JUNE ’19 STOCKTAKE + JULY PREVIEW – SPREADSHEET UPDATE

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A grim month, in all honesty, for reasons you’ll know.

I’m still re-reading Richard‘s idiosyncratic, thought-provoking comments on my blog, and I dedicated my first pint of Doom Bar to him after arriving back from the USA (Boooo) this morning.

I’d no doubt have been heading up towards Richard’s North Yorkshire home to say hello this month.  As you’ll see from the GBG Map, all my journeys to new pubs are long ones in the last two months of GBG19.

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Hurrah

Just for Duncan, who really ought to have been an auditor, I’ve included the updated spreadsheet;

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89.3% of the GBG done, and 77 pubs in the last 8 weeks of the year to reach my 91% target.

In June I managed 50 new GBG pubs, and made some huge inroads into West Wales.

The blog is still woefully behind, but possibly no more so than BRAPA who’s still upsetting Cornish pasties.  You’ve still got Dorset, Cheshire, Wales, New York and Washington DC to come from June, though I doubt those last two will be gracing the Guide in 2020.

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CAMRA says this is NOT real ale.  Spoilsports.

But at least you got to see an instant report of the Pubmeister and I checking up on Bessie’s in Pontfaen.  Look how Duncan’s stylish jumper complements the furnishings at the Dyffryn Arms. A life highlight, and I wasn’t even drinking the Bass.

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Duncan smug about not driving

My other June highlight was a half-hour in the Jolly Angler with Florian German psychologist looking for a “Proper Pub” on a stopover.

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Cheers

Not only a reminder that our pubs are the envy of the civilised world, but also evidence that Hyde’s still produce cracking cask, in this case Lowry Bitter, my beer of the month.

Best unintentional art is easy;

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If Mary Hill did flee to the Bass, please let me know what NBSS score she gave it.

View of the month was easy too. Barafundle, and the Stackpole fish and chips, were legendary.

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At last

JULY PREVIEW

As you’ll have worked out from the pinked map, it’s upwards and westwards in July.

Four days in Somerset and Devon, a trip down to finish Isle of Wight, some Scarborough sunshine and a pint in the North Riding to remember Richard.

And I’ve just seen that Cambridge United are playing Rangers reserves at Largs, which sounds like a Scottish trip to impress Pubmeister.

Upwards and onwards.

 

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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.

23 thoughts on “JUNE ’19 STOCKTAKE + JULY PREVIEW – SPREADSHEET UPDATE”

  1. “A grim month, in all honesty, for reasons you’ll know.”

    I was going to say ‘but a good one for plant pots’ before I realised what you meant. 😦

    “and I dedicated my first pint of Doom Bar to him after arriving back from the USA (Boooo) this morning.”

    Did the same on BBM’s post where he started off with a tribute to Richard.

    “Working outwards the best option”

    Agreed.

    “though I doubt those last two will be gracing the Guide in 2020.”

    You never know. They’re now hosting major league baseball in the UK. 😉

    “Duncan smug about not driving”

    And I’m sure he’ll remind you every chance he gets. 🙂

    “Cheers”

    I still think that’s Waldo on holiday.

    “View of the month was easy too. Barafundle”

    That could be anywhere south of the 40th parallel.

    “and a pint in the North Riding to remember Richard.”

    Make half of that for me please.

    Cheers

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    1. I nearly saw the NY Yankees in New York last week before they left for London but frankly it was far too complicated to buy a $10 ticket and of course baseball is baseball.

      Request for North Riding noted.

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  3. Ha ha there used to be ‘gang-based Ya Bass’ graffiti all over Glasgow. The city gang map in James Patrick’s A Glasgow Gang Observed remains a classic. Also way behind with blogs and doubt I will catch up. Certain you will though. Guessing the Cambridge game is where they do the coaching licenses in Largs – when is that?

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  5. I’m off to Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Manchester myself in a few days. I’m no ticker so I don’t have to drink in cafes that happened to serve a decent pint of cask whenever the local branch was about. Proper pubs only for me. Luckily quite a few of them about still in the North.

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      3. Shouldn’t that be Jon Bass’s braces? I assume that you are referring to the ex-Hartlepool United and Bristol Rovers footballer.

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