Point of porter, m'lud.

Porter. A popular beer amongst London street markets of the 19th century. Strong porters were known as 'stout': jet black beers (although originally they were a blend of brown ale, pale ale and matured ale). Simon Lacey at Country Life in Bideford has just brewed his first porter called 'Black Boar' (after the wild boars of Dartmoor). He wants me to try it and possibly list it as a guest beer. Not sure yet. Anyone got any thoughts?

Land Rover v Micra

I'm at a Beer Festival in Bolton tomorrow. I'm at a Wirral CAMRA's do next week. I have been dropping kegs off at Brimstage and he has the most unbelievably good stout - Oyster Catcher and an old woman in a Micra drove me off the road down by Ness Gardens as I was going to collect a firkin from a friend - I was in my "new" 'L' reg Discovery, she was in a bloody Micra - and I smashed my wing mirror!