Somerset CAMRA Pub of the Year

Last night saw three friends and I at The Castle Green Inn in Taunton (www.castlegreeninn.co.uk)
We were there to see them receive the Somerset CAMRA Pub of the Year award.
This is an open plan type pub in the centre of Taunton and we were welcomed by the landlord upon arrival and told that we could join the beer club, which is free to CAMRA members(£1 to non-members) and entitled us to ales at £2 a pint on a Wednesday night.
We were pleased to see Forge 'Ambrosia' on the board but disappointingly had just missed it, so we plumped for Great Western HPA at 4%abv. This was a pleasant IPA with slight citrus taste. Next up was the Ambrosia replacement which was Great Western Maiden Voyage, again at 4%. This is an amber bitter with a malty taste and was enjoyed by all.

We then watched the presentation of the certificate to the landlord by Phil Emond, Chairman of Somerset CAMRA.
Next up on the ale front was Exmoor Gold at 4.5%, a yellow/golden beer which I found pleasant but unremarkable compared to the Maiden Voyage.
We all then decided to go back to the 'Maiden' for another round and would have gone back for a third but it was finished. It had lasted about two hours !!
To finish we all tried the Otter Head at 5.8% a dark and full bodied ale.
At about 10.30pm Andy's wife arrived to ferry us home after what had been a really enjoyable evening in very pleasant surroundings. It had  also been good to meet up with other members of the local CAMRA group.