Forest Lodge Hotel

A group of us went here for a late Sunday lunch and a few ales to quench the thirst... This is a cool place! It is down a side street so the 'Now Tapped' map was required to get us here.

Be warned, this place is very dangerous - you could end up drinking too many great beers and have an angry wife as a result... 

We named this "The Winners Wall" - the list of the beers they have had on tap!

The long walk to the bar

There was a huge array of beers on tap, and the "Now Tapped" app list of reported beers was spot on. I started with the Hop Czar from BridgePort Brewery and then had a few of the Boatrocker Alpha Ale. Apparently they no longer are brewing the Alpha Ale which is a shame, it was a very easy to drink American IPA. It is quite dark for an american IPA and quite hoppy and very easy to drink.

The Boatrocker Hop Czar is 'exactly as it says on the tin' - big hit of hopp-y-ness and citrus on the nose. Another easy drinking American style ale... See what I meant earlier - there are so many easy drinking new beers that you want to try them all, then "OK, I will have a second then, if you are"... (ever said that???)

One of my friends was about to order the Monteiths Pale Ale and the barman told him that he wasn't a huge fan of it so gave a taster - that's the sign of a great pub; honest and refreshing advise. People (like me) go to this place for its range of beers, and it is daunting seeing a list of beers you have never heard of before so advice and chatting to the bar staff is vital - too many places forget this.

This is a big place, with a number of places to sit enjoy and enjoy your beer... Oh, and to the right of the pool table is a retro pac man table, get in...

The menu and a picture of pig playing the banjo...

Our Sunday dinner was a bit mixed, I had the pork and it was good but a bit too salty and someone had the 'Portuguese style chicken burger' and it was fried - which was a surprise... in my opinion, you don't get the piri-piri flavours when it has been deep fried... Others really enjoyed their meal and we all said we would be back and would eat, so I don't want you to get the impression it was bad - it is just we have eaten better pub meals. 

This place is pretty close to being in my 'top 5 places' page but I think the Welcome (Rozelle) still just shades it, just. I will have to try both places again, and again, just to be sure... ;) 

Neil