[Drinking] Beer Flights

[JJ McClure]

Anyone know of any pubs in Brighton that do beer flights?
Got family over from Canada where brew pubs doing flights is pretty common place but not something you see much over here. Does the great wisdom of NSC know of any decent places that do them?

 

[HeaviestTed]

Get them to a spoons for the breakfast and a Stella

 

[pishhead]

Good new option would be the rook which is where the Brighton beer dispensary used to be. Also Brick on nearby Preston street has a good craft beer selection centred more towards Lager.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Unbarred do flights.

 

[Bozza]

Without checking first, I'd be amazed if Brewdog don't.

 

[Bozza]

Here you go - burger, fries and beer flight for £18 Seems decent enough value these days:

BrewDog Burger & Fries with Beer - London - LivingSocial

£18 instead of up to £37.25 for a burger with fries and tasting flight of four craft beers for one person at BrewDog - choose from 37 locations and save up to 51%

www.livingsocial.co.uk

 

[Springal]

BrewDog , Unbarred, perhaps Hole in the Wall?

Essentially you just want any pub that will serve 1/3rds

 

[CHAPPERS]

Hole in the Wall is probably your best bet.

 

[Brovion]

What is a 'Beer Flight'? I appreciate I could probably google it, but I can't be the only person whose never heard of it. (Can I?)

 

[Arthur]

What is a 'Beer Flight'? I appreciate I could probably google it, but I can't be the only person whose never heard of it. (Can I?)

It's just a taster of several beers. Usually served on a poncy wooden board.

 

[JJ McClure]

It's just a taster of several beers. Usually served on a poncy wooden board.

Basically yes, so as @Springal says pretty much somewhere that sells thirds so you can try different beers.
Have never even heard of Unbarred before and for some reason Brewdog didn't cross my mind.
Anywho, cheers all.

 

[Brovion]

It's just a taster of several beers. Usually served on a poncy wooden board.

Thanks. Never seen one myself, but I am more of a Wetherspoons guy. I was also thrown by the reference by the OP to having people over from Canada. For no reason I thought it was something to do with aviation, perhaps sending a crate of beer abroad!

EDIT: And just to demonstrate my complete ignorance I didn't realise you could now buy beer by the third of a pint!

I hope this thread is proving educational for some others, and it's not just me!

 

[Arthur]

Basically yes, so as @Springal says pretty much somewhere that sells thirds so you can try different beers.
Have never even heard of Unbarred before and for some reason Brewdog didn't cross my mind.
Anywho, cheers all.

Unbarred is good, but if you go early in the day take a coat. You are basically drinking in a tin shed and it take a while to warm up. Although that said it'll probably be subtropical to Canadians.

Pretty sure the North Laine Brewhouse (what was the Gloucester) will fit your bill as well.

 

[m20gull]

Thanks. Never seen one myself, but I am more of a Wetherspoons guy. I was also thrown by the reference by the OP to having people over from Canada. For no reason I thought it was something to do with aviation, perhaps sending a crate of beer abroad!

EDIT: And just to demonstrate my complete ignorance I didn't realise you could now buy beer by the third of a pint!

I hope this thread is proving educational for some others, and it's not just me!

'spoons do thirds during their beer festival

 

[Brovion]

'spoons do thirds during their beer festival

I didn't know that (either). In fact I didn't know they were hipster enough to do beer festivals. ('Is there anything he does know?' murmurs NSC to itself). I obviously don't go out enough!

 

[MJsGhost]

Slightly off-topic (but related), the Craft Beer Co pub (used to be the Princess Victoria on the corner of Regents Hill & Upper North St) is up for sale. https://www.brightonandhovenews.org...craft-beer-pub-in-brighton-for-sale-for-725k/

If it was ever discussed on here, I missed it, but it was closed a year ago with a will they/won't they re-open saga due to a serious case of fraud by one of the staff.

I bloody loved it in there as Craft (Jaipur on keg was always good), but had many a top night in there as the PV too. (I think it was called The Florist for a while in between IIRC).

Hopefully it'll have a new life again soon. Wasn't there a thread with someone looking for a pub recently?

EDIT: Found it! @The Fits https://www.northstandchat.com/threads/do-you-know-these-brighton-pubs.405261/

 

[Arthur]

I didn't know that (either). In fact I didn't know they were hipster enough to do beer festivals. ('Is there anything he does know?' murmurs NSC to itself). I obviously don't go out enough!

Not really sure beer festivals generally can be considered "hipster". I think the stereotypical view is the polar opposite.....overweight blokes, wearing ill fitting t-shirts with horrendous beards drinking dull brown beer. That obviously isn't the case any more but those folk do still exist and can be found aplenty at CAMRA gigs.

If it makes you feel any better though, I had no idea spoons did 3rds but it needs to be a special beer for me to drink cask beer in their establishments.

 

[edna krabappel]

What is a 'Beer Flight'? I appreciate I could probably google it, but I can't be the only person whose never heard of it. (Can I?)

I think I was on one of those for the Athens away game.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

What is a 'Beer Flight'? I appreciate I could probably google it, but I can't be the only person whose never heard of it. (Can I?)

It's what some people got bans for at the Ajax game

 

[birthofanorange]

Here you go - burger, fries and beer flight for £18 Seems decent enough value these days:

BrewDog Burger & Fries with Beer - London - LivingSocial

£18 instead of up to £37.25 for a burger with fries and tasting flight of four craft beers for one person at BrewDog - choose from 37 locations and save up to 51%

www.livingsocial.co.uk

£18 is certainly value when compared to the usual price of £37....for a burger, chips and a pint and a third of beer.