Not strictly true, it was just a shared half of Mild in the birthplace of our greatest living haircut, but “Sober in Wrecsam” sounds rubbish.
I’m back to instant blogging, this time from a pub looking out over the River Conwy while listening to Steely Dan and drinking this.
I’ve had worse days.
And Wrecsam/Wrexham looked pretty good too, particularly on the approach from Bellevue Park.
Even the dustbins sparkled.
The High Street is not the UK’s greatest (but not its worst either), a string of fun pubs broken by a minor jewel.
A joule cruelly (?) evicted from the Guide in favour of a second Spoons, leaving Wrexham the only town with two Spoons in the Guide. And nothing else.
The North & South Wales Bank (N & S to its mates) makes the Elihu Vale seem like a Brunning and Price.
Unattractive, open, sabby, quite wonderful. An antidote to the posh Cambs pubs I had to take Simon to on Saturday.
They served three locals their Fosters/Carlsberg/Strongbow before me, and I didn’t care.
The Nottingham Mild was, astonishingly, a 3.5.
retiredmartin 
I’ve been to Wrexham three times but have never been to that lovely Joules. What a waste of a life.
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The mind boggles at what would drag someone to Wrexham thrice, apart from work or football.
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Says Wrexham but picture of Conwy? Confused.com
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I’m posting from Conwy 😉. By way, you’d love Bank of Conwy, very Leeds craft bar.
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With that range I’m astonished you had the Rock Mild. I had a pint a few weeks ago, and whilst it tasted fine, it was far more like a bitter than a mild.
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Should have had Abbot, I take it.
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Any of the other beers visible with your usual leanings. Or did the retro pump clip appeal?
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Oh, Ruddles was off. That’s why clip not turned round. Hobgoblin ? No, nae, never.
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I’ve always liked Nottingham Brewery beers.
It’s three days since I did any North Wales GBG pubs, Patrick’s Bar and the Chainbridge – but I’ve just had two lovely pints of Abbot in my nearest Dorbiere pub.
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Wrexham Wetherspoons reminds me of news about taking a white horse anywhere ;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13451965
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Even that not enough to justify a Proper Pub Day Out in Wrexham, Paul.
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“while listening to Steely Dan and drinking this.”
Bloody perfect I’d say. 🙂
“Even the dustbins sparkled.”
You sure that’s not a Welsh Tardis?
“broken by a minor jewel.”
( golf clap )
“An antidote to the posh Cambs pubs I had to take Simon to on Saturday.”
Yes but, are they still posh now that Si’s been there?
“The Nottingham Mild was, astonishingly, a 3.5.”
I’d have gone for the Kelham Island. 😉
Cheers
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It’s like a 100%’abv, isn’t it ?
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Oh, very good re: Si unposhing our pubs. Hope he doesn’t have the bit where I waddled after old bloke trying to hold door open for him with my trousers falling down.
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Totally forgot that bit til Russ mentioned it, it happened didn’t it?
But hey, am posh, I grew up in the Walden!
Love the N&S bank (i’m One of mates), all life is here. V true re making other Spoons look like a B&P.
If you wanna move to North Wales in a year’s time for a year to help me get to pubs like Ty Coch, I will allow it 😉
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Ty Coch tomorrow 🐯
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Yeah, it happened. You don’t miss a thing 👏
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A bit sabby. Folks in camouflage gear and a woolly hat using a video camera?
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What is this Sabby word. Am I getting Paranoid ?
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Where I live in the States has too much urban sprawl to expect to ever see a mobility scooter in front of a bar/brewery. But I keep hoping…
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The sign of a Proper Pub, Dan 😉
Where’d you live, exactly (we’re nosey on this blog).
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