November 2024. Eastbourne. From the Lamb to Ninkaci, the Mesopotamian goddess of beer named after CAMRA’s deeply misguided attempt to appeal to women before it was discovered that What Women Want is the right to be served a pint without being asked “Are you sure love ?“. What were they thinking ? And what is… Continue reading ANOTHER ONE FOR THE DUBIOUS GBG ENTRY PANEL
Month: November 2024
A PINT OF HARVEY’S OLD IN THE LAMB
November 2024. Eastbourne. Eastbourne is a surprisingly large seaside town (pop. 101,000), as you’ll notice from the train and a walk through the dreadful shopping street to the sea. It can seem a bit under-pubbed for those 101,000 souls, and hadn’t troubled the Beer Guide till this years two beer shop newbies (be patient, be… Continue reading A PINT OF HARVEY’S OLD IN THE LAMB
HALLELUJAH ! SPOONS KEEP CASK ALIVE IN EASTBOURNE
November 2024. Eastbourne. A few days down in Rye with Mrs RM to give us both respite from child/parent duties, and allow me to get a couple of bits of pink marker in a GBG that’s feeling unloved. Just under the hour to Eastbourne with a couple of new (and, Spoiler : controversial) entries, but… Continue reading HALLELUJAH ! SPOONS KEEP CASK ALIVE IN EASTBOURNE
STICK SEASON IN ROLVENDEN LAYNE
November 2024. Rolvenden Layne. Deep in the heart of Kent’s High Weald lies GBG newbie the Ewe and Lamb, a couple of miles from Tenterden‘s collection of bridal shops, heritage railways, and horseback riding services. Apart from that church we just saw, Rolvenden has a picture postcard collection of white boarded cottages, a couple of… Continue reading STICK SEASON IN ROLVENDEN LAYNE
St. Mary the Virgin, Rolvenden. NCSS 3
November 2024. Rolvenden. Kent. I snatched three nights down at our caravan in Rye with Mrs RM, who’s attending to her own parents struggles with old age nearby. Rye is a good base for ticking Kent and East Sussex, and the rural pubs give Mrs RM a chance to fluff up her Instagram accounts with… Continue reading St. Mary the Virgin, Rolvenden. NCSS 3
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY No. 70 – TAYSIDE
OK, we’ve reached the end of the Scottish GBG chapters, and I have to say I’m a bit disappointed that more Perthshire pubs didn’t make a case for inclusion in that lovely chunk between the the central belt and Aberdeen which serves as your gateway to the Cairngorms and the lochs (I got that off… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY No. 70 – TAYSIDE
“Oh, go on then”
November 2024. Rye. Mrs RM met me at Rye Station on the Sunday night, which was nice of her, though it sadly meant that a) Mrs RM couldn’t have a beer and b) I felt almost obliged to, even though I’d had more than enough. At 5pm on Sunday Rye has emptied of French language… Continue reading “Oh, go on then”
LOW KEY BUT LUSH. ASHFORD’S CRAFT BAR
November 2024. Ashford. Two (2) successive posts about Kent’s most beleaguered town (blimey, even Rainham is better these days), can Paul Bailey and I make Ashford the new beer destination ? Well, no, obviously not, but the Spoons is half decent, the flashy Curious Brewery by the station is plain curious, and that GBG sports… Continue reading LOW KEY BUT LUSH. ASHFORD’S CRAFT BAR
ASHFORD’S SURPRISING NEW BEER GUIDE ENTRY
November 2024. Ashford. Kent. Just back from Rye today; left at 9:48 and arrived in Waterbeach at 12:12, which seems rather quick, though I did deny myself a few pints at the CAMRA Smithfield crawl. That trip involved a bus, two changes of train, a short delay and a 12 minute walk, the sort of… Continue reading ASHFORD’S SURPRISING NEW BEER GUIDE ENTRY
Your OTHER pint option at King’s Cross St. Pancras.
November 2024. St Pancras. London. 3 London ticks on Sunday lunchtime, but I supposed I’d better head down to Rye to see my wife for the first time in a week. One thing that always strikes me is how much ground those tube trains cover in minutes, so it was just my luck that a… Continue reading Your OTHER pint option at King’s Cross St. Pancras.
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