MUMS WHO CRAFT

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Bristol’s suburbs take a bit of getting used to, which I like. Better to be lost in a dangerous part of town than to know where you are, any day.

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It turns out the Greenbank isn’t actually in St Pauls, it’s in Easton, or possibly Stapleton Road, where I get off the train.

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Real Brizzle

Anyway, this is the challenging side of town, though the gritty backstreets are rather softened by the arrival of Guardian reader bistros like Dela;

“Pearl barley and British bean salad with organic Bristol leaves, charred spring onion, tomato, almond and parsley pesto (vg) (gf available) 6.9 “

I would have joined the mums and toddlers for brunch, but I fancied chips.

The Greenbank is this year’s new GBG entry in the arty east, though frankly I’ve seen better pub signs.

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Classic tiling

The What Pub description says it all; “Asset of Community Value“, “community pub“, “family friendly“, “Wiper and True“.

But is the beer any good ?

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Exmoor ?

Well no. Something called the Incredible Equinox was strictly diacetyl, and £4.30 a pint (ouch), even though someone else had just ordered a pint. It was the only pint poured while I was in there. Plenty of interesting craft (see top), though everyone was on premium lager and wine, even on a weekday.

I quite liked the pub, despite “yer mam’s 70s living room” styling and incessant crying from toddlers (JUST GIVE THEM A CUDDLE !).

“OK Bud”

“Thank you matey”

I’m a sucker for new forms of greeting.

But no chips here either, with a faux Carribean cultural appropriation of a menu.

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Excess carbonation

But it’s a community asset, so it clearly deserves a Beer Guide place.

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Mess

The Pilgrim made progress in search of decent beer, And chips.

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Retired NHS, doing long walks around UK and the world to record the great bits. Focused on Good Beer Guide pubs and live music.

38 thoughts on “MUMS WHO CRAFT”

  1. Is there a dangerous part of Bristol?
    I just tend to wander around mosr places aimlessly, and not notice anything untoward in most places, then rely on a Scottish accent to dissuade any dubious people from trying to take things any further. Or wave a CAMRA card in their general direction to persuade them I’m completely mental and potentially dangerous.

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    2. I have a long association with Bristol and I can say with accuracy there is no dangerous part of Bristol. There are no gritty back streets and nothing challenging – it’s all rather pleasant really.

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      2. I lived in Bedminster for 6 months and although people said it was a rough area, I never found it to be so. Okay, the housing stock was a bit run down in parts but the people were very friendly and welcoming. Spent some good nights in the Windmill. I was working on an animal behaviour project (feral cats) and worked alone at night tracking them using radio telemetry. I never once felt threatened nor encountered anything untoward.

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      4. The cats lived in the old tannery just off the main road near to the urban farm. The tannery got pulled down and the study was to see where they went – the back of the shopping centre just across the road!

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      8. Try wearing away colours in streets and pubs around the Mem… not for the egg chasing when they were there, obviously… but the Gas… hmmm 😦

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      10. Not the blog to get into a discussion on football’s whys and wherefores rather than pubs and beer, but in my experience there are very few grounds (& their surrounding areas) were there’s any need to avoid identifying oneself. The Mem is one of the few.

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  2. Another case of a pub getting in the Guide on “marks for effort” rather than consistent beer quality? 🤔

    “Incessant crying of toddlers” – oh joy of joys? Where’s that Childcatcher when you need him? 👿

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  3. “Real Brizzle”

    As we* say over here; that’s ‘fo shizzle’.

    * – well, not me but those who have an affinity for rap do.

    ““Wiper and True“.”

    Didn’t they open for Fo Shizzle back in 2015?

    “the Incredible Equinox was strictly diacetyl, and £4.30 a pint (ouch),”

    Bloody hell; you’re should be up for a CAMRA award for most shite beer served.

    “Excess carbonation”

    That’s the same photo as the one above it. 🙂

    “The Pilgrim made progress in search of decent beer, And chips.”

    This is similar to the Cinderford windup, innit?

    Cheers

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  4. It’s always reassuring that you can find bad beer in the most crafty places and pay a lot of money for it.

    At those sort of prices they should change the casks after 2 days and flush the lines every 3 hours…
    …. (or just sell keg).
    Wait – I think that could be a CAMRA manifesto….

    I guess the crying babies helped to take your mind off the bad beer – but not in a good way.🙄

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  7. I am beginning to wonder if poor beer is attracted to you like moths to light. I was there on a very busy Saturday night and good quality cask was flying out. It’s either that or midweek syndrome. Did you get that Landsdowne done eventually?

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