Cheers...

Upper Halling has been bereft of watering holes since the sad demise of both the Robin Hood and Black Boy pubs back around the start of this century (which sounds a really long time ago when you put it like that). 

Happily for the thirsty of Halling, a new microbrewery has recently opened its doors at Court Farm...

The Moot brewery and tap room currently only opens from 12 - 6pm, Thursday-Sunday (10 a.m. - 6 p.m. weekends), but they are looking to extend their evening hours in the summer, so I believe. 

Watch this space...

Patrick, one of the Moot team and a local lad from Halling, got fed up with the advertising profession and has bravely decided to turn a hobby into a trade. I really hope it works out for him and his mates at Moot.

If their current offerings are anything to go by, success will be well-deserved (although of course not necessarily guaranteed in these trying times). They normally have four of their own ales on tap, plus offerings from other local micros. They do a taster tray of their own stuff for eight quid which is a well worth a try on your first visit, but for my part I have decided that I like their refreshing, crisp Kapa pale ale, a tasty session beer that weighs in at around 4.4%. 

Good things brewing - behind the scenes at Moot.

It's great to see Court Farm and Andrew Lingham giving small businesses like this a place to get started.