A post for two-thirds of my American readers. And all of my A-Ha fans. I should like to see the Venn Diagram for those two populations. I pursued Dick and Dave to the George in Bewdley, hoping in vain to use up some of my Quarter 4 Spoons Vouchers. Even the appeal of Tally Ho… Continue reading HUNTING HIGH AND LOW (FOR DICK & DAVE IN BEWDLEY)
Month: October 2017
KIDDY KOMPLETE
Lots of people are boring on about the best pubs in real ale honeypots like Stockport, Berlin, Nottingham and, of course, Newbury. Not much yet from the smaller pub towns which often provide the best pub crawls. Places like Nuneaton, March or Kidderminster, whose Beer Guide collection I finished off last week. On the day Robert… Continue reading KIDDY KOMPLETE
DEFYING GENTRIFICATION IN IPSWICH
Boak & Bailey ask today how you’d respond to a request from a stranger for local pub recommendations. The obvious answer is, of course, go in the pub with mobility scooters outside. Unless it has Arsenal livery. Last year in Ipswich, Mrs RM and I found a pub scene apparently in the throes of craft… Continue reading DEFYING GENTRIFICATION IN IPSWICH
SAVING GREAT OAKLEY
As you’ll know, I love Essex. Particularly estuary Essex around Tendring. So a trip to the Maybush in Great Oakley was always going to be one of my GBG18 highlights. Regular readers will recall our last trip down here at Christmas. The great ” Recovery of Mrs RM’s Handbag episode“. Back then, I wouldn’t have guessed… Continue reading SAVING GREAT OAKLEY
JUSTIFIED ANCIENTS OF WYMONDHAM
That’s right, lure you in with a KLF line and then burn a million quid in front of you. (Hoping even Pub Curmudgeon will get that reference). One of the downsides of following the Beer Guide trail is that you’re limited in the number of pubs you can revisit (if you did all the pubs in Leicester… Continue reading JUSTIFIED ANCIENTS OF WYMONDHAM
A SHOCK WINNER IN NORWICH
Mrs RM is choosing her trips out with me carefully at the moment; passing up the chance of a pub crawl round Leicester with old codgers (and Mudgie) but jumping at the chance of a day in Norwich. Fickle. Two new Beer Guide entries, neither of them micropubs, or Brewery Taps, or Ember Inns. What… Continue reading A SHOCK WINNER IN NORWICH
A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY IN MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE
One of the highpoints of the Pub Ticker’s Year today. The “pub” with opening hours set specifically to thwart your visit. Compared to the Well in Woodhouse, the Rock & Roll Brew House I did last week is a doddle. They’re both open a grand total of ten hours a week*, with the Well settling on; Thursday… Continue reading A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY IN MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE
retiredmartin ON DETENTION IN LEICESTER
You may have noticed I finished the Leicester post when the night was still young, leaving Mudgie and Mr Mudge to negotiate the joys of 2017 train services north via Birmingham. But Richard and I were staying over. And what’s more, “we’d paid £4.20 for a Bus Day Ticket and we’re gonna use it”, as… Continue reading retiredmartin ON DETENTION IN LEICESTER
LEICESTER PUB CRAWL – “Can one desire too much of a good thing ?”
Another Pub Blogger Crawl, another opportunity to whine about too many handpumps. A Tuesday in Leicester, comparing notes with Old Mudgie of Pub Curmudgeon fame, Richard of Beer Leeds fame, and Paul Mudge of Stafford, which is fame in itself. Historians may one day be interested in this annotated itinerary, and wonder about the deviations we made. Thanks to… Continue reading LEICESTER PUB CRAWL – “Can one desire too much of a good thing ?”
BRUMMING WITH CONFIDENCE
Yes, it’s Jimmy the Hoover on the front cover of Smash Hits from 1983. How low can this blog go, you ask ? Answer – very low. I left a group of imbibers enjoying lunch in a busy Old Contemptibles, heading back to the Jewellery Quarter to tick two more Guide new entries. A couple of very modern… Continue reading BRUMMING WITH CONFIDENCE
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