So Mr Foley's was first found by my Dad when he came to visit me in Leeds for my graduation I think, with Mum, Ella and the Good Beer Guide in tow. Flicking through and we decided to go for a hunt and found this amazing pub. Anybody visiting Leeds needs to pay this bar a visit a quick walk up from the station.
The bar staff are always friendly and knowledgeable and eager to share their opinions. The evening I went down the bar staff were all women!! It was amazing!
Mr Foley's is a warm cozy pub with seating on lots of levels, even without lots of people in (like when we were there) it's still homely and keeps the cold out. There is so much character in this pub and what I liked the most was the wide variety of customers; old and young, male and female.It makes Mr Foley's so welcoming and much less intimidating.
Also the bar is situated in a perfect location, straight opposite the Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds City Library and next to The Light which is a cinema/shopping complex (save yourself some pennies, instead of paying stupid amounts for a scoop from Ben and Jerry get a pint from Mr Foley before the film!). If your doing an ale trail you are in the prime location to plan out your next move! With the Town Hall Tavern a couple of doors down The Victoria Hotel over the road-ish The Angel round a few corners! Perfect!
So last Wednesday I decided to swing by before going to see a film at the cinema, perfect location as noted above! I went in with my housemate Megan, who is getting into real ale but likes the lighter pale ales. They had 14 pumps with about 4 IPAs so with a wide selection. Meg decided to go for the Saltaire Blonde at £2.90 which she said tasted like
"a summer day's drink. Which is really light for easy drinking when socialising. I can imagine drinking this with friends in the park."
I decided after reading so much about it I decided I had to try Ghost Ale £2.63 from the close by York. I'm sure I read somewhere it's the only ale brewed within the castle walls in York! Considering it's a ghost it was one of the darkest beers I have drank! Beautiful deep full oaky flavours! Meg made the final decision about this ale
"a drink for last thing at night in front of a big open fire"
So there we have it, from someone who said they don't like dark ales to her deciding after tasting Ghost ale that she could manage a half as long as it was in front of a fire was a winner for me!
Then we moved onto another York beer Scrumdown which is amber in colour that was fruity with a coffee aftertaste and a Yorkshire Terrier which I've had before in The Victoria which is lovely and soft and then ends quite hoppy, one of my favourites!
Just how I would like to have my trips to the cinema begin every time! I think I might make it my new tradition Foley's then movies!
