Since I’m in Kent, here’s my last Guide 17 tick for the county, and look how lovely the GBG looks now against the backdrop of my Bristol Premier Inn. Whatever chaos is going on elsewhere in the Guide’s new entries (micros, social clubs and Spoons), you can always rely on Sandwich to come up with a proper pub.… Continue reading SANDWICH, SUNSETS, GREENE KING
THE SHIP SPOILT FOR A HA’PENNY OF BEER
You’ll be pleased to know I’ve now completed my reports on Hamburg, possibly the only place I’d recommend that you stick to the Holsten Pils. There’s a few posts from the Marches and the Dales to come, but this is a report from Deal, where Mrs RM and I met the lovely and endlessly fascinating Mrs &… Continue reading THE SHIP SPOILT FOR A HA’PENNY OF BEER
HAMBURG CRAFT AFTER THE RIOTS
I can’t claim writing about Hamburg’s embryonic craft beer scene fills me with as much joy as overhearing conversations in basic pubs in Hereford. But it might (like the post on Flixton) be of interest to future travellers. And I need to sort out the photos on my OneDrive. I was grateful to a number of… Continue reading HAMBURG CRAFT AFTER THE RIOTS
GRUMPY CAT ON THE ELBE
If in doubt, stick a cat pic in your post. Even a grumpy one. Pub cats aren’t that common in Hamburg. On Day 3 of her Hamburg trip, Mrs RM stayed put to rest her foot, so I took elder son James out on the traditional 15 mile walk our youngsters so look forward to. For a change,… Continue reading GRUMPY CAT ON THE ELBE
“FOOD SERVICE STOPPED AT 2”
More mixed Moors tales, and more evidence that Cleveland CAMRA pick pubs for the Guide based on beer quality. Well done them. For a change, a really interesting Ordnance Survey extract for you too. Starting with something not encountered for a while; the unexpectedly closed pub. I joined several folk at the entrance of the Downe Arms,… Continue reading “FOOD SERVICE STOPPED AT 2”
BARELY A HEARTBEAT ON THE NORTH YORKS MOORS
One of the most admirable aspects of the BRAPA quest to complete the Beer Guide is the consistency with which young Si goes through his recent Saturday routine; Get up at 5am Walk to York station Buy a pasty Get irritated with fellow travellers on train to Kings Cross Catch a connecting train to a dull Buckinghamshire… Continue reading BARELY A HEARTBEAT ON THE NORTH YORKS MOORS
JULY ’17 STOCKTAKE & AUGUST PREVIEW
I’ve only just noticed I need to sum up July, and post my plans for August so you can avoid me. Not that that worked for Pubmeister, who I still managed to harass in Copenhagen on a memorable (and expensive night). BRAPA beat me to that post, and walloped me last month, 56 (fifty-six) pubs to my… Continue reading JULY ’17 STOCKTAKE & AUGUST PREVIEW
KARAOKE & KAMPERVANNING IN STAMFORD
Somewhere in my photo collection there’s a picture of a bloke singing “Back for Good” at karaoke in Stamford‘s Lincolnshire Poacher*; the highlight of a Sunday night spent on Adnams, Bombardier, Mansfield and Pedigree in the fun pub. But it was all fun pubs back in 1997, when Stamford had one of the widest range of beers anywhere in the… Continue reading KARAOKE & KAMPERVANNING IN STAMFORD
TALES OF THE TAYLOR OF GLOUCESTER
Hardly a year goes by without a disappointing trip to Gloucester. Why, oh why can’t it be like other modest Cathedral cities ? Never mind Salisbury, even Rochester has more GBG entries, and more to detain you. Like Peterborough, the cathedral is the star, an absolute gem, even without the Potter trappings. I tipped up… Continue reading TALES OF THE TAYLOR OF GLOUCESTER
CRANHAM – CIDER WITH YANKEES
Into Gloucestershire, and a rare chance to show you an incomplete page from the Beer Guide. I think you’ll agree it looks much more impressive in bright pink than the dull green used by one of my GBG completist enemies chums. On our family trip toward Somerset this Sunday I should be able to clear the… Continue reading CRANHAM – CIDER WITH YANKEES
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