yet.

I didn't think it had any length of taste to it.

I have also heard from a number of people not convinced with 'Leading Lights'.

I also saw the Harwich Town Stout in the Oddie last weekend. I was trying to get an approval of the beer off John Parrick.

Surprisingly that beer does not even feature on their website

In fact he poured nearly a half by mistake for a customer. He didn't even drink that and traded with the barmaids drink.

I certainly will try them again soon as I do try and support local breweries as much as I can.

Most new breweries do take time to perfect their brews.

I thought when they started with 5 beers it was quite ambitious for a new brewery. Now it seems they have six!

Good to see that they now brew 3 dark beers though. A Mild, Porter and this new Stout.

If its on next time I visit I will have to bring me self to try again from your recommendation.

In fact are you not the loud shirted local active CAMRA member Saxman?

You could say loud mouthed as well!

I agree with you regarding new brewers needing time to get their ales up to scratch. Mersey Island Brewery was a case in point. They now have a good all-round selection of ales.

I'm a fan of their Oyster Stout. It incorporates the local oysters.

I wouldn't be so rude Saxman I was going to add with the lovely mother in law!!!

No arguments with The Mersea Island 'Oyster Stout' lovely :o)

Or indeed Mighty Oaks lovely 'Oscar Wilde' mild.

Lots of beers to celebrate in Essex.

All those mother-in-law jokes are absolutely true, so I have found out to my detriment!

Ale has never passed her lips, which is a shame. Landing on Mars would be easier than getting her to go to the "Thatchers" beer festival.

After a few pints of oyster stout I can always imagine I'm living on Mars, miles away from the mother-in-law:-))

I visited Mersea Island recently and all the pubs were closed :-(

Went into a cafe for a cup of tea instead. The waitress asked what kind of tea I wanted and I asked her what kind of tea did they have. She replied - Indian tea - Chinese tea and even Koala Bear tea. I've never heard of Koala Bear tea and so ordered it. It came and I tried to drink it - no way - it was full of lumps :-( Called the waitress back to complain about the lumps in the tea and she said :-

Of course Sir - the Koala tea of Mersea is not strained !

Sorry about that - I'll get my coat :-)

Oh yes 'Thatchers' is this month

Just before

Norwich B/F

and then the Colchester Fat Cat's Halloween B/Fest

Hopefully lots of dark ales at each.

Might help you get out the house Saxman.

There's a cafe/bar on the Hard by the boats that sell some Mersea Island ales.

Don't worry. That will not be a problem.

I wear the trousers around here!

I know what you're saying. A teaspoon of water added and you'd know about it. My experience with the mild (Stowmarket BF) was an eye opener: Perfect taste with no off-notes, yeast bite or burnt-toast. (Does anyone remember the /old/ Gannet Mild from Earl Soham 3.2%.) I'd call "Misleading lights" a fruity light mild. For one I'm delighted that we've got something so delicate and so different from say Adnams ordinary from a new brewery.

apparently all of their beers droppeth bright as the gentle rain from heaven cheers MikeMcG

Let's hope they have some at the forthcoming Dovercourt beer festival.

This year the theme is pirate radio.

Visited into the Odd One Out, Colchester today (Thursday) and Harwich Brewery 'Redoubt Stout'(?) has just come on at 4.6%. Lovely stuff!

Not listed here. Must be a new one?

Greene King mild available which I'm told is very nice.

Are you sure Saxman?

Wasn't that the beer that started this whole discussion off?

That beer was put on last Friday.

You seem to know a bit about Harwich & Dovercourt Winter B/F. Have you been joining Tendring CAMRA on some B/F planning meetings?

Misleading lights. And by fluke the ML badge was red and the other (I forget-Porter?) was green on adjacent pumps... With the red on the right and green on the left.

That doesn't necessarily make him a bad person :)