Three in a Row

Last night the Hustlers clinched the Perry Street Club Skittle League title by beating the Jibbers in our re-arranged back match.
We have now won the league for three seasons in a row and when you add the Knockout Cup and the Pairs its been a pretty good year for us.
We were on first but didn't get off to a very good start, only hitting 70 and being 18 pins behind with both points lost. We needed to win and get at least 10 points to win the title.
In the second 'hand' we hit a few more with 78 pins and our opponents now came in with 69 so we were pulling back the deficit. The third hand finished with us hitting 82 and we were pleased when the others came back with 68 so we  were now 5 up and well on our way to our target with 4 points secured.
In our last hand we hit 77 and left our opponents 83 to win but they could only manage 72 and we won by 10 pins and by 14 points to 2.
Ale on tonight started with the Worthington Red Shield that was on on Monday, but changed during the evening to Titanic Brewery's Centenary at 4.5%. This was a new beer for me and because I have a liking for the Stoke on Trent brewery's ales, coupled with a fascination for all things to do with the Titanic its a win/win combination.
The beer is brewed to commemorate the Titanic's sailing in 1912 and its website says its a heavyweight beer(like the ship) brewed as it would have been in 1912 but using US hops which give it a bitter/citrus taste.