So is there nothing you won’t write about, retiredmartin ? Oh no, I know you all want to read about the beer selection at my latest funeral (I never get invited to weddings, oddly). All roads have led to Peterborough this year; this one led to the Crematorium, for the second time in 3 years.… Continue reading AVOIDING THE DOOM BAR AT THE WAKE
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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.
NO BOYCOTT FOR THE CLIFFORD CHAMPION BEER FESTIVAL
As I patiently explained in my last post, my June review was the best of my June posts. I’ll be blogging about June itself until September at this rate. But it seems only right to give early credit to the organisers of my favourite Beer Festival at Clifford, home to decent upstanding citizens and Richard… Continue reading NO BOYCOTT FOR THE CLIFFORD CHAMPION BEER FESTIVAL
A WALK TO THE FIVE MILES FROM ANYWHERE
A local pub ! Yes, occasionally I’m confined to the village by the evil lovely Mrs RM and asked to do basic household chores that are beyond my ability. When I’ve finished changing a lightbulb I get to go out. Actually this is just a spoiler as Simon is about to post on the Five… Continue reading A WALK TO THE FIVE MILES FROM ANYWHERE
JUNE ’18 STOCKTAKE + JULY PREVIEW
It’s coming home, lads and lasses. This time, we’ll get it right etc etc. That pint of Bo66y not only kickstarted World Cup fever, it also showed how the quality of the same beer can vary dramatically between pubs. Dull and tired in Bishop Auckland, it was one of the pints of the month in… Continue reading JUNE ’18 STOCKTAKE + JULY PREVIEW
HOT DOG, JUMPING FROG, HORSHAM SUBURBS
(I’m only doing these ’80s UK pop references for Mark, y’know). I left the ’80s behind in 1990). At last, the end is near. And what better way to finish Sussex than at a Proper Pub with a traditional name,,,, Fear not, the Frog & Nightgown is a classic of its kind. Only a shame… Continue reading HOT DOG, JUMPING FROG, HORSHAM SUBURBS
WET WET WORTHING
If you’re getting bored of Sussex, spare a thought for me; I’ve spent 27% of my life in B&Bs there this year, which sounds like a BRAPA stat. Nearly done, and Worthing never disappoints. One way or the other. More great street art for you near the station, anyway. Unless you’re a member of the… Continue reading WET WET WORTHING
ESTATE PUBS IN BOGNOR REGIS
Getting towards the end of the Sussex chapters in the Guide now, and a long-awaited return to lovely Bognor Regis, which shows you King George V and I weren’t separated at birth. Geographical purists (which I sense is all you) will no doubt this is Middleton-on-Sea not Bognor. Judge for yourself. It’s a 40 minute… Continue reading ESTATE PUBS IN BOGNOR REGIS
A RAINBOW IN CHICHESTER
Lots of symbolism today; I know you like symbolism. After the downpour of grim beer on the A272, back to pubby sunshine in “Curious Chichester“. Decent beer and an array of multi-coloured Taytos at the Rainbow, a backstreet boozer which What Pub tells us was previously called “Happy Medium” and (mysteriously) “Rainbow“. Ponder that. This… Continue reading A RAINBOW IN CHICHESTER
IT GETS WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER
I feel a bit sad writing this in Cawood, near York, after three tremendous pints. And a (SPOILER) rather emotional last episode of the Bridge. But I have to tell the truth. I’ve had some woeful cask in June, nearly all in the South (below Stoke-on-Trent). The next two are in the sort of quintessential… Continue reading IT GETS WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER
TWENTY-THREE SHILLINGS WASTED IN BILLINGSHURST
When I first started writing this blog someone wrote a comment along the lines of “If you dislike pubs so much why don’t you sit at home and watch Bargain Hunt you old codger”. If they’re still reading this blog,.. (no, of course she’s not still reading it). Anyway, the point I made then is… Continue reading TWENTY-THREE SHILLINGS WASTED IN BILLINGSHURST
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