Calderdale produces an excellent weekly “Pub Paper” listing all the beers at the local pubs, an excellent way of finding out about potential pre-emptive ticks for the likes of BRAPA and Pubmeister, though sadly giving no obvious outlets for the Draught Bass fan. Prompted purely by curiosity, I made for the Alexandra, stopping only… Continue reading MORE CRAFT CAPERS IN CALDERDALE
Month: January 2018
THE GRAYSTON UNITY
Last time out in Halifax, the Victorian Craft Café and the Gundog both had that “Wow !” factor you get in 1 pub in a 100, either because a place just looks astonishing or you spot the rare v18 Cloudwater DIPA for £2.95. The Pump Room looked an excellent modern micro, suffering only through being… Continue reading THE GRAYSTON UNITY
HALIFAX – THE FINAL PIECE IN THE JIGSAW ?
Dick and Dave are keen to see my Halifax piece, which makes three of us then. The last time I visited, to drop my parents off at a wedding near the Big 6, I was rather blown away by Halifax. 25 years ago, the year the Shaymen first dropped out the League, it felt… Continue reading HALIFAX – THE FINAL PIECE IN THE JIGSAW ?
ISLEHAM RESISTS THE HUMOROUS GUEST BEER
Now Mrs RM is working in Melrose (her blog posts to follow, no doubt), I’m only allowed a couple of nights away from home a week. So occasional days have to be spent in and around Cambridge ferrying old folks (not a euphemism) about to Tesco and the Day Centre, and reminiscing about “The… Continue reading ISLEHAM RESISTS THE HUMOROUS GUEST BEER
DERBY PROVIDES A REAL CHOICE
There’s a lot of nonsense written about choice. In the good old days you could exercise choice by walking between pubs selling Bass or Robinson’s or Holts or Hydes, rather than expecting the pub to spread it’s custom between 6 pumps and do the work for you. I choose pubs on the quality of their… Continue reading DERBY PROVIDES A REAL CHOICE
BRIGHOUSE EMBRACES CHANGE
I was delighted to get back on my UK travels on Friday night with an overdue return to a town that ought to be twinned with Florence at the very least. Stunning as the Grand Canyon is, it’s no match to the view of Calderdale to your right as escape Leeds on the M62 to… Continue reading BRIGHOUSE EMBRACES CHANGE
STALYVEGAS OR LAS VEGAS ?
Five points for the musical reference. I used the same one on the Stalybridge post; that’s how predictable I am. It’s not Elvis, but this is; The best way to tidy up my holiday snaps is to do a post about a place, so here’s all you need to know about a small city… Continue reading STALYVEGAS OR LAS VEGAS ?
LA LA LAND – A SWOT ANALYSIS
As threatened, a fuller report from Los Angeles. Fear not, posts to come from Brighouse, Halifax, Bramhall, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Blythe Bridge and East Leake. Dont’t get too excited; they’re all micropubs. At least there are no micro pubs in America. Everything is bigly. I spared you a cultural review of 2017, but La La Land… Continue reading LA LA LAND – A SWOT ANALYSIS
6X IN A BINFIELD CLUB
Not much for the non-pub tourists in these Berkshire pub posts, but plenty for the traditionalist to enjoy. My last Berkshire tick, so a chance for you to admire my neat pink highlighting. I hope you noted how BRAPA forgot to thank his specialist green marker manufacturer yesterday. Binfield is worryingly close to Maidenhead,… Continue reading 6X IN A BINFIELD CLUB
WINNING BANTER IN WINKFIELD
Coming towards the end of Berkshire now, always a cheery county, with the one obvious exception you’ll know by now. Off to Winkfield’s Squirrels, which looks awfully like Cranbourne to me on the map. Situated between Windsor and Ascot and open all day, I was expecting something a bit twee and gastro. Far from… Continue reading WINNING BANTER IN WINKFIELD
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