PETROL GIRLS & ST. RADEGUND

You’ll have noticed I’ve spent the last few days in Cambridgeshire.  This isn’t because of any Damascene conversion to the beauty of the Fens, but because I’m sitting by the door waiting for the new Beer Guide. In torment. This is my emergency supply for stressful situations; To take my mind of the fact that… Continue reading PETROL GIRLS & ST. RADEGUND

SOHAM – A TASTE OF HONEY

First things first.  Best wishes to Norwich United’s Andy Eastnaugh for a quick recovery from the sickening injury that brought a premature end to my Non-League experience yesterday. Not a good way for anyone to spend their 30th birthday. The collision happened straight from the kick-off, bringing an understandable abandonment after 16 seconds. I’ll be back… Continue reading SOHAM – A TASTE OF HONEY

(NEARLY) TOP 100 PUBS – PINT SHOP, CAMBRIDGE

Mrs RM had put up with me trudging round with her in the electronics section at John Lewis (Robert Sayle to me), so she felt she’d earned something strong in Pint Shop. Cambridge’s craft place is the one she picks when we’re out, in the same way my sister has always ended up in Falmouth’s… Continue reading (NEARLY) TOP 100 PUBS – PINT SHOP, CAMBRIDGE

OAKHAM v SAM SMITHS IN PETERBOROUGH

Greater Manchester, Newcastle and Cambridge seem to have the best quality beer, looking at my scoring over the years.  Peterborough has rarely let me down either. The city has had half a dozen reliable Beer Guide pubs of some character for a decade or more now, all scoring highly for quality and pubbiness (even the… Continue reading OAKHAM v SAM SMITHS IN PETERBOROUGH