September 2023. Brigg. This mini-post brought to you via “tethered wifi” (idk) on the bumpy bus from Belgrade to Tuzla. Pub 2 of our 50p each way rail trip to bucolic Brigg, a second of three (3) pubs before noon. As Duncan noted, Brigg (pop. 5,000 odd) is quite a large town to be deprived… Continue reading ONE BEER IS PLENTY…
Month: October 2023
In Brigg Spoons, Mrs RM finally realises that “Beer Tastes Better In A Pint Glass”
September 2023. Brigg. I forgot to tell you something last time. The journey from Sheffield to Brigg cost 50p in their flash sale. Talk about rip-off Britain. And I had a seat. Don’t ask Will what he paid, but he’s probably got used to paying over the odds now Luton Town are Premier League. Our… Continue reading In Brigg Spoons, Mrs RM finally realises that “Beer Tastes Better In A Pint Glass”
THE PARLIAMENTARY TRAIN TO BRIGG
September 2023. Brigg. 2.5 hours in Brigg ? That’ll be seven (7) posts then. On the Thursday I took Dad for a drive round the lesser-visited Fen east of Ely, taking in Shippea Hill, the least used railway station in 2015-16 (12 passengers in a year). The very next day a hardy group comprising Will… Continue reading THE PARLIAMENTARY TRAIN TO BRIGG
WARBOYS !!! WARBOYS !!!
OK it’s not quite the Duran Duran “classic”, but it’s what came to mind arriving in Warboys so I’m using it. The Durannies, of course, inspired other pub blog titles including “New Spoons on Monday“, “Notorious (opening times)” and “Girls on Film (Angry Babe remix)”. They haven’t made a great record since 1993, which is… Continue reading WARBOYS !!! WARBOYS !!!
THE PRIDE DRINKING SURPRISINGLY WELL IN GREATER GRANTHAM
September 2023. Welby, Grantham. If Ian Thurman is the man responsible for the resurrection of Bass, and CAMRA the redeemer of Abbot, then Simon Everitt may just be the saviour of London Pride. Pride has been popping up in all sorts of places, from Tower Hill to the unfathomable wastelands between Grantham and Sleaford. Welby… Continue reading THE PRIDE DRINKING SURPRISINGLY WELL IN GREATER GRANTHAM
THE SLOW DEATH OF DAYTIME DRINKING PART 477
September 2023. Leeds. Of course, you can’t take a train to Leeds and just have the one beer, though I used to do that after meetings at Quarry House (aka the Kremlin) often enough in the early 2000s. That was when Tetley was often as good as it got, whether by the markets or up… Continue reading THE SLOW DEATH OF DAYTIME DRINKING PART 477
DAVE’S PIE & ALE HOUSE, LEEDS
September 2023. Leeds. Some GBG pub men start the new Guide year with arduous trips to get adventurous ticks in before winter. I believe BRAPA has ventured into Lincolnshire. I’m collecting the “low hanging fruit”, like a lone Leeds newbie. You remember Leeds ? Home to ITV studios where 3-2-1 was filmed, it seems. Nowadays Leeds… Continue reading DAVE’S PIE & ALE HOUSE, LEEDS
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