Take a close look at that glass. That folks, is a half of Old Speckled Hen in the Angel, the new Beer Guide pub in Andover. And whatever else it was, it was also the best beer I’ve had so far in June. Before we get to that, here’s a lovely OS slice of unfussy… Continue reading THE ANGEL OF ANDOVER
Month: June 2018
COME ON PERU !
Buoyed by our cricket team’s success in taking mighty Scotland to the penultimate over last week, I’ve decided to jump on the sporting bandwagon, before the Premiership starts and I go into hiding. When I handed over my haul of CAMRA magazines to Dave last week, I left a Panini World Cup album in the… Continue reading COME ON PERU !
HURLY BURLEY
I nearly forgot to write about this one. And it’s a corker. Even better, you get to walk past the only Northern place my Mum can name on the way. The Cardigan Arms is a short hop from Burley Park station, better known as the home of Sir Geoffrey, and not too far from… Continue reading HURLY BURLEY
LEEDS – SUNDAY NIGHT, MONDAY MORNING
Nearly at the end of the Big Leeds Bank Holiday Night Out now, as we come to our last Beer Guide pub of the night (F). The Duck & Drake is what we call a Proper Pub, playing proper music for people who should be tucked up in bed by 9pm on a Sunday. And… Continue reading LEEDS – SUNDAY NIGHT, MONDAY MORNING
LEEDS VOL III – FROM CAMDEN TO WHITELOCKS
We could have stayed in the Templar all night, but a crawl’s a crawl. Here’s that map again. Next stop, Whitelocks (E). Even people in London have heard of Whitelocks, surely ? We cut through the Victorian arcade, Paul Mudge charging ahead at the front. He’s quicker than our tour guide in Singapore 20 years… Continue reading LEEDS VOL III – FROM CAMDEN TO WHITELOCKS
TOPING IN THE TEMPLAR
My favourite photo (above) from Leeds tells all you need to know about why pubs are so great. Can you imagine looking so happy sitting in your London flat drinking 330ml bottles of Pumpkin sour in your striped underpants watching Poldark ? Don’t answer that. It took me ages to construct our crawl map… Continue reading TOPING IN THE TEMPLAR
LEEDS THE HARD WAY – TAPPING THE VICTORIAN FAMILY
It’s nearly two weeks since Dick and Dave left the fizzy keg comforts of the US of A for the warm cask and weird banter of our shores, and I’ve only just got round to writing sarcastic comments on the photos from Leeds. Leeds was a bit of a mammoth crawl, going overnight from… Continue reading LEEDS THE HARD WAY – TAPPING THE VICTORIAN FAMILY
HOOVERING UP HARROGATE TICKS
Believe me or not, but this punishing 3 posts-a-day routine is paying off, and I might even catch up this week, if I can even remember why Dick took back those two pints in Leeds. Before Leeds, Harrogate. (Slightly) overrated by retired gentlefolk and cake lovers, underrated by folk who like good beer. While I… Continue reading HOOVERING UP HARROGATE TICKS
WE CLOSE OUR EYES AND WE CAN TALK TO STRANGERS (ABOUT GUEST BEERS IN BISHOP AUCKLAND)
The welcome committee was out for Simon today as the BRAPA bandwagon rolled into (newly shiny) Cambridge station. I took this great photo in the Flying Pig (BRAPA tick No.1) while we compared notes on beer quality across the GBG, taking extra care to make sure Simon can’t be identified by angry landlords. Statistically,… Continue reading WE CLOSE OUR EYES AND WE CAN TALK TO STRANGERS (ABOUT GUEST BEERS IN BISHOP AUCKLAND)
TOP 100 PUBS – PRESTOUNGRANGE GOTHENBURG, PRESTONPANS
Weird name, great place. I’d be wanting to visit the famous “Goth” since it was refurbished a few years back, and really ought to have done it from Musselburgh last year. But it pops in and out of the Beer Guide, and I just forgot (you’ll be amazed to know). There’s some gorgeous houses by… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – PRESTOUNGRANGE GOTHENBURG, PRESTONPANS
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