Comments on: North Nineteen http://boakandbailey.com/2008/04/14/north-nineteen/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:29:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kieran Haslett-Moore http://boakandbailey.com/2008/04/14/north-nineteen/#comment-1093 Kieran Haslett-Moore Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:32:58 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=533#comment-1093 We had some of the Wooden Hand beers out here awhile ago, they had an odd confected house character going on. We had some of the Wooden Hand beers out here awhile ago, they had an odd confected house character going on.

]]> By: Stonch http://boakandbailey.com/2008/04/14/north-nineteen/#comment-1092 Stonch Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:35:12 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=533#comment-1092 Come one, let's have your post about the barman. You are on an absolute roll at the moment. Come one, let’s have your post about the barman. You are on an absolute roll at the moment.

]]> By: Boak http://boakandbailey.com/2008/04/14/north-nineteen/#comment-1091 Boak Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:09:18 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=533#comment-1091 Must say, Holloway is an area of London I don't know very well at all, and you certainly wouldn't find North nineteen unless you were looking for it, as it's up a side road in the middle of a housing estate. I think it's good news for real ale if a new place sees selling ale as a part of the marketing mix. And here, the chaps behind the bar seemed to know what they were talking about and were happy to recommend what they'd been drinking. Oh, and incidentally I'm beginning to wish some barmen were a little less knowledgeable. There's a fine line between giving the punters useful info and patronising them, and someone in a well-known ale pub in London crossed that line the other day. Perhaps there'll be a post in that... Must say, Holloway is an area of London I don’t know very well at all, and you certainly wouldn’t find North nineteen unless you were looking for it, as it’s up a side road in the middle of a housing estate.

I think it’s good news for real ale if a new place sees selling ale as a part of the marketing mix. And here, the chaps behind the bar seemed to know what they were talking about and were happy to recommend what they’d been drinking.

Oh, and incidentally I’m beginning to wish some barmen were a little less knowledgeable. There’s a fine line between giving the punters useful info and patronising them, and someone in a well-known ale pub in London crossed that line the other day. Perhaps there’ll be a post in that…

]]> By: Stonch http://boakandbailey.com/2008/04/14/north-nineteen/#comment-1090 Stonch Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:06:08 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=533#comment-1090 This place looks interesting - doubtless an absolute godsend if you live up in N19. Another decent pub near Holloway Road is the Swimmer at the Grafton Arms. Once did rather well in the pub quiz there. My mate Kieron used to live up there. Wooden Hand beer in bottles is also available in Smith's of Smithfield, of all places. I believe the owner of the bar/restaurant has a stake in the brewery, or vice versa. Smith's is OK for beer actually - the house lager (a rebadged Zatec) is pretty good and they have the (now much improved) Meantime London Stout on tap too. No cask however. This place looks interesting – doubtless an absolute godsend if you live up in N19. Another decent pub near Holloway Road is the Swimmer at the Grafton Arms. Once did rather well in the pub quiz there. My mate Kieron used to live up there.

Wooden Hand beer in bottles is also available in Smith’s of Smithfield, of all places. I believe the owner of the bar/restaurant has a stake in the brewery, or vice versa. Smith’s is OK for beer actually – the house lager (a rebadged Zatec) is pretty good and they have the (now much improved) Meantime London Stout on tap too. No cask however.

]]> By: Boak http://boakandbailey.com/2008/04/14/north-nineteen/#comment-1089 Boak Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:47:42 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=533#comment-1089 Hi Thomas - thanks for dropping by. The Wooden Hand brewery are from Truro, Cornwall, and their website is <a href="http://woodenhand.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">here.</a> <a href="http://stonch.blogspot.com/2007/11/wooden-hand-black-pearl-stout-with.html" rel="nofollow">Stonch also enjoyed it,</a> back in November. Hi Thomas – thanks for dropping by. The Wooden Hand brewery are from Truro, Cornwall, and their website is here.

Stonch also enjoyed it, back in November.

]]> By: Tandleman http://boakandbailey.com/2008/04/14/north-nineteen/#comment-1088 Tandleman Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:23:13 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=533#comment-1088 Pity the web site is a bit vague about cask considering he thinks it such a national treasure! Pity the web site is a bit vague about cask considering he thinks it such a national treasure!

]]> By: Thomas Prior http://boakandbailey.com/2008/04/14/north-nineteen/#comment-1087 Thomas Prior Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:14:01 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=533#comment-1087 Was the Black Pearl stout of Irish origin, do you know? I think it might well be a stout which is produced here in Dublin but is sadly shipped straight out of the country. Was the Black Pearl stout of Irish origin, do you know? I think it might well be a stout which is produced here in Dublin but is sadly shipped straight out of the country.

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