When Tommy's charabanc is a pint of Sharabang

摘要

Remember those Mallinson's real ale brands named after bus types in April 'Tales'? John Wood has found more. After sampling The Busway in Cambridge, he retired to the Live and Let Live pub in the city's Mawson Street and discovered his day with buses had not yet ended. It was selling the August special from Maldon, Essex-based Mighty Oak Brewing Company, part of a series that started the year with Ford Prefect and ends with Reliant Robin. Yes, I know this one brew of homage to a PSV ought to be spelt Charabanc rather than Sharabang, but the Tommy Tours coach on an outing to Margate on the hand pump is as good a cartoonist's representation of a Bedford OB as are the other 11 on car themes. According to the brewer, this was a crisp lager style beer made with traditional German hop varieties to produce a beer that is crisp, refreshing and with a light floral aroma.