This post is brought to you courtesy of WiFi, Dorset Knob and double espresso in the Spoons at Winton, Bournemouth.
It’s always great to have the Southworth brothers and their lovely wives over here, even if they did choose to stay in our village and send Mrs RM into a panic in case they visit our house and find a speck of dirt.
They didn’t. They visited my Mum and Dad’s house, which is spotless.
And then hopped on the train to Cambridge, after admiring our wheat fields (Milton Brewery in the distance).
They hadn’t managed a drink ALL day, after a drive down from Whitby via Wisbech (I think they locked their doors as they drove through), so I took them to the closest GBG pub to Cambridge station, the Devonshire.
The Devonshire isn’t the best pub, or Pegasus the best beer, in the city, but it’s better than 90% of the places in London, or Scotland, and I will defend Milton Brewery’s consistency until I finally get out of Waterbeach.
Stuff your craft.
Mine was Good (NBSS 3+), the Southworths got the next pours (sorry), so notably cooler and tastier (NBSS 3.5).
Lacings rating -7.
A short hop to the Cambridge Blue, still the must see in the city, and not just for the Bass mirrors.
You get beer tourists here, you know. And Real Ale Twats.
I think the Southworths liked this place, despite the presence of murky grapefruit IPA. Mrs RM turned up late but caught up fast.
Matt joined us to debate hardcore metal, recommend a Chinese (HK fusion) and look vaguely embarrassed.
We finished tourist Cambridge at the ancient clock which signifies the End of Times, or Death of Cask, whichever is sooner.
Come back soon, Southworth clan.
retiredmartin 
Loved Waterbeach. I also want to revisit Cambridge which I thought was a great pub town. I do hope the soap smell has left your hands though. Loved chatting with all of you.
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Worrying news from this side of the pond.
At Stafford Mudgie O’clock whilst Mrs PPT shopped for tourist tat I wandered into a deserted dive bar today – the Apalachicola Ice Company – to find Bass up on the beer board.
But alas the owner almost tearfully informed me that Bass is no longer distributed around the South.
” Fucking craft brewers and their fucking IPA’s ” James explained ( he left Liverpool as a toddler but clearly retained the Scousers’ love of the English language .
We commiserated over pints of Oyster City Hooter Brown from the nearby brewery and agreed that although Klopp is an entertaining fellow Liverpool have no chance of winning the Premiership.
It was 95 degrees outside.I was very thirsty.
Mrs PPT had to drive me home.
After two bottles of wine with lunch.
However,the evening tomfoolery beckons.
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PPT, if you make it to Tampa I’ll recommend some drinking establishments for you.
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Well,I have a gaff in St Petersburg so I’ve often been trolleyed in Skippers Smokehouse and mullahed in the Ale and the Witch.
I’m there in the first week of November if you fancy talking bollocks about beer blogs.( That’s enough alliteration – Ed )
Prof.
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Know both those places well, and you have that backwards I’m sure 😄
We’ll figure out a plan.
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That comment in longer (and clearly more entertaining) than that post I knocked out in a Spoons yesterday.
I reserve my opinion on the Scousers chancers until I see who gets the refereeing gigs against City.
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P P-T,
Have you and Mrs PP-T ever considered moving to England ?
Over here you’d never be far from Draught Bass and we’ve still got plenty of other delicious BBBs.
And most towns and cities have a Wetherspoon or Stonegate venue open at “Stafford Mudgie O’clock” for passing the time until the proper pubs open.
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“and send Mrs RM into a panic in case they visit our house and find a speck of dirt.”
I know I’m being forward here but if I ever make it to your neck of the woods tell Mrs RM not to worry about any dust.
In fact, I prefer a slight patina in my computer/beer room as I can then tell if anyone’s been in there muckin’ about. 🙂
“They hadn’t managed a drink ALL day, after a drive down from Whitby via Wisbech”
Hang on, I’m confused. They took a train to Cambridge but then somehow drove down from Whitby? (scratches head)
“Stuff your craft.”
Sheesh. I take it the Vegan description means it wasn’t made with any of those tiny fish thingies?
“and look vaguely embarrassed.”
That’s a universal child thing. 🙂
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Argh. Hit the wrong button doing the cut and paste:
“which signifies the End of Times, or Death of Cask, whichever is sooner.”
I thought the Death of Cask was the End of Times. 😉
And with that, I am done.
Cheers!
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THAT’S THE POINT (can’t afford the GIF).;-))
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The lovely Southworths drove to Waterbeach then took the train into Cambridge (less than 10mins).
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Ah, that makes more sense. Ta. 🙂
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We had a fine visit to Waterbeach and its suburb. Next time we will visit your home, but seeing your Mum and Dad’s home and beautiful garden was well worth the walk over the green and gault. Meeting Matt was a pleasure as well as seeing you and Mrs. RM again. I hope to be there when Dave visits again.
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