Every season we pray for Frome away on a Saturday and this season when the fixture list came out, one of the first fixtures we looked for was this one.
- On a Saturday, tick.
- Does not clash with the FA Cup or Trophy, tick.
- In a warm, dry month, February, shit!
As expected the match was a wash out and led to us traveling down to Somerset on a Wednesday night in April. The drive down was as beautiful as ever, meandering around the Wiltshire countryside, past Stonehenge, skirting the edge of Salisbury Plain, before dropping into Somerset, over the River Frome and onto The Griffin.
The Griffin is the brewery tap for the Milk Street Brewery, situated at the back of the pub in what was, many years ago, a delightfully seedy blue cinema. A wide range of ales is produced along with seasonal beers and specials. The single bar retains some original features such as etched windows and wooden floor, but a stained glass Griffin behind the bar is, in fact, relatively new. Wednesday night is World Food Night, a small highlight of a midweek visit.
After drinking the Milk Street Amarillo, a very nice APA and the clearly mental 7.4% Imperial Russian Stout from the Liverpool Organic Brewery, Scottie purchased a mini keg of Zig Zag, the Milk Street Stout for consumption at home. Most of the brewery’s favourites are available in this form and at £20, are pretty good value too.
The match itself was pretty uneventful, until the referee gave the Blues a goal which was clearly 3 or 4 feet away from the goal line. The Frome centre half passed the ball back to the keeper, who fluffed it, but stopped it in time. We cheered, as if we had scored, and for some bizarre reason, he gave it. Dunstable eventually lost 4-3, so it mattered not.
Fingers crossed for next season. A Saturday in April please.
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