Keep up ! Keep up ! Next stop on the great “Pubmeister Does All of Wales” was somewhere called Maenclochog, which sadly means something like “37 minutes from civilisation”. Before we got there, Duncan got a bit distracted… During that stop in Pontfaen, someone mentioned Rosebush, which I always thought was a Citizen Kane reference.… Continue reading TIN SHED
Month: July 2019
FREEMASONS
No, not that lot. We’re just the secret society of GBG tickers whose rules are shrouded in murky DIPA mystery. Duncan was telling me about other folk who are nearly as obsessed with the Guide as he and Simon are, but of course they don’t blog so they don’t count. Duncan’s next tick was just… Continue reading FREEMASONS
SEWIN FOR PEACE IN NEWPORT (PEMBS)
Some of the most expensive and bizarrely-named “Guest Ales” encountered on our West Wales Wander came at the Royal Oak in Newport, (Pembrokeshire, as opposed to the estimated 33 other Newports). A traditional local catering to the huge tourist trade that Wiki seems to think Newport gets, presumably pilgrims heading uphill to Pontfaen. Goodness, there’s… Continue reading SEWIN FOR PEACE IN NEWPORT (PEMBS)
ME AND THE FARMERS
OK, I’m not sure if they were all actual farmers, but it’s a better title than “Remote boozer that wasn’t actually in Llangoedmor near Cardigan“. In Llangoedmor, says the Good Beer Guide. With no WiFi, I knocked on all 373 houses in the village asking if they were hiding the Penllwyndu, a tactic that might… Continue reading ME AND THE FARMERS
FOLLOWING THE AMERICANS TO THE REAL ALE PUB IN MACHYNLLETH
Last time in Machynlleth (was it really 3 years ago), I raved about the Alternative Technology Centre and the chocolate ice cream. Sadly, the ice cream has gone. But it still feels like a town on its uppers, with lots of independent shops and a fair few day visitors from the Midlands. And further afield.… Continue reading FOLLOWING THE AMERICANS TO THE REAL ALE PUB IN MACHYNLLETH
A TORRENT OF DOLGELLAU
I’m typing this in Fitzgeralds in Sunderland. The beer, especially for a Monday outside Uni terms, has been excellent throughout. There you go, cask saved. Not sure about Wales, though it was doing well in Dolgellau when I visited several weeks ago. According to Google I could be there in just 12 hrs 39 minutes.… Continue reading A TORRENT OF DOLGELLAU
DON’T DO BANGOR STUDENT PUBS AT MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAYS, DUNCAN
More incriminating material to prove us elite GBG tickers don’t stick to cask in Guide pubs. Leaving Patrick’s at a quarter to midnight on Sunday with two long days ahead on Wales :The Great Tick 2019, surely only Horlicks and Scottish shortbread awaited. Just like BRAPA in Cornwall, Duncan can’t walk past an open pub… Continue reading DON’T DO BANGOR STUDENT PUBS AT MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAYS, DUNCAN
NIGHT TRIP TO BANGOR
A third raid on the Fiddler’s Dram classic, the second single I ever bought. Can you guess my first ? And a third trip to Bangor in three years; is it the Newport (Gwent, obvs) of the north ? It’s not even as if the Uni accommodation is that cheap, though it was superb. But… Continue reading NIGHT TRIP TO BANGOR
CHANGING THE BASS IN BEAUMARIS
Day 2 in Wales, and the first of four (4) pints of Bass in 24 hours.. Sadly, two of them were to be denied me in my role as DES to the evil Pubmeister. Ah, Beaumaris. Poshest place on Anglesey and childhood home of Wayne Hennessey, which is something the local TIC have so far… Continue reading CHANGING THE BASS IN BEAUMARIS
PEOPLE IN SHORTS STANDING AROUND
The alternative title, proposed by my intern, was “Craft Cabbage“. Not the beer; the beer in Conwy was fantastic. The first time I’ve had two consecutive NBSS 4 pints since I drank two glasses of Bass in the Star, which is cheating. The refurbed and renamed Erskine Arms is a bit shy, tucked away in… Continue reading PEOPLE IN SHORTS STANDING AROUND
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