The Sair Inn, Linthwaite

The Sair Inn is a haven of real-alery. A pint (or three) of excellent ale, great music, top banter, beautiful views on a summer evening, and a warm fire-side on a cold january night. There is a lot of joy to be had in the contemplation of a pint, in terms of plain reality of course, there is a good deal more to be had in the draining of one. Started with the Linfit which was deliciously crisp, moved onto the Gold Medal which was exquisitely quaffable and finished any thoughts of leaving in fine style with a dark, rich stout called English Guineas. A friendly chat was had with the eccentric and enigmatic Ron Crabtree over a pint of Old Eli (rich, fruity and hoppy) accompanied with the folklore of the pub, we then put the world to rights with the locals and staggered into the night to flag a horse and carriage. A truly excellent pub.

2 Feb 2011 19:01