May 2024. Warwick. You left me in the Eagle discussing leg fractures and Newton Abbot cider houses with a lovely couple of Mo-Homers who I tried to persuade to do the Warwick Pub Crawl. I never saw them in the next four pubs, so either they did it in reverse or they (more likely) took… Continue reading ACCEPTING A TASTER (SORRY)
Month: May 2024
RACING PUB WARWICK
May 2024. Warwick. Last year I finished Warwickshire’s Guide entries in a modern craft beer bar in “luscious” Leamington Spa, drinking rather too much (even a Bud !) and messily munching a Chinese takeaway in a campervan parked in the town car park. And now here I am, parked up 3 miles west in virtually… Continue reading RACING PUB WARWICK
ARDENT ABOUT ARDEN
May 2024. Great Alne. Alcester. Yes, Warwickshire has fallen. Not a great personal achievement, with a mere three (3) GBG newbies, one up north where the four counties meet in Austrey and two edging away from Shakespeare-land in the south. A bit disappointing if I’m honest; nothing new in Nuneaton or Rugby or those weird… Continue reading ARDENT ABOUT ARDEN
ALPACAS AND ITCHY PIGS
May 2024. Sheffield. The rain stopped on Monday afternoon.Time for a lengthy walk, I think. Often I’ll just head off randomly uphill, and today I found myself up Bole Hill Road for this view over the Rivelin. But never mind bucolic valleys, there’s alpacas at the top of that walk. No, not you lot; Actually,… Continue reading ALPACAS AND ITCHY PIGS
THE HOLY TRINITY – GRAPEFRUIT MURK, CHEESE AND ONION COB, CHEESE AND ONION CRISPS
May 2024. Sheffield. You might think from recent posts complaining about early calling of last orders and unfinished pints being cleared that I’ve got the grump on with pubs, but nothing could be further from the truth. Beer and banter in boozers has been as bountiful as ever this year, and my traditional inability to… Continue reading THE HOLY TRINITY – GRAPEFRUIT MURK, CHEESE AND ONION COB, CHEESE AND ONION CRISPS
END OF TIMES : A PINT OVER £3 IN SHEFFIELD SPOONS
May 2024. Sheffield. A day without a new post ! Dave will be writing to my Subscriptions Office (P.O. Box 666, Maidenhead SL9) asking for his money back. You left me in a quiet Harlequin front room, paying my respects to one of Sheffield’s great publicans, and wishing I hadn’t drunk a can of 8%… Continue reading END OF TIMES : A PINT OVER £3 IN SHEFFIELD SPOONS
FAREWELL, LIZ. HEADLESS IN THE HARLEQUIN.
May 2024. Sheffield. I do try to get round the Sheffield GBG entries if I can, and I always feel I never do the Harlequin justice, tucked away toward the Wicker (top right below), just off the main Kelham Island run next to Aizlewood’s Mill and the New Testament Church of God, rather than the… Continue reading FAREWELL, LIZ. HEADLESS IN THE HARLEQUIN.
WALKLEY’S EMBARASSMENT OF RICHES
May 2024. Walkley. Sheffield. It really is a mixed blessing living in Walkley; the lure of Kelham Island 10 minutes walk away and four Guide-worthy pubs on my doorstep. The Blake Hotel you know, the Blind Monkey has been swapping places with the Raven of late, and the “village” beer shop has just had one… Continue reading WALKLEY’S EMBARASSMENT OF RICHES
AVOIDING THE CUP FINAL
May 2024. Sheffield. Where are we now ? May 27th. Only five more posts and I’m up-to-date and we’ll get back to “Half a dozen pubs in every GBG county” and I know you can’t to see my Argyll picks. I know I should really be ploughing round the country like BRAPA, ticking the 300-odd… Continue reading AVOIDING THE CUP FINAL
ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – THE PICCADILLY TAP
May 2024. Manchester. “Doing the Manchester Beer Book” lacks the jeopardy of doing the GBG; it’s a static book, not one where you get 400 new entries each year. I reckon the Wickingman Bass list might be a harder ask. But there’s a joy about being forced to re-visit and re-evaluate the Eternal City, and… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – THE PICCADILLY TAP
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