Almost a Morrissey lyric as we cross the famous border separating North-West and North-East Wales, the subject of ferocious battle between Abercolwyn and Vale of Clwyd CAMRA branches over many years.
An abandoned tin of Wrexham lager at Ty’n-y-Llyn marks the border.
I’ve already lost some of my subscribers this week with a succession of microposts.
“Enough of the craft already” writes reader Dave “US” Southworth. Patience, Dave.
ALL six bars on this trip fall into the micro model, but perhaps the Dove at Rhyl is a third category; smaller civilised suburban bar. The Sefton micro, if you like.
Whizzing round pubs isn’t my preferred way of ticking, but I did bring you a full review of Rhyl street art in the summer, so I don’t feel too guilty.
It’s an effort to find entertainment in micros, but the Dove makes a real effort with its “Christmas hat on a stick in a pail“. Beats jam jars anyday.
Another of those pubs fun by Dovecote, giving Duncan the chance to practice his pronunciation again (Docket).
He’s asked me to clarify I pushed him into his selection of a flight in all these pubs. “Only a complete fool would try to complete the Beer Guide on pints” he said.
Half a mile from the beach, it’s very Rhyl, and I don’t mean that as praise or criticism. It was pubby without being beery, if you know what I mean.
But you came for the loo, and it’s a cracker. Steptoe would be proud.
I didn’t inspect the ladies. Sorry.
retiredmartin 
Cushions at the bar, so very wrong, unless of course you have certain special needs.
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Seats at the bar is so very wrong.
Whether or not there’s cushions on them is of little consequence.
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Well said, Paul. Good effort to reclaim your Pubman crown in my 2020 awards.
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You mean if they’re made by Tena?
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I had been thinking of a couple of days in North Wales later this year but that’s much less likely after reading these reports
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I believe there are other pubbing options beside these half dozen craft places.
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Just stick to the proper pubs, of which there are plenty 😊
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T’other Mudgie.
Yes, I don’t doubt that there are proper pubs thereabouts worth going to.
I don’t know the north Wales coast at all well having only really spent time in Llandudno, Conway, Bangor and Caernarfon.
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The Red Lion in Old Colwyn is a favourite, particularly on cheap night Thursdays.
But it’s the Halcyon Quest in Prestatyn you want.
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There are certainly proper pubs in Abergele.
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Martin seems to have picked up the Welsh turn of phrase
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Doo-kit!
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Yeah, tried them all.
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Ah, like a flight?
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Blasphemy!
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This year can only get better😀
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Oh, it really does.
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The cushions are obviously for Duncan and yourself to have a pillow fight. Or to smother Simon. Whichever comes first.
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Waste of a good cushion. Wait till he has to change at Newark North again.
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Can’t be a micro… Outside loo = proper pub!
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Outside loo and scrubbed tables.
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Can’t believe quite how many relatively new boozers are still springing up
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