The Sportsman, Newtown

This is the brewery tap for Monty's Brewery, based just outside the nearby small town of Montgomery. The building is in the very attractive orange brick that is seen quite a lot in these parts, and the inside is also very attractive, having high ceilings with beams and rafters in natural wood and a huge brick fireplace with a massive beam forming the mantle and a wood burning stove occupying the space. The bar is even more attractive, having as it does 10 hand pumps, featuring five of Monty's beers plus three guests (Brains, Woods and Greene King) and two ciders. I was cycling, so had to limit myself to just a half of the very enjoyable Old Jailhouse, a well balanced malty bitter.