A fifth post squeezed out of Penrith, and rightly so. It was pub heaven (can wait), right down to the little craft bar I popped in to give Mrs RM full value from her time in Spoons. Two years ago this place was the trad-sounding Moo Bar, now it’s got the quirky Fell Bar as… Continue reading FIVE OUT OF FIVE AIN’T BAD, PENRITH
Month: July 2018
TOP 100 PUBS – AGRICULTURAL HOTEL, PENRITH
Moving on from the Dockray and its craft, I knew I couldn’t leave Penrith without a pint of Jennings in a traditional pub like the Agricultural, the GBG stalwart. I might even get to watch a bit of World Cup Shaqiri, who seems to have metamorphosed into Robbie Williams in his time in the Potteries.… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – AGRICULTURAL HOTEL, PENRITH
DEADRINGER FOR (BRUNNING & PRICE) PUBS
We left Mrs RM with a rum & coke in front of a TV showing Serbia/Albania v the Swiss rollers in Spoons, as good a place as any to leave her. Penrith looked rather beautiful, like catching St Neots or Leominster on a good day. Even the tat was good tat. Appropriately, the tanning parlour… Continue reading DEADRINGER FOR (BRUNNING & PRICE) PUBS
I CAN SEE PARADISE IN THE PENRITH NIGHT
There are times when this blog feels like a collection of photos of mobility scooters, inappropriate glassware, perfumed hand wash and unconvincing tribute acts. But isn’t that pretty much life ? * So what’s a Friday night out in Penrith like ? Well, start in the newish (non-GBG) Spoons and find out. This former… Continue reading I CAN SEE PARADISE IN THE PENRITH NIGHT
A STEP BACK IN TIME ALONG THE A66
“Never write posts after a penalty shoot-out” says the Pub Bloggers Manual. Oh well. I have a lot of photos and scrappy notes from the Great Penrith, Ayr & Glasgow Campervan Trip of 2018, some of them usable. Before I start on twenty-three pubs, here’s the quiz. “What will be the average NBSS score across… Continue reading A STEP BACK IN TIME ALONG THE A66
IT’S A TUFF(NELL PARK) LIFE
Would you Adam and Eve it. Two pints of Pedigree in two days, and in Cambridgeshire and North That London, not Derby. Is this a comeback for Marston’s second finest ? This one came, rather unexpectedly, after I’d been summoned by youngest son Matt to meet him at Boston Music Rooms in Tuffnell Park. Apparently,… Continue reading IT’S A TUFF(NELL PARK) LIFE
AVOIDING THE DOOM BAR AT THE WAKE
So is there nothing you won’t write about, retiredmartin ? Oh no, I know you all want to read about the beer selection at my latest funeral (I never get invited to weddings, oddly). All roads have led to Peterborough this year; this one led to the Crematorium, for the second time in 3 years.… Continue reading AVOIDING THE DOOM BAR AT THE WAKE
NO BOYCOTT FOR THE CLIFFORD CHAMPION BEER FESTIVAL
As I patiently explained in my last post, my June review was the best of my June posts. I’ll be blogging about June itself until September at this rate. But it seems only right to give early credit to the organisers of my favourite Beer Festival at Clifford, home to decent upstanding citizens and Richard… Continue reading NO BOYCOTT FOR THE CLIFFORD CHAMPION BEER FESTIVAL
A WALK TO THE FIVE MILES FROM ANYWHERE
A local pub ! Yes, occasionally I’m confined to the village by the evil lovely Mrs RM and asked to do basic household chores that are beyond my ability. When I’ve finished changing a lightbulb I get to go out. Actually this is just a spoiler as Simon is about to post on the Five… Continue reading A WALK TO THE FIVE MILES FROM ANYWHERE
JUNE ’18 STOCKTAKE + JULY PREVIEW
It’s coming home, lads and lasses. This time, we’ll get it right etc etc. That pint of Bo66y not only kickstarted World Cup fever, it also showed how the quality of the same beer can vary dramatically between pubs. Dull and tired in Bishop Auckland, it was one of the pints of the month in… Continue reading JUNE ’18 STOCKTAKE + JULY PREVIEW
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