Lincoln Pub Explorations

The end of June 2026 found me in Lincoln for a couple of days with a ticket for a gig at the castle and a plan to get around a dozen-or-so of the city's pubs.This coincided with England's heatwave #2, the temperature already past 30°C by 11am. This meant...1. An element of concern over cask quality2. The poor folks of Lincoln being subjected to my legs on show3. Knowing that the trek up Steep Hill would to be a stinkerHaving arrived pre-noon, it's an inevitability that I'd start the day in Spoons. Not the celebrated one in the old cinema though. I headed down to Brayford Wharf and its modern glass-fronted waterside buildings, home to the Odeon, Wagamama, Nando's and the like.The Square Sail (Brayford Wharf North, Lincoln, LN1 1YW)The first thing I had to commend the Square Sail on was some very effective air-conditioning.The second, a decent selection of guest ales - a trio from Notts brewery Milestone: 'Fletchers', 'Summer Breeze', or 'Summer Lovin'. Double summer action.My pint of…