As it’s my birthday (will be on table 53 all day) I get to post on a place without a pub visit. There was discussion on this blog recently about the merits of Whittlesey, a small Fenland town with a seemingly never ending supply of Beer Guide pubs. The date for the 2018 Straw… Continue reading DON’T CRY FOR CROWLAND
Month: December 2017
FROM DERITEND TO FRANKFURT
While it’s fresh in the mind, a report on my valiant attempt to complete Beer Guide Brum today. A pleasant circular walk from industrial Deritend to the German Christmas Market via the University; what could go wrong ? I start in BritainBeerMat land, in the industrial estates of Deritend (A), a giant Ian Clarkson hoof… Continue reading FROM DERITEND TO FRANKFURT
SOUTHEND & THE ROUND ROBIN/CREME BRULEE MICROPUB DRAMA
Nothing like overselling a blogpost in the title, is there. You’ll get no “Golden Pints” nonsense here, this is a pub blog. As is traditional now, I celebrate completion of a Beer Guide county with a lovely bit of pink highlighting. Simon will be delighted to know that, in contrast to the Plough & Sail,… Continue reading SOUTHEND & THE ROUND ROBIN/CREME BRULEE MICROPUB DRAMA
PRACTICALLY PERFECT PAGLESHAM
Approaching the end of Essex Guide entries, and a rare trip to the remoter regions of estuary Essex and the Plough & Sail in Paglesham. “Between Southend and Burnham on Crouch” is probably the best description of where Paglesham sits, but it’s more accurate to describe it as at the end of a road to… Continue reading PRACTICALLY PERFECT PAGLESHAM
HURRAH FOR HICKLING ! BORING BROWN BITTER IN THE BROADS
I’ll confess to a sense of relief when I complete Norfolk’s new GBG entries these years, though perhaps not as much as the Pubmeister who starts about 6 hours further away from the flatlands than me. If I could be bothered to compare beer scores across the counties, I’d be very boring. I suspect Norfolk… Continue reading HURRAH FOR HICKLING ! BORING BROWN BITTER IN THE BROADS
THE SPIRIT OF PUNK LIVES ON IN CROMER
More cultural references, this time a celebration of the Pistols gig in 1977 which led to the banning of all young people under the age of 30 from Cromer*. Forever. Sid has aged well, less so Glen. I never thought I’d get two posts out of Cromer, but that’s 2017 for you. The only… Continue reading THE SPIRIT OF PUNK LIVES ON IN CROMER
NOT CRABBY IN CROMER
Two short posts from Cromer for you. It must be Christmas. Cromer really is at the end of the world. In fact, if you look at the OS extract you’ll see in the top right hand corner where the sea ends (darker blue) and you fall off. A lot of Cambridge people, all over… Continue reading NOT CRABBY IN CROMER
SCRATCHING AN ITCH IN SHEFFIELD
I’m doing these posts in chronological order, so it’s pure coincidence that I follow the Flippin’ Frog with the Itchy Pig. Being picky, micro pub naming is a disgrace. What’s wrong with traditional pub names like Number 37a, Mirth Magic & Maud, and Chime ? My ambition to visit all the Sheffield pubs while James… Continue reading SCRATCHING AN ITCH IN SHEFFIELD
FROGGY FUN IN ROCHESTER
After two consecutive “Proper Pubs” it was inevitable the last new Guide entry in Medway would be a micro pub. But, hey, not all micros are woeful middle-aged drinking clubs, are they ? To add to the sense of fun I walked from Chatham to Rochester, which is virtually contiguous, a word I can now… Continue reading FROGGY FUN IN ROCHESTER
CHATHAM CHATTER
Another exciting post from the A2. But first, your Christmas quiz; Usual quiz rules, or lack thereof. Onward to the Medway towns, last visited a year ago when Son No.1 was down at the dockyards on a tour of Kent University. Next stop on the train, Rainham. If you’re looking for an authentic “micro pub… Continue reading CHATHAM CHATTER
retiredmartin 