点评:Dropped in for a quick pint and stayed for 4, because it was so friendly and sociable in this micropub.
It's a narrow, classic micro, with a short bar at the inward end. I sat about one table back from the bar but was instantly drawn into the conversations that were bouncing around that lively area of the pub.
Various characters came and went and joined in. Some with dogs. I felt very included and entertained.
The wiry, hoarse-voiced landlord from St Albans deserved a lot of credit for the vibe. He said he doesn't follow all the unwritten micropub rules. For example, he had a playlist of retro music going softly in the background. That could annoy the purist, but I sang along happily to "Where Did Our Love Go?" And the various old cameras dangling from the ceiling were, I guess, a comment on CAMRA.
The drink was well kept. I remember a dark bitter called Knight's Ale from Canterbury Ales. No shortage of ale puns in Ales of the Unexpected.
The bar is out of the town centre, but don't miss it of you like micropubs. It's a thriving part of Margate's epic micropub scene.
I had an ale of a time.
翻译:顺便喝了一杯,然后住了 4 杯,因为这家微型酒吧非常友好和善于交际。
它是一款狭窄的经典微型产品,内端有一个短杆。我坐在离酒吧后面大约一张桌子的地方,但立刻就被酒吧里那个热闹区域的谈话所吸引。
各种各样的人物来来往往,加入其中。有些还带着狗。我感到非常包容和有趣。
来自圣奥尔本斯、身材瘦长、声音嘶哑的房东的这种氛围值得称赞。他说他不遵守所有不成文的微型酒吧规则。例如,他有一个播放列表,里面有轻柔的背景音乐。这可能会惹恼纯粹主义者,但我很高兴地跟着唱“我们的爱去哪儿了?”天花板上悬挂的各种旧相机,我猜,是对 CAMRA 的评论。
饮料保存得很好。我记得一种来自坎特伯雷艾尔啤酒的黑苦啤酒,叫做骑士艾尔啤酒。 《Ales of the Unexpected》中不乏啤酒双关语。
酒吧位于市中心之外,但不要错过像微型酒吧这样的地方。这是马盖特史诗般的微型酒吧场景中蓬勃发展的一部分。
我曾经喝过一杯啤酒。