November 9-11, 2007
How wonderful to see Kirsten Soderlind and her husband Stephen del Prete! They were in London on business and extended their time to include a weekend here in Bedford. We mostly walked the sites of Bedford and talked, stopping at local pubs.
Interestingly we found out that most of the pubs in the Castle Road neighborhood are Green King pubs, which means they all sell the same standard beers – Stella and Guinness, and others as well, of course. But the “free pubs” can select whatever beers they like, so have a much wider range, and choose from a variety of brewers, many local. These have great names like: Smiles Cheeky Pint, Titanic Iceberg, Spinning Dog, Rich Old Slug Porter, Arundel Lazy Willie, Phoenix Wobbly Bob. Alas, we couldn’t try them all – you’ll have to come back, Kirsten and Stephen!