The Dog and Donkey, Knowle

definately good news about it opening again. when i visited last night there were a few people dotted about, but it was still clean and a lot nicer than it has been in the past. It seems right about concentrating on the food, but i had a good chat with the 2 staff there and they put the point across very well that in this day and age, they like to let the food pay the ever increasing bills and it means that the village gets to have an open pub rather than the boarded up building it was. I agree with the previous post - bit boring that its mostly keg lager and cider, but they are fairly cheap compared to others in the area. I dont agree with his.... or anyone views on "Bass" being special anywhere anymore. Its now brewed under licence by Marstons with burtonized (i.e. chemically treated) water. I used to work for Bass many years ago in their tech services department and know that with well looked after lines, absolutely nothing is gained from fetching the beer straight from the barrel. Just my opinion, but when i order a pint of bass i want it to come from a pump that has bass on it, not have the barman wander off to the cellar to fetch it.

13 Sep 2012 20:58