The Fort Inn - Newquay

The Fort Inn is a St Austells Brewery pub and it has that feel of a chain about it. It is very nice inside and out, it caters mainly for families and serves a lot of food. There is a kids play area inside and outside and because of this I think it is more the sort of place you might go to have lunch with the family rather than a pub for drinking. There are great views across the bay from the terrace and the building itself is a pretty picture.
The beer served is obviously St Austells and there are, of course, the lagers and ciders that you would expect from any pub. St Austells Tribute was formerly my favourite ale but the pint I had in The Fort was not up to scratch. It was too warm and too bitter, considering it hasn't had to travel very far I kind of expected it to be in better shape than it was. The other beer that I tried was St Austells Proper Job.

This beer was in much better condition, the right temperature and pulled properly, which makes all the difference. It is very fruity and you get a real taste of grapefruit. Very light in the mouth and pale golden in colour it is just the sort of beer that I like. On a hot day it went down with such ease it was worrying. It has won awards for its bottled batch and at 5.5% it has a kick which is well received. I would recommend it to anyone. As for the pub, more for families and tourists although it looked like it had a good menu, suitable for anyone.