Have you noticed how I’m only seen as a shadow approaching my prey in these photos. Oooh, spooky. Onward to Northampton, where Mrs RM is doing a fine job of funding my beer trips, and without the extravagance young Simon is displaying. Slumming it in a Doubletree indeed ! The exciting walk from (A) to… Continue reading THESE SHOES WERE MADE FOR VISITING WORKING MENS CLUBS
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EMBER INNS IN MILTON KEYNES. NOT AS BAD AS YOU’D HOPED.
As mentioned already, GBG2019 sees Milton Keynes emerge as an unexpected winner. As many re-entries as total newbies, all making Si wish he was doing Bucks all over again. Mind, FOUR of those symbols are microbreweries, not pubs. If only MK CAMRA had given me a sneak preview of the GBG19 entries I’d have visited… Continue reading EMBER INNS IN MILTON KEYNES. NOT AS BAD AS YOU’D HOPED.
WYCOMBE – DISRAELI GEARS, CRAFT BEERS
My headline writer is on holiday this week so I’ve had to create one by picking random ’60s LPs with a vague Wycombe connection and adding the words “Craft Beers” for outrage factor. The last time I mentioned Wycombe on this blog I triggered a resident, so I’m going to be a bit careful with… Continue reading WYCOMBE – DISRAELI GEARS, CRAFT BEERS
A RADNAGE RIOT
If I’ve learned one thing about blogging, it’s that folk prefer misery to happiness. No-one wants to read about a nice pint in Pontypool; they want woe in Watford and micro madness in Margate. So here’s rage from Radnage. Or woe in Wycombe if you like to dump places in their nearest big town… Continue reading A RADNAGE RIOT
NEVER MIND THE KEG !
I’m sorry to do this to you, but I have no say what goes in the Beer Guide. So here’s the KEG Craft Beer Tasting Bar, putting Bourne End on the map for the first time since 1951, when Stanley Spencer painted the beer festival at the Bounty from across the Thames. In fact… Continue reading NEVER MIND THE KEG !
UP THE (WATFORD) JUNCTION
A few trips to the edges of Metro-land now, to see if there’s anything nice I can say about it for a change. Starting with Watford. I’ve nothing against the town, but Beer Guide new entries round here have been, er, challenging. 2016 produced pint return trauma, 2017 was just firkin’ hideous. Both those newbies… Continue reading UP THE (WATFORD) JUNCTION
MORE BAR FLIES NEAR THE RUNWAY
What enters your head when you enter a pub and see the scene above ? Get out the ******* way What’s wrong with sitting at tables anyway ? Ooh, is that “Side Pocket For A Toad” ? All 3 from me as I finish the Luton Airport mini-crawl in the Fox at Darley Hall. … Continue reading MORE BAR FLIES NEAR THE RUNWAY
HIGH TABLES IN LOUCHE LUTON
I only gave you that Dover post as Matthew wanted to see my gig photos, and even he’s complaining about my lack of chronology. So back to last Sunday, and a swift return to the Luton suburbs. If I’d received my Privilege copy of the Guide in Privilege time I could have knocked these off… Continue reading HIGH TABLES IN LOUCHE LUTON
NO CASK AT DOVER PORT
The internet is rubbish down in Dover, so here’s a short post courtesy of Spoons WiFi. My mushroom benedict in the Eight Bells is the blue dot below. We’re in Dover for our One Day Only heatwave, and a night of what the kids call “metal core” in a new venue converted from the old… Continue reading NO CASK AT DOVER PORT
SAMOSAS UNDER THE WHITE ROSE
The last post from “New Bradford”, and the sort of pub that makes you want to book an Ibis Budget room for an immediate return trip. A short hop uphill (by Cambridge standards) to the Peacock Bar, with stops to search through McDonalds dustbins reflect on the majesty of Bradford architecture. The Peacock looks a… Continue reading SAMOSAS UNDER THE WHITE ROSE
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