WOULD YOU ADAM AND EVE IT ?

April 2026. Wragby. Lincolnshire.

Your actual new Wragby Beer Guide pub isn’t a classic, but then the Lincolnshire Wolds aren’t renowned for classics. Prove me wrong.

But you do get this extraordinary piece of art in the garden of the Adam & Eve,

which bears a striking resemblance to Ali & Nino in Mrs RM’s new Georgia post.

Sadly I can’t confirm a link between the Garden of Eden and Wragby, but I’m fairly sure that Timothy Taylor Landlord wasn’t there at the start of mankind, though it sometimes feels like it.

Live music next weekend from Bang Tidy, who I read have been honing their set to include classics from Kangaroo Air Force Ventilator and Hozier.

But at a quarter to twelve the substantial trade is mostly lattes. It’s a smart (immaculate loos) and friendly village all-rounder with seating that will please everyone except the Pub Man.

The sort of look that Robinson’s pubs in posh Cheshire perfected to annoy Old Mudgie.

So I left the high seats for the sun, joining the Madri drinkers (it’s still quite trendy in Lincoln), and scraping my chair over the paving slabs to the annoyance of a smoking* granny on the phone to her children.

Four handpumps had seemed four three too many; who actually says “So glad you’ve got Beartown, I’d never have ordered the Ossett”. The Tim Taylor looks good, but is a little over foamed and indistinct.

I score it 2.5, which makes perfect sense. Goodness knows how I shall cope when CAMRA outlaw the half points.

*Not literally on fire

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6 thoughts on “WOULD YOU ADAM AND EVE IT ?”

  1. Over-foamed, and not as tasty as it could be, is “Acceptable”, which is equivalent to your 2.5. No?

    I know it’s only Lincolnshire and not London, but my policy of not drinking Landlord outside Yorkshire is paying off.

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    1. That’s a fair policy, though the Southworth twins may remember good Landlord in Bewdley, for one.

      I can’t believe there’s any brand loyalty for Pheasantry and Beartown in Lincs, so the Landlord may be the safe bet there.

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    2. “Over foamed” reminds me that the Boot in St Albans uses a sparkler for the Timothy Taylors but NOT for other beers which I’m sure is a sensible policy.

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  3. “The sort of look that Robinson’s pubs in posh Cheshire perfected to annoy Old Mudgie” and probably all Mudgies.
    Sofas or high seats isn’t any use for those of us who want to use pubs without having to deliberate about where to sit, and especially as the beer choice in some pubs is already too much of a challenge.
    In St Albans’s Peahen last weekend the only sensible seating was at tables that had a “Reserved” sign.
    I didn’t mind reserving tables for my wedding reception in a Hansons pub but I don’t expect to have to do so with just going out for a pint or two.

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