Yes, looks a corker today, doesn’t it. I see you heading to Page 357 of your GBG right now, looking for a place that sells those BBB favourites. It won’t help. Never been in the Guide in my ticking lifetime. A trip to the lounge dispels any hopes you’re in a basic boozer. In fact,… Continue reading GUESS THE PUB GOES TO SALOP
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PLOTTING A RETURN
The snow has cleared, the temperatures in Sheffield will soon exceed those in Seville, and Covid hospitalisation rates have turned a corner. Let’s beer positive, as someone said, and plan a return to pubs. Remember pubs ? Mrs RM just said “You need to think about a Proper Plan for when we can travel again“.… Continue reading PLOTTING A RETURN
FORGED IN STEEL
Dave will be bleating if I don’t get a new post out today (the Stocksbridge one “dropped” (ugh) at about 7 minutes to midnight last night); so what better for Valentines Day than the giant Sheffield Forgemasters building that dominates the approach to IKEA on the majestic A6178. Yes, another trip to the edge of… Continue reading FORGED IN STEEL
STOICAL IN STOCKSBRIDGE
A bit more exploration of northern Sheffield, as we head to Surprising Stocksbridge. Yes, a bit further than I expected; I thought it was just north of Hillsborough beyond the picturesque villages of Oughtibridge and Grenoside, but as the A61 became a bit, empty, I wondered if I was pushing my luck. Luckily, I was… Continue reading STOICAL IN STOCKSBRIDGE
The Official RetiredMartin guide to your 2021 “Staycation”
“What you giggling at ?” asked Mrs RM, inbetween giggling at something on Facefriend. She knows full well what I’m giggling at. It’s either Russ’s comments on my blog, a tweet about a kitten, or a mum on Mumsnet planning a holiday; It’s easy to forget that many Londoners (and it’s always Londoners) have never… Continue reading The Official RetiredMartin guide to your 2021 “Staycation”
ART FOR ART’S SAKE
It’s turned bitterly cold here in t’north, so my daily walks need some fortifying Breakfast Stout before I set out. Whatever happened to the plain old un-twisted award-winning Breakfast Stout we know and love ? Why is there an obsession with changing things that work ? I blame CAMRA. Just a short walk round the… Continue reading ART FOR ART’S SAKE
GUESS THE PUB GOES TO LINCS
Due to overwhelming public demand, another Guess the Pub to brighten your weekend, as I head to the ugly duckling of the Beer Guide. Lincolnshire wouldn’t quite have finished bottom of my Counties League Table last year; I like a couple of the coastal resorts and the county town is a gem. Even our mystery… Continue reading GUESS THE PUB GOES TO LINCS
GHOST SIGNS, REAL BEER
Apart from walking hills with your whippet, the top semi-legal activity in Sheffield is visiting ghost signs. This one in Kelham seems to be for Lilliput Wives, which were only outlawed in 1973. No relation to Lilliput Wives at all, Mrs RM despatched me to Homebase just south of the city to collect something called… Continue reading GHOST SIGNS, REAL BEER
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, I DON’T UNDERSTAND
Enough speculation about the GBG; let’s move on to Barbara Dickson in a woolly jumper. By 1980 I’d got over early fixation with Donny Osmond and was firmly into Scottish punk. The Skids, BA Robertson and Ms Dickson, whose Mike Batt written “Caravan Song” sat snuggly alongside “Nuclear Device” in my Woolworths singles box. But… Continue reading JANUARY, FEBRUARY, I DON’T UNDERSTAND
GBG 22 – IT’S HAPPENING !
Yes, there’s going to be a slimline Good Beer Guide 2022. We’ll (we are all CAMRA) use “best endeavours” to identify 3,600 pubs that are actually open and serving cask, and use a late October launch to promote pubs and real ale, and bring a bit of cash into CAMRA coffers. It’s all kicking off… Continue reading GBG 22 – IT’S HAPPENING !
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