Yes, more Blackpool for you. You know you love it.
I know that in our glorious summer, even Wythenshawe would shine, but the jewel of the Fylde coast looked majestic in late August.
Thankfully it’s not all posh; there’s still unexplored quirky bits like General Street (information welcomed).
Simon had kindly done the hard work, in between Cockney Rejects gigs, tracking down TWO new potential Blackpool (future) Guide entries.
One of them wasn’t tough to guess. Look on What Pub for entries with “Brew”, “Tap” or “Derek” in the title and you can’t go wrong.
How can you not love a place which names its home brew after the town’s most, er, loved son.
Or that packs its sprawl with classic brewerania ?
Odd place, not obviously pitched at crafties or students, despite the unusual tables.
Yes, yes, a “poo room”. Simon has already been there.
I’ve accidentally deleted my notes from this visit. Which shows the merit of a BRAPA notebook and pen, even if you then look like a Twogger.
Anyway, a ramshackle place (that’s good), nice beer (NBSS 3.5), a mix of Blackpool life, a Beer Guide cert. Probably not till 2020 edition though.
Round the corner to Albert’s, a small hotel in a string of them, via a house with the most impressive football scarf I’ve ever seen.
The problem with cellar bars is you never know what weirdos you’re going to find at the bottom. The little place near Newark North is like that.
Sadly, I find only a jovial owner (I’ll call him Albert) and two chatty drinkers who own up to being CAMRA members.
Normal customers, weird pub, much too good to be a micro.
I failed to force my CAMRA folk to divulge details of GBG19 entries, but this one is definitely Guide bound with quality beer (NBSS 4). I was glad when a few more folk turned up though. They’d never find your corpse down there.
retiredmartin 
The owner, Phil, was for many years a stalwart of North Manchester CAMRA, and is one of the nicest guys you could hope to meet.
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Oh well, some pedigree there. Yes. Top guy.
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Although he’s not the owner
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I guess that’s because it’s a hotel bar (of sorts) ?
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My home town is the best 🏡😂
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So as it’s a homebrew establishment, the obvious question is as to whether poo room is where the brewing takes place or where you find the plant pots?
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Is that a comment on micropub toilets? 😮
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Showing my southern softie side I’d say I find Poo Room a bit crass, but toilet humour isn’t my thing (other pub blogs are available).
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Toilets? I thought micropubs were only allowed the one, and you should be glad if it has a door.
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Or paper.
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Original copies of the Daily Sketch, ripped into squares and hung on a piece of string from a nail.
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As Alan Bennett said “Mark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory for its humour, the writing is on the wall.”.
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Pleased to see copies of Opening Times prominently displayed in the Brew Room.
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Classy place
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You didn’t mention that the Brew Room pub is recognised as the birthplace of Blackpool FC. There’s quite a lot of information in the pub about their formation in 1887.
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I assumed everyone knew that stuff 😉.
And I don’t do history, being a Man City supporter, of course.
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Oyston Stout is clever, funny and, as you say, brave. Not sure I can subscribe to the Blackpool love-in (give me South Shields any time) but I did enjoy Bar 19 too.
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I don’t profess to balance, and Blackpool needs all the over-the-top praise it can get, just like Morecambe. You’re right about South Shields, though, love the dunes there as well.
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“Inspiration for the something famous”
Not touching that with a 10 foot pole. 🙂
“Go on. Jump the fence and find the secret micro”
It looks more like a movie set for zombies or some such.
“Brave name”
Indeed. But would’ve been better if it was an oyster stout rather than blueberry. 😉
“Yes, yes, a “poo room”. Simon has already been there.”
I was just thinking that. 🙂
“Probably not till 2020 edition though.”
Which won’t be available till 2021.
“with the most impressive football scarf I’ve ever seen.”
It’s almost generic. You could wear that at practically any match.
“Nice people alert”
It looks a bit like someone’s grandmother’s living room.
“They’d never find your corpse down there.”
Of course not. The hotel above probably would turn it into mince pies. 🙂
Cheers
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Yes, very grandmother’s front room. Bit like the Red Lion in Leighton Buzzard.
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Double Mmmm. Don’t mind Lytham and St Annes, but I draw the line at Blackpool. Certainly in terms of pubs. The Tower is well done and and good entertainment with top european circus stars, but the rest? Call me snobby but there’s only two hotels I would even consider thinking about in Blackpool, let alone the pubs … #notforme
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Posh git.
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I did laugh at “two chatty drinkers who own up to being CAMRA members.” You had me imagining they said, “Yeah, all right, I can’t deny it,” and “Guilty as charged.” 😉
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That admission of guilt would have been in the Pump & Truncheon ?
I did ask them outright, it feels like a “CAMRA pub”, makes a change from being outed myself !
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I see you’ve encountered the famous “Beige Phil” 😉
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Nowt wrong with beige ! Vaguely remember the name from reading old CAMRA newsletters.
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