Comments on: The Bree Louise, at last

By: Moorin

Moorin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:38:30 +0000

I have found the beer here is often flat and past its best. I might have been unlucky but I suspect there is simply too much choice.

By: Bailey

Bailey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:12:44 +0000

Kake — being positive is something to be proud of! The internet can only sustain so many websites about which pubs and beers are shit.

Darren — very handy for trains north, as you say. I’m often arriving back at Euston *from* the North on week day evenings, so maybe we’ll bump into each other one day!

By: Kake

Kake — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:05:25 +0000

Ha, yes, we are rather more positive than most, but then we do tend to be positive in general… I wouldn’t travel to the Bree Louise on purpose, but I wouldn’t turn my nose up at it if I was in the area. I do think it’s improved over the past couple of years.

By: Darren T

Darren T — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:04 +0000

I went to the Bree Louise on my way back to Euston yesterday. First impression was it’s a proper drinking boozer, nicely busy (even at 6.00 on a Tuesday evening) and with a decent selection of ales at the bar, plus three more gravity kegs by the looks of things. Sampled a Sambrook’s Wandle (very pleasant, light session beer) which at £2.50 (with my CAMRA discount) is pretty much Manchester prices, so no complaints there.

I think the only thing that spoilt it a little was the faint whiff of disinfectant in the air – probably because the gents and ladies are both just off the main room, rather than tucked away down a back-corridor. But apart from that, definitely somewhere I’d be happy nipping back to again for a swift one on the way back North.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:58:12 +0000

Having met the owner of the Bree Louise a few times now – most recently at a wine tasting – I’m not surprised if he’s improved the place of late, as he seems very switched on. Perhaps I should pay another visit.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:07:08 +0000

Haven’t tried the 1845. Vintage Ale – Had a half in a pub on a football related trip to Huddersfield last year. It had the overwhelmingly alcoholic note that puts me off English strong beers. Whereas a Gulden Draak might be 11.5% but has more richness than booming alcohol taste.

By: Bailey

Bailey — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:02:52 +0000

Jonathan — 1845 and Vintage Ale. Not a fan?

Ally — I’m definitely beginning to think we were just lucky and hit it at the right time.

By: Ally

Ally — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:12:23 +0000

I’m glad you had a decent time there. I actually went back to the Bree Louise a few months ago and tried many beers, making a note of none of them because they were just unimpressive and really it was a total repeat of the last time I was there, so blogging about it would have been redundant.

It is grimly fascinating though to sit outside and watch the array of humanity pass by.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:11:20 +0000

Bailey,

I’m afraid I find Golden Pride way too sweet and unbalanced. What other strong Fuller’s beer are you referring to?

By: Ten Inch Wheels

Ten Inch Wheels — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:02:16 +0000

Nice to see they had Moorehouse’s on. They do some brilliant beers.