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Hayley dons her protective white coat. |
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Steve looking like a poorly costumed extra in Oliver. |
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Hayley sitting on sacks of malt. We got to taste it and found it bitter then sweet as it warms in your mouth. |
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A grist case that receives the grist from the mill immediately above. |
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Large drum from the outside... |
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Hayley inspects the interior of one of the copper "kettles". |
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The fermentaion room. Here we see 6 feet of head on the fermenting beer! As it fermented it bubbled gently, like something out of an old sci-fi movie. |
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Some of the yeast is kept and re-used. The same strain has been in use here for 70 years! |
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In the fermentation room at the end of the tour. |
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After the tour it's back to the bar. |
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Steve starts on the buffet. |
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Steve choosing a beer from the menu. |
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Steve sampling a pint of "Kick Off". |
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The staff who were informative and helpful... and served us some fabulous beer! |
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