Southwick Brewhouse Brewery Tour 28/02/10

[sparky135]

I have finally got the long awaited tour of the Southwick Brewhouse organised for Sunday 28th Feb 2010.

Intention is to meet up at 1100 at the Brewhouse. We will then have a tour of the premises before adjourning to the newly refurbished Golden Lion pub to bask in it's history and enjoy the cuisine.

I've made a provisional booking for 12 but that can be increased if the demand is there. I need to know numbers by close of play Wednesday 24th Feb so I can let the Brewery know.

Please append you names below. All welcome.

For the sat-navvers out there the Brewery and Pub can be found at PO17 6EB.

More details of the Brewery can be found here.

Look forward to seeing you there.

[PeteT]

We (2) should be OK for the 28th - will be away in sunnier climbs till the 24th, hope to confirm then...
Pete

[sparky135]

Have a good one Pete. See you when you get back.

[Multispoke M & M]

Please put us down for this one. Should be a good day out.

If the weather is fine, it will be a good excuse to remove the hardtop - after the worst of our winter weather has hopefully passed us by.

[sparky135]

What is this hardtop thing of which you speak?

Names in the frames so far:

John & Chris
Pete & Julie
Malcolm & Monica

[BobF]

Please add Norma and me to the list - not sure if I can remove my hard - top in time though, as it's on a time switch until the clocks change.!!!!

[sparky135]

... - not sure if I can remove my hard - top in time though, as it's on a time switch until the clocks change.!!!!

I genuinely laughed out loud when I read that. Made my day.

List so far:

John & Chris
Pete & Julie
Malcolm & Monica
Bob & Norma

[Sally]

Please add our names to the list.

Sally & John

[sparky135]

Good to hear from you. Hope you are both well.

List so far:

John & Chris
Pete & Julie
Malcolm & Monica
Bob & Norma
Sally & John

[sparky135]

A few more for the list:

John & Chris
Pete & Julie
Malcolm & Monica
Bob & Norma
Sally & John
Gareth & Angie
Alistair & Carol
Charles & Caroline

[sparky135]

Just a reminder that I will need to let the brewery/pub know numbers on Wednesday so will have to finalise the list by then.

Looking like a good turn out so far.

Any more for any more?

[alistair]

Looking like a good turn out so far.

usual crowd of imbibers!

[PeteT]

A mere 3hr flight delay last night; we're back, this pooter thingey works and we should be rearin' to go by Sunday! See you there.
Pete

[sparky135]

Good to have you back, Pete.

Hope you had a good one despite the delays.

I have now closed the list with a total of 9 cars and 18 people attending.

I've spoken to both the Brewery and the Golden Lion pub. The brewery are expecting us for the tour at around 11:00 and the GL have us booked in for 1230 to give us time to have a good tour and a chat before the meal. Because there are so many of us we will be in the bar as opposed to the restaurant. They did say because there was so many of us they would send us a menu so we could pre-order our food to make things a bit easier on the day. I've not received the email yet so watch this space I'll publish menu details as soon as I have them.

For the Satnavers who aren't sure where it is the postcode is PO17 6EB and is just off the B2177.

Looking forward to this one.

See you all there.

[sparky135]

No sooner had I finished the last post but the expected email dropped into my inbox.

So here's the menu for Sunday:

The Golden Lion
Sunday Lunch

Starters
£4.25

Broccoli and stilton soup
Crispy leeks, Farmhouse croutons

Golden lion chicken liver pate
Red onion marmalade, melba toast

Black king tiger prawns
Baby leaves, red pesto dressing

Mains
£10.25

Slow roasted sirloin of British beef

Roast saddle of British lamb, homemade mint sauce

All served with homemade Yorkshire pudding, honey roast parsnips, braised red cabbage, baby carrots, broccoli, parsley and thyme stuffing and your choice of potato, mashed, rosemary roasted or buttered new

Grilled fillet of salmon, lemon butter and parsley sauce

Butternut squash and spinach filo parcel, white wine cream

Both served with new potatoes, baby carrots and broccoli

Desserts
£4.25

Baked bread and butter pudding
Raisins, farmhouse butter, cinnamon custard

Warm treacle tart
Clotted cream

Forest of bere dairy lemon sorbet
Raspberry coulis

If you can let me know your preferences as soon as you can I can let them know in plenty of time. Should help things run nice and smoothly on Sunday.

[PeteT]

Its beef for the driver and lamb for the moll. We'd like to decide on dessert(s) after mains please.
Smoothly posted by Pete

[Multispoke M & M]

Please put us down for 4 lamb, with roast potatoes. This is for Gareth and Angie as well as M & M.

Will bring the rubber dingy as the forcast is very wet !

[sparky135]

Thanks, Malcolm.

I've been looking at the weather forecast for the weekend and it don't look good. Still, shouldn't put us roughy toughy South Coasters off.

[alistair]

Carol - Lamb with roast spuds
Alistair - beef with Roasties
Both will finish with Bread & Buttur pud

Malcolm's got the dinghy - I'll bring the life jackets and flares. We can empty the beer glasses and use them to bail!

[sparky135]

I take it you pessimistic lot aren't expecting too much roof down action on Sunday.

Thanks for the replies regarding meal choices.