A night out with Mrs RM in the Amber Valley can’t really compete with a night out in Skegness with an Internal Auditor, but I did get more GBG ticks out of it. Starting with a quick trip to Ashbourne, where I’d promised Mrs RM gin. Note below the wilderness between Derby, the A50… Continue reading ARTISANAL ASHBOURNE
BOSTON : UP THE STUMP
Another post without NBSS ratings, but this time with some pubs for you North Americans to lust over. Who knows, I may even be able to persuade Dick & Dave to visit (come on market day) and visit a real boozer. Like the Britannia, Boston‘s gem (top and below). Actually, the Batemans sign had gone… Continue reading BOSTON : UP THE STUMP
HUNTING BASS MEMORABILIA AT BATEMANS BREWERY
A few photos from the home of a real BBB stalwart. Having described their “fun” pubs as smelling of dead Aardvark, it was time to beat a quick retreat from Skegness. But there is no such thing as a quick exit out of town, as anyone who has enjoyed the A52 to Boston will… Continue reading HUNTING BASS MEMORABILIA AT BATEMANS BREWERY
THE SKEGNESS MONSTER
After the Gold Rush (well, three decent Skegness pubs), the reality. I like to think I can find the hidden jewels anywhere on this sceptered isle, but Skeggy pushed my detective skills to their limit. In the usual manner, the Pros and Cons. PROS As we’ve seen, decent beer IS available. And the pubs… Continue reading THE SKEGNESS MONSTER
TOP 100 PUBS – THE VINE, SKEGNESS
Admit it, you weren’t expecting this, were you ? No. 127 in my Top 100 comes from Skegness. Theoretically. Actually the Vine Hotel is from an alternate universe to the one inhabited by Busters Fun Pub (seven changing ales). We stuck to the back streets on the way into the fun from North Shore. … Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE VINE, SKEGNESS
SKEGNESS – LET BATTLE COMMENCE
On to Skegness, despite all the publicans we spoke to telling us we were mad. “Why not stay in Lincoln/Alford/the Batemans Brewery?” Well, we’d already paid our £33 to stay at the North Shore Golf Hotel, and the closing line from the gent at the Consortium micro clinched it; “Your chances of getting run… Continue reading SKEGNESS – LET BATTLE COMMENCE
FINDING MY FATHER’S MOUSTACHE IN LOUTH
Having ticked Louth’s new Guide entry we continued our exploration of the town. We had two criteria; Visit places with traditional sounding Lincolnshire names; and assess new hipster craft beer bar “My Fathers Moustache“. Thanks to WhatPub, I knew a little already. As recently as 2013 the local CAMRA branch had surveyed the pub and… Continue reading FINDING MY FATHER’S MOUSTACHE IN LOUTH
LOITERING IN LOUTH
The otherwise dull Lincolnshire has some towns that never disappoint, Louth being rather more reliable than Grimsby. I know very few folk who’ve been to Louth. Part of the joy of ticking pubs, rather than scooping unusual beers sitting on your sofa in your underpants*, is that you’re forced to visit places like Skegness,… Continue reading LOITERING IN LOUTH
XB ECSTACY IN THE LINCOLNSHIRE WOLDS
Another in my series “Visit the homes of Britain’s great Boring Brown Bitters and convince you they’re still great“. Part 1 of the long-awaited Skeggy Trip made a rare trip into South Holland (Fenland version), having picked up top Beer & Balti Buddy Charles from Dereham. It’s a grim trip around the Wash. Now, I’m… Continue reading XB ECSTACY IN THE LINCOLNSHIRE WOLDS
STUDLEY’S BEER GUIDE LIBRARY
Yes, I’ve been spring cleaning. And yes, this is an unreleased post from the retiredmartin vaults (quite a few drafts in there). But if Car Seat Headrest can revisit and improve stuff from 2011 then so can I. This one is from the infamous Alcester trip from last Autumn. Studley is a self-standing village on… Continue reading STUDLEY’S BEER GUIDE LIBRARY
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