James is safely settled into his new digs for Year 2 at Sheffield Uni, his toaster checked by his Mum and found to be fully functional. Microwaves can wait till Year 3. I think you’re supposed to leave your children to their own devices when they’re at Uni. But, hey, this is Sheffield, where… Continue reading SHEFFIELD – A PEEP INTO NEEPSEND
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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.
IT PAINS ME TO SAY THIS, BUT…
About time to bring the Worcester Wobble to an end, or it’ll take longer than the radio serialisation of “Tale of Two Cities” on LBC. We’d missed the “official” pint in the Paul Pry, but despite the call of the curry I felt we should visit Worcester’s most famous open/shut pub. I’ve had the picture… Continue reading IT PAINS ME TO SAY THIS, BUT…
OUR WORCESTER WARRIORS APPROACH THE WINNING POST
Note: My Worcester notes are making progressively less sense, and the photos don’t help much. Hopefully Pub Curmudgeon will fill in the gaps. Whatever happened to Periscope ? That would have helped. Before Pub No.8 it was it was time for the traditional Pubs & Beer Forum Group Photo (above). The fresh-faced folk are the… Continue reading OUR WORCESTER WARRIORS APPROACH THE WINNING POST
THE WORCESTER TRAD/CRAFT FRACTURE
Part 3 of our Worcester wobble sees the first dissent in the Pubs & Beer Forum ranks since someone stole Mudgie’s bombay mix in Leicester. Strictly Pub No.6 (I’d missed 3, remember) was the Cardinal’s Hat, the oldest pub in town. Strictly Pub No.6 (I’d missed 3, remember) was the Cardinal’s Hat, the… Continue reading THE WORCESTER TRAD/CRAFT FRACTURE
WORCESTER – FROM BAPS TO BANKS
I knew that using “baps” rather than “cobs“ in that last post would cause wailing and gnashing of teeth in West Bromwich. Actually, it was a baguette, a massive one. So massive that while I joined the B&PF throng on their fifth pint in the Eagle Vaults to cries of “Ah, HERE he is” and… Continue reading WORCESTER – FROM BAPS TO BANKS
ON THE WORCESTER SAUCE – VOL I
Three trips from the dying days of September to write up, starting with Worcester last Friday. This one may take ages, or not. It’s an official Beer & Pubs Forum Proper Pubs Day Out, so strict rules apply. Waistcoats made out of bar towels, pints in straight glasses, no bar snacks turned down, the B&PF… Continue reading ON THE WORCESTER SAUCE – VOL I
SEPTEMBER ’18 STOCKTAKE & OCTOBER PREVIEW
Once again BRAPA has been stealing a march on me, getting some gig leading the Yorkshire Bank expansion (“Project Invade The Capital“), just so he can visit all the London pubs before Duncan and myself. And then knocking out a September summary before the month’s out. Si still has several September posts to dazzle us… Continue reading SEPTEMBER ’18 STOCKTAKE & OCTOBER PREVIEW
WARE NOT KEEN-WA TO SERVE ME PEDI
Moaning done, it’s back to the new Beer Guide, and a bit of a curate’s egg* in Ware. You know Ware, one of east Hertfordshire’s gems. Like Baldock, Ware has been bypassed into a quiet life providing sustenance for retired gentlefolk visiting garden centres and parents who want their children to speak Latin. Great parish… Continue reading WARE NOT KEEN-WA TO SERVE ME PEDI
OPENING HOURS NONSENSE
I was trying to come up with a witty title but gave up and called this what it was. It’s time to reveal the most bizarre Opening Times in the new Beer Guide. To be clear, there’s two very different issues here; 1.PUBS THAT DON’T STICK TO THEIR PUBLISHED HOURS Pubs that say they’ll… Continue reading OPENING HOURS NONSENSE
CONFESSIONS OF A MIDDLE-AGED DOOM BAR NBSS 4.5 SCORER
The quality of cask beer is under the spotlight again, with Martyn Cornell and Pub Curmudgeon both hitting the nail on the head in recent posts. Beer served too early, kept on the bar for too long, with too many lines to guarantee fresh beer. Particularly this summer. Martyn finishes his article by reminding us… Continue reading CONFESSIONS OF A MIDDLE-AGED DOOM BAR NBSS 4.5 SCORER
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