THE JENNY LIND SAYS “DO ONE, DRYANUARY”

I’m very pleased with that pic above, touch of Dylan album cover I reckon. If Bob had recorded his sophomore album in Hastings 60 years later.

January 2025. Hastings.

Jenny Lind is the red “P” right of Croft Rd in middle

The three pubs on gorgeous All Saints Street in the bag (though not in the GBG),

we reached the eponymous church,

and the actual hotel that regular commenter (or is it commentator ?) Lana once stayed at.

I can tell you for sure that the Hastings allure dips a bit further up the A259, but round about here it looks wonderful.

As does the High Street, which starts across the road with a raised pavement that gives you the best views of the Old Town pubs.

One of which I failed to walk past.

A decade since my last visit to the Jenny Lind, it’s quite odd to pop in on a non-music day,

but it seems to be bucking the trend of empty pubs on the first Saturday of January, anyway.

Plenty of choice, for folk who like that sort of nonsense, even a beer for folk who like a beer they’ve heard of (Abbot, not Bongo Bells).

Quite a lot of folk raising glasses of orange cider to celebrate Dryanuary. It was so busy I had five minutes at the bar to change my mind five times,

before decisively choosing the most expensive one (obvs).

I hate to make our American readers jealous, and they probably don’t like Millionaire Shortbread pastry stouts, anyway, but this New Bristol/Thornbridge collab (ugh !) was yet another NBSS 4.5.

“Wow” I wrote, in my infallible notes.

But, again, the pub’s the star, a mix of Professioinal Drinkers, tourists, families with babies and Swedish crackers, and metalheadz.

As I say, “Wow”.

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Retired NHS, doing long walks around UK and the world to record the great bits. Focused on Good Beer Guide pubs and live music.

18 thoughts on “THE JENNY LIND SAYS “DO ONE, DRYANUARY””

      2. Look Martin, before asking that question publicly you might have asked yourself the following question: “Does gin contain alcohol?” and saved yourself any further effort.

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  2. Personally – and oh, maybe my vestigial faith in human nature has lately waned for some reason – but my instincts tell me to avoid beers brewed by people daft enough to give them the names that they so often carry these days.

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      1. I always think that “best” when applied to beer should be interpreted in the same way as “always does his best” is on school reports – if such things exist today – or as carrying an implied “under the circumstances”.

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  3. The Jenny was put on the market last year, but it is very busy most days of the week, so hopefully it’ll find a new owner who can carry on with the great work of Linda and Kieran after her. Great choice of ales, and who can resist a back room with a coal-fueled fireplace in these temperatures? The clientele is a bit different in, say, the Cinque, but it is worth popping by from time to time to sample any new ales.

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  6. Seriously I had a great night at a Motorhead tribute night at the Carlisle.
    It was such a good night I can’t remember the name of the band.

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      1. They were not female although there there is a very good all female Deep Purple tribute called Diva Purple based in Chelmsford I believe.

        There is of course The Ramonas and Lez Zeppelin and Zeparella

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