We were not going to be able to visit Exe Valley Brewery on our trip due to an inability to arrive on a convenient day, but as Silverton is only about 35 miles from Sam's house we managed to work it into a training run. This was to be our final training run together and our last chance to iron out any major problems. We did about 80 miles with the brewery being about half-way, few major problems encountered although we were both pretty knackered at the end and Sam did fall off once while doing around about 1mph. We did get some lovely photos though.................
Thats me with Guy Sheppard, the owner, and a pint of ale that I believe is called Dob's Choice. I would happily go back for another, very tasty indeed.
Thats Sam enjoying the same beverage whilst wearing his silver go-faster cycling shoes. Interestingly Guy's position was exactly the same in all 4 photos we took of him, possibly a seasoned verteran of having photos taken whilst leaning against vans and drinking.
The brewery itself is a small-scale operation with Guy doing the bulk of the work himself, but the pint we had certainly backed up my theory that the smaller breweries make the best beer. I can't point you to a website because there isn't one and I doubt it is easy to get hold of any Exe Valley ale if you live far away, but if you find yourself in South Devon and are faced with a choice between an Exe Valley pint and some watery nonsense from a multinational it shouldn't be a difficult decision.
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