In search of the perfect pint in Tonbridge....

It seems that we have another Tonbridge blogger among us. Paul Bailey has formed a breakaway blog called, rather self explanatorily (if that's a word) Paul Bailey's Beer Blog. I've a sneaking feeling that this man used to run the Cask and Glass down Priory Street which was a really nice idea and a product of a lifetime passion for, well, beer. The usp (to use the marketing jargon) of the Cask and Glass was that they served well kept real ales and cider on draft so that the customer could taste the various, ever changing guest beers, you know Harvey's, Larkins, Chiddingston Ciders, Ramsbottom Sheep Dippper, that kind of stuff, then choose a couple or four pints of the one they like the most (if they weren't already half-cut from the tasting that is! The idea obviously appealed to the current owners as they bought Mr. Bailey out when he decided to get a proper job and get his evenings back, and not only that they've now expanded the concept to another shop in Hastings. I'm sure that the idea is probably an old idea rehashed, but nevertheless a very successful formula when done well and Paul certainly did it well. He's even building a mini brewery in a large shed in his back garden for goodness sakes. You'll have got the idea by now: Paul knows what he's on about when it comes to beer. So if sunny evenings out walking through the glorious rolling Kent countryside as an excuse to find the Holy Grail of the perfect village pub pint is what appeals to you then have a look at his blog....