Recently opened in Hastings at 28 Waldegrave Street TN34 1SJ (01424 602055 - facebook page), the Eel & Bear, and a mighty fine find too, and very close by the town centre! So I had to pop in and admire their many varied beers from local breweries (some I'd never heard of before!) and from further afield. Opens, for now, Tuesday-Saturday 12-9pm; Sunday 12-5pm.
So, what is this place? Well, they sell a decent old range of beers as 'off sales' here (bottles and cans, and they can provide the draught craft beers available in containers too), but it is also a bar, with 3 crafty kegs on draught, it is run by a friendly young couple who moved in very recently, and it is well worth the visit, unless you don't like craft beers, of course! It's quite small a small establishment, used to be a newsagents, a bit like a 'micropub' crossed with an off licence, and, well, I enjoyed myself...
I tried 2 of the draught crafty kegs, from Brighton, Cloak & Dagger (website) Komodo Bozo (4.2%), a fruity bitter beer, heavily hopped with Mosaic, very nice, and from Abyss Brewing of Lewes (twitter page), a rather fuller and hazy beer, but similar in taste, their 6.2% Hank Marvin, which I am!
A convivial time was spent here. indeed, and an old friend, Larry, turned up whilst I was there the first time, cheers!
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