Originally posted on Evo Boozy Scribbler:
Hello everyone. Apologies for the lack of blogs of late. Money and material were both in short supply but with February now upon us things should improve. So after work on Friday I decided to pop to Birmingham to meet an old friend and get something to write about.…
COPPULL’S WHEATSHEAF, ONE OF “THOSE PUBS THAT DON’T GET IN THE BEER GUIDE ANYMORE”
More ticking in Central Lancs, home of Ale Cry and also some of our greatest pub men. But had Matthew ever been to the Wheatsheaf in Coppull, I wonder ? No reason to, it’s an unassuming local’s pub in an unassuming village south of micro made Chorley. Coppull seems mad on takeaways. And music listings… Continue reading COPPULL’S WHEATSHEAF, ONE OF “THOSE PUBS THAT DON’T GET IN THE BEER GUIDE ANYMORE”
RALPH’S WIFE’S AND THE RIBBLE ESTUARY
With Peaky Blinders opening early and Ralph’s Wife’s opening late (well, 16:00) I had time to do the tourist trail between Southport and South Preston. Bet you didn’t know there was a tourist trail, heh ? It’s worth visiting Churchtown’s Botanic Gardens just to admire the loos (20p, bring change, don’t tailgate). In 2021 the… Continue reading RALPH’S WIFE’S AND THE RIBBLE ESTUARY
IN PRAISE OF “Jo” AT THE BOLD ARMS IN CHURCHTOWN
I’d been hoping that the Botanic Gardens in Churchtown would have a shiny bistro for lunch like the one in Blackpool the other month, but it didn’t look like it. so I visited the Greene King family diner instead. Chain pubs need our support too, you know. This was a multi-roomed Tetley Guide pub when… Continue reading IN PRAISE OF “Jo” AT THE BOLD ARMS IN CHURCHTOWN
PEAKY BLINDERS
Ooh, another trip to Southport in GBG22. Who’d have predicted that ? (A – Every pub ticker, ever). And we’d all have predicted ANOTHER Merseyside Peaky Blinders, the chain that keeps on giving. First, Lord Street, now Churchtown. Sadly, the fun train to Churchtown now resides in the Botanic Gardens, but a brisk 30 minutes… Continue reading PEAKY BLINDERS
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes – The three (3) months late Good Beer Guide highlights post
I’ve had a few draft posts in my “draft” (or is it draught ?) folder on Word Press for a while. NOW is the time to share them with you. Pubmeister beat me by a mere 3 months. And the theme for GBG 22 is; 1) Name changes Loads of pubs like to keep tickers… Continue reading Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes – The three (3) months late Good Beer Guide highlights post
A STRATEGY TO COMPLETE GBG22
Now I’m (nearly) up-to-date on the blog, I thought you’d like some spreadsheets. “About time” says Duncan. When I finally received my shiny new GBG in November I wrote that I’d need to visit 581 pubs in the next year to finish the Guide and join the immortals (well, Duncan). Actually, it was 582, after… Continue reading A STRATEGY TO COMPLETE GBG22
WONDER IN MANCHESTER, WOE AT THE WANDERERS
Blimey. A post on last night’s mini adventure. I’m not used to be up-to-date. After a trip to the dentist in Sheffield (I’d swallowed a crown, very costly) I scooted over the Snake Pass to Manchester for a hair cut. I once met a Hi Fi dealer in Wilmslow who’d driven to Birmingham just to… Continue reading WONDER IN MANCHESTER, WOE AT THE WANDERERS
BELFAST
I’ve restarted my Monday lunchtime cinema sessions at Sheffield’s lovely Light, now that masks aren’t compulsory. Given that I’ve never been to a screen with more than half a dozen other customers and they all sit a dozen rows behind me I can live with that. I went for the noon show, and fuelled up… Continue reading BELFAST
DISCIPLINE SLIPS IN CONGLETON (AGAIN)
Now, I’m not saying that I was determined to spend £26.40 on beer and food in Congleton because that’s what my rail ticket cost, but I was definitely looking for something to take home. I even picked up the local paper, before leaving it on Platform 2 in Stockport. Three more pub revisits to report… Continue reading DISCIPLINE SLIPS IN CONGLETON (AGAIN)
