North Bar with Sam

So after work on Friday my friend Sam finished at the same time as me so we decided to go in search of something to drink. Not many pubs stay open past 11 so at midnight finding somewhere to drink was a bit of a treck. So we decided on North Bar which is one of my more frequented places last year. With 8 pumps and hundreds of bottled beers there is something for everybody!

Quite an artsy atmosphere in this long thin bar it also serves food. I've tried their brownies before, which are to die for! A lovely place to meet friends for a chat a beer since it is central in Leeds and easy to describe the location (to the left of Primark!).

So Sam had one of their permanent beers Outlaw Wild Mule which he said tasted nice and because it was quite pale it was very drinkable. I had their guest ale Thee Swords which I really liked, it was amber in colour and really fruity with a hoppy and chewy aftertaste.

I then asked to try St Petersburg which at £4.30 a pint I couldn't really afford but it did taste really nice! A dark beer with a really smooth toffee taste it was quite chewy but that only added to it's charm, if it was cheaper I would have had a pint. Sam and I ended up just having a pint of what the other had luckily because we were thrown out for end of day having to leave half a pint each!

I really like North Bar but it's a bit expensive and with the modern interior might be good for some people but I much prefer older bars which are cozier and more comfortable.

First pint of many!

So last night I finally got the chance to pull my first real ale pint!! We have finally got a pump in work and we have hobgoblin on at the moment! Our cheapest pint at £3.50 but I really enjoyed it.

The same day I join camra was the same day I pulled my first pint!

I'm going to more research into pulling the best pint. Tips? More info to come!