Fakenham: A Wherry fine town
Posted by AdminJun 17
Who serves the best pint of Wherry in town?
I went out to the pub last night with some friends (yes, I really do have some). I won’t say which hostelry, but we were chatting to the owner about life in general (and beer in particular) when he announced that his establishment served the ‘best pint of Wherry in Fakenham’. His patrons had told him so many times, he told us.
I didn’t actually agree with him, but said nowt – there was no point in debating the subject and it would have been bad-mannered to disagree with him while sitting in his own pub downing a pair of his pints. However, I thought I’d see if my fellow local beer-swillers real ale connoisieurs thought the same way. Apart from Harry Hill’s favourite method of settling an argument – “FIGHT!” – there’s only one way to do it… I’ve created a new website poll.
Woodforde’s is a Norfolk brewery and their Wherry bitter is very widely available in the Fakenham area. It’s a pretty safe choice for landlords, as it’s a well-known session bitter (ie not too strong at 3.8 percent alcohol) which sells very well. Unfortunately it can be bland and as dull as dishwater if not kept well, but when served in good condition is a wonderfully fresh-tasting ale with aromatic, floral hop qualities and citrus overtones. Beautifully light and refreshing.
So which pub in town serves the best pint of the stuff? I’m interested to hear other drinkers’ opinions, so please vote in the poll on the right. If you can’t stand the stuff yourself (I realise not everybody has a beer lover’s exquisite and refined taste) but know somebody else who does, point them to this site so they can register their vote. It’s a subject very dear to many people’s hearts
Cheers!
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Here’s a link to a blog post by Paul Garrard, a guy in Norwich who loves a good pint of Wherry. I read his blog quite regularly. His description of being served a couple of beers in the Lifeboat Inn at Thornham nicely sums up how I felt about the Wherry in the unnamed Fakenham pub I blogged about.
http://www.realaleblog.co.uk/2010/06/acceptable-beer-guide.html
In his next post, he describes being served a particularly well-kept one at Yellows, the Norwich City FC restaurant run by Delia Smith’s company.
Meanwhile, over on Facebook, I’ve been chatting about this with some friends and it seems like a plan is coming together for an evening meet-up in Fakenham to sample the Wherry from each of our town’s hostelries. Votes to be cast afterwards. Anybody interested?