A couple of days in Paris with Mrs RM, mainly so I can moan about it on my blog and upset my French reader*. The highlight is always going to be the Sunday morning pint at St Pancras, isn’t it ? I failed to squeeze in here when it opened before Christmas, but 9.45am is… Continue reading MY FIRST EVER KRONENBOURG 1664
Author: retiredmartin
Retired NHS, doing long walks around UK and the world to record the great bits. Focused on Good Beer Guide pubs and live music.
SHEFFIELD : IN THE CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND
A rare appearance by a long-forgotten Culture Club single from that summer of ’83, and a rare appearance by our two lads, pictured in a Sheffield pub on Saturday morning. This was a flying visit to check our undergrad lad was eating “properly“. He certainly demolished a Balti at 7 Spices near Shakespeare’s. You’ll… Continue reading SHEFFIELD : IN THE CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND
DOES THE POSADA KEEP THE CROWN ?
I was going to mention my visit to the Crown Posada in the Newcastle posts, but they upset your Bass Loyalist with this tweet; And let it never darken our doorway again. 😄Always got some nice micro/local brews to enjoy though. — Crown Posada (@SJFCrownPosada) January 30, 2019 But there’s no point holding grudges, and… Continue reading DOES THE POSADA KEEP THE CROWN ?
LESS THAN DRY-JANUARY ’19 STOCKTAKE
Off to Paris today, but at least I’m up to date with the blog. That won’t last. Dryanuary was a triumph; 51 new Beer Guide pubs with Kent, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and Greater Manchester all complete. Without further ado, here’s the spreadsheet; In a nutshell, 83% of the GBG ticked, but I need 366… Continue reading LESS THAN DRY-JANUARY ’19 STOCKTAKE
MICRO MURK-MAD MOUSE MAGS
I’d better get a move on or I’ll never get to my monthly stocktake, and you won’t know how many pubs I beat BRAPA by in January. My second new Newcastle micro may be my Pub of the Month. Which is good, as it’s the local Pub of the Year already. I’d assumed the Town… Continue reading MICRO MURK-MAD MOUSE MAGS
NEWCASTLE – BRIDGES, BALTIC, BOX SOCIAL
Tuesday was my fifth successive trip to Newcastle in sub-zero temperatures, which says something about the cruelty of the Premier League fixture calendar. But you can never tire of the Tyne, or this month’s exhibition by Heather Phillipson in BALTIC, but can you get bored of Tyneside micros ?, I wonder. My usual confused stroll… Continue reading NEWCASTLE – BRIDGES, BALTIC, BOX SOCIAL
STUFF CARTER – GATESHEAD GETS A’HEED
Yes, I really have done a post on Gateshead without leading with the Angel at the top. But don’t worry, she’ll be back. Oh yes. This is a prototype, modelled (possibly) on Mrs Ethel Milburn of Benton. It’s on display in Shipley Art Gallery, where I was the only visitor. You can’t give art away… Continue reading STUFF CARTER – GATESHEAD GETS A’HEED
MAGPIES IN THE MICROS
Nearly finished my January posts now; then I can do one of those big “State of the Spreadsheet” posts showing just how far behind Pubmeister I really am. Last up in Dryanuary was a Tuesday night in Newcastle to watch Citeh take their customary 3 points from St. James Park. Throughout the day the BBC… Continue reading MAGPIES IN THE MICROS
“Who’d be a referee in Radcliffe ?” . “Who’d be a pub ticker ?”
My last Nottinghamshire GBG tick for the year. Please, no applause. It was only 11 new pubs this year. Mostly micros though, must count for something. The final tick gave me some drama which I may explore in more detail on a Channel 4 Despatches programme about opening times and hobby pubs. I tipped up… Continue reading “Who’d be a referee in Radcliffe ?” . “Who’d be a pub ticker ?”
ROOTS MANOEUVRE
“Taskmaster burst the bionic zit-splitter Breakneck speed we drown ten pints of bitter We lean all day and some say that ain’t productive That depend upon the demons that you’re stuck with” Roots Manuva – Witness Clearly Rodney aka Roots has been on a pub crawl with Stafford’s Paul and knows that ten pints of… Continue reading ROOTS MANOEUVRE
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