P.O.S.T. #7 - Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree
From the Old Street Tavern in Ludlow, Shropshire, this is quite literally everything you need to know - ever, about anything at all. Up-coming gigs, the beer line-up, and the all-important Rupert's Password.
L. O. S. T. – LIVE at the OLD STREET TAVERN
Peter Hayter’s reading of Edgar Allen Poe’s Masque of the Red Death for Hallowe'en provided us all with some deliciously spine-tingling chills, and the next day The Beatniks led an excellent impromptu jam session.
Coming up this week we have Vitamins for Rats – indie folk led by Aoife Higgins, guaranteed to sit you down and force you to relax, with songs about devils, cross-dressing sailors and ghosts, and they continue a great line-up, featuring Versaints, Undaunted, and electronic experimentation and foolishness from Flip Music.
On 29th November we also have a book signing by the inimitable Bob Moran, formally the Telegraph's political cartoonist, and a friend of the Old Street Tavern. His work, all done by hand, is mordant, challenging and above all, humane. Come along for a beer and a chat, and bring some cash for a copy of the new book!
Check out our shiny new box office for the full line-up.
GUEST BEERS
CASK
Our wonderful house beers are locals HPA, a polished real ale at 4%, and Butty Bach, a marvellous premium ale at 4.5% – both from Wye Valley Brewery.
Joining them this week is Wandle Best Bitter by Sam Brooks Brewery in South London - a delicious, balanced best bitter, brewed with pale malt, Fuggles, Goldings and Boadicea hops. Ideal for any occasion. 3.8%
Japiur by Thornbridge - the definitive strong IPA and a Tavern regular. 5.9%
Sarah Hughes Surprise by Sarah Hughes brewery - a perennial favourite that always flies out of the cask the moment we put it on. A golden premium ale brewed with Maris Otter and hopped with goldings to give the beer a hoppy bitter taste with a malty body and sweet finish. 5%
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This week's password is "funicular", and regulars ABK Hells, Konrad Pilsner, Rattler Cornish Cider, and Forged Stout are joined this week by:
Clean Green by Polly's - a resinous and piney WCIPA, with grapefruit and zesty citrus flavour with a biscuity malt base. 6.7%
Breeze Shadows by Polly's - a double dry hopped pale, Motueka takes the lead, with distinctive mojito flavours backed up tropical fruit from Waimea . Flavour notes from Strata finish things delightfully. 5.5%
RUPERTS SAVE DURING THE WEEK
Between opening on Sunday to 6pm on Thursday afternoon we offer a discount to Ruperts - those good sorts (or at least subscribers to this newsletter) who support us, as follows:
- Up-size a glass of wine
- Up-size a measure from a single to a double
- 50 pence of a pint of beer, or bottled alcoholic beverage
Until next time - take it easy!
Everyone at the Old Street Tavern