REVIEW - Jamber

I'm really the wrong person to opine about a selection of American Beers - where even fifteen years after moving here from the UK every American-brewed micro-beer tastes either too sweet, too nutty, or just too anything other than proper English beer or International lager.

So, after dithering over the beer choices and picking a flight of Scrimshaw Pilsner, Downtown Brown Nut Brown Ale, Islander India Pale Ale, and Burning Oak Black Lager - of which the Pilsner was the only one remotely attractive to my palate - I switched to the more reliable wine choices.

We were there to join twenty or so friends to celebrate Cheri being back for the weekend from her new life in Las Vegas, so we were stationed in the semi-private upstairs room that overlooks the busy bar and restaurant below.

I say "restaurant", but it's not really a destination dining spot. More of a place to grab a bite while you're there for the alcohol. Despite that, the bites were good. I had the Jamburger - basically a small but juicy burger with the usual accoutrements - plus tasty tomato jam. Pavey went for the Parmesan and Rosemary Mashed Potato Tots, with bacon jam - yes, BACON JAM.