June 2024. Grenoside. In 1998 I stopped at the Cow & Calf on the way to see Cambridge United nick a famous 1-0 win at Hillsborough, and introduced old schoolmate Sean to the joys of Sam Smiths. (Pure Lager, but never mind). 20 odd years later, the Cow & Calf failed to supply Sir Humphrey’s… Continue reading THE COW AND CALF LIVES !
JUNE ’24 STOCKTAKE AND JULY PREVIEW
Better late than never, your contractually required highlights package for the coldest June in living memory. Another month spent dashing between Manchester, Sheffield and Waterbeach, with a bit of South Coast at the start and some continental action in the middle. Only (only ?) 54 different pubs visited, and of those only 8 were new… Continue reading JUNE ’24 STOCKTAKE AND JULY PREVIEW
PREMATURELY CHECKING IN BEERS ON UNTAPPD AT THE MAGNET
June 2024. Stockport. Or is it Heaton Norris ? Where were we ? Oh yes. Curry and Greater Manchester beer night with Blackpool Jane, after a Bailey’s chaser. Now, here’s why Jane is so great. That’s the prescribed walking route from the Crown to the Magnet, but it’s SO dull. Why not walk under the… Continue reading PREMATURELY CHECKING IN BEERS ON UNTAPPD AT THE MAGNET
UNDER THE ARCHES
June 2024. Stockport. “A gallon of Unicorn, and a greasy lamb dhansak, a night out in Stockport… “ Actually, that would have given John Denver a bigger hit than his paean to Sheffield nightlife. But I couldn’t recommend an Indian restaurant in Cheshire’s finest pub town, and neither could Curry-Heute, who’d seemingly never been to… Continue reading UNDER THE ARCHES
UNDERBANKS
June 2024. Stockport. Back to tourist pics, mainly because I didn’t take any notes, as we meet up for our regular “Manchester Beer Book tick and a curry” with Blackpool Jane. “Why not Stockport ?” asks Jane. Well, why not; some dodgy characters, to be sure, but also some great pubs, and I hadn’t been… Continue reading UNDERBANKS
HUDDOPOLY STOP No. 3 – THE COUNTY BEERHOUSE
June 2024. Huddersfield. Half an hour ’till the train back to Sheffield, and a paltry two station stops on the Huddopoly board. Still, all the excuse I’ll need for a return visit. Anywhere that labels itself “magnificent” deserves your time. The keg Albert apparently has a magnificent interior, but it was the County that provided… Continue reading HUDDOPOLY STOP No. 3 – THE COUNTY BEERHOUSE
IS IT POSSIBLE TO WALK PAST AN UNVISITED SPOONS ?
June 2024. Huddersfield. My three hours in Hudders (as no-one except BRAPA calls it) was fair whizzing along, and I suddenly realised a 3rd pint without food was a very bad idea, and while I knew the estimable Grove had a good snack menu, Biltong and Pipers wasn’t as sensible as a proper meal in… Continue reading IS IT POSSIBLE TO WALK PAST AN UNVISITED SPOONS ?
CULTURAL HUDDERSFIELD
June 2024. Huddersfield. A short break from pubs as I check out the tourist attractions in (possibly) our premier textile town. Sadly, they’re not marked on the Huddopoly flyer, so I have to follow my nose from St George’s Square, skipping the Vulcan (top) and its fake Bass sign, to a low-key market place, and… Continue reading CULTURAL HUDDERSFIELD
HUDDOPOLY STOP No.2 – THE KING’S HEAD
June 2024. Huddersfield. Arriving at Huddersfield station with no fixed plan is a bad idea, right ? But at least with £11 advance rail tickets limiting me to 3 hours, and a requirement for some “culture” it couldn’t get too messy, surely ? Stood in St George’s Square I stared at the statue of Harold,… Continue reading HUDDOPOLY STOP No.2 – THE KING’S HEAD
HUDDOPOLY STOP No. 1 – THE HEAD OF STEAM
June 2024. Huddersfield. Between those weekends in Waterbeach, midweek trips to tick the Balkans, and the odd day the cruel Mrs RM makes me stay in Sheffield on laundry/garden (ugh) duties, there’s not much time to actually do new GBG entries. Which doesn’t bother me too much, I have completed once, but I’d like to… Continue reading HUDDOPOLY STOP No. 1 – THE HEAD OF STEAM
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