My Dad stayed with us for a couple of nights earlier this week (he’s an IT Trainer and had a two-day client visit in Hyde) and he remembered to bring over those promised bottles of Acorn Old Moor Porter. We shared a bottle on Monday evening after coming back from a pub meal (and a couple of pints of Wells Bombardier) and it was very pleasant indeed, but seeing as he left a couple more bottles with us, I’m hoping to give it another sampling and write up some proper tasting notes before too long.

While in Asda he also picked up a couple of bottles of Hambelton Ales‘ Stud – a “robust beer” brewed with pale and chocolate malts which sounds rather interesting – and one of Rudgate Battle Axe (a bitter that once again includes pale and chocolate along with crystal malts).

My Dad very generously left those three behind as well when he headed back to Leeds and has promised to pick up some more Old Moor if he sees it next time he’s shopping. Good bloke, my Dad :)