April 2024. Derby. I left the Dead Poets after an hour of Bass and The Boss in a happy mood, suddenly aware I had no idea how to get back to Derby for the train home. I have no idea how Simon finds his way home after six seven pints. I decided to walk, 2.3… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE ALEXANDRA, DERBY
NOTHING MUCH BEATS A PINT OF BASS BESIDE THE FIRE IN THE DEAD POETS
April 2024. Holbrook. Belper. I had to run through Belper‘s high street to catch the bus, scolded gently by a lovely driver. “Why’d ya run ?, I saw ya“. The journey to Holbrook takes 10 minutes, passing perhaps a half dozen worthwhile pubs on the way, including the White Hart. But today, at least, I… Continue reading NOTHING MUCH BEATS A PINT OF BASS BESIDE THE FIRE IN THE DEAD POETS
A BELPER BASS BUS BURST
April 2024. Belper. A free afternoon in Sheffield. Zero chance of a new GBG tick; let’s have some nostalgia. I’ve been promising you I’d revisit the Dead Poets since I started this blog, and a hop and a skip via Derby and it’s 13:45 and I’m about to “alight” (weird word, alight) at Belper Station… Continue reading A BELPER BASS BUS BURST
A MILESTONE ON THE A1
April 2024. Cromwell. Newark. I don’t mind the weekly drives from Sheffield to Waterbeach and back, but it is a dull drive, and that’s despite Roger Protz’s excellent guide to the Great North Road. So great joy this week as, thanks to Maltmeister’s tip, I discovered the Milestone Brewery tap at Cromwell. Even more excitingly,… Continue reading A MILESTONE ON THE A1
ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – FOX AND PINE, OLDHAM
April 2024. Oldham. A flying to visit to Oldham to tick two of the entries in Matt Curtis’s epic Greater Manchester guide reached a critical point after the Ashton. The Eternal (post- Louise Redknap) question; Pub or curry first ? I should have said “curry, then beer“, but the Fox & Pine was literally round… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – FOX AND PINE, OLDHAM
ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – ASHTON ARMS, OLDHAM
April 2024. Oldham. Snooker finished just after 1pm due to a tense and tight final frame of the session, and Mrs RM just finished her own work in time to join me for Blackpool Jane’s latest exploration of the Manchester Beer Book. Oldham has become the centre of the Greater Manchester beer world of late,… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – ASHTON ARMS, OLDHAM
THE CO-OP v THE CRUCIBLE
April 2024. Sheffield. I guess Sheffield is known internationally for four (4) things; Despite attempts to move the Championships to another hotbed of the sport like China or Saudi because (checks notes) “it smells”, the players seems to love Sheffield. £500k for the winner must help. As in 2022, I’d booked a ticket for an… Continue reading THE CO-OP v THE CRUCIBLE
TAKING A PERCH
April 2024. Sheffield. From the Globe I headed determinedly home for, no doubt, an exceptional lunch expertly cooked by Mrs RM, except I knew there was no food in the house. Again. So, pizza in Perch it was. Tucked away in the steep back streets from the Cathedral down to Kelham, Perch has seemed a… Continue reading TAKING A PERCH
THERE IS POWER IN A CRAFT UNION. BUT NO REAL ALE (OR CIDER)
April 2024. Sheffield. After a week away from cask and a morning among the bluebells I was keen to enjoy some lovely “fresh ale” again, and left Mrs RM to her abstinence while I headed towards the station. Looks a bit of a mess, doesn’t it ? But there’s load going on there, and the… Continue reading THERE IS POWER IN A CRAFT UNION. BUT NO REAL ALE (OR CIDER)
BLUEBELLS LIVE, PUBS DEAD IN EAST SHEFFIELD
April 2024. Wincobank. Sheffield. Back in Sheffield, a Sunday without plans. Blimey. The Tribune, an on-line subscription newspaper, told us to go to see the bluebells in Woolley Wood. So we did. Tram from the bottom of our hill to the end of the line at Meadowhall Interchange, 20 minutes walk past Wincobank’s closed pubs… Continue reading BLUEBELLS LIVE, PUBS DEAD IN EAST SHEFFIELD
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