There’s a lot of nonsense written about choice. In the good old days you could exercise choice by walking between pubs selling Bass or Robinson’s or Holts or Hydes, rather than expecting the pub to spread it’s custom between 6 pumps and do the work for you. I choose pubs on the quality of their… Continue reading DERBY PROVIDES A REAL CHOICE
BRIGHOUSE EMBRACES CHANGE
I was delighted to get back on my UK travels on Friday night with an overdue return to a town that ought to be twinned with Florence at the very least. Stunning as the Grand Canyon is, it’s no match to the view of Calderdale to your right as escape Leeds on the M62 to… Continue reading BRIGHOUSE EMBRACES CHANGE
STALYVEGAS OR LAS VEGAS ?
Five points for the musical reference. I used the same one on the Stalybridge post; that’s how predictable I am. It’s not Elvis, but this is; The best way to tidy up my holiday snaps is to do a post about a place, so here’s all you need to know about a small city… Continue reading STALYVEGAS OR LAS VEGAS ?
LA LA LAND – A SWOT ANALYSIS
As threatened, a fuller report from Los Angeles. Fear not, posts to come from Brighouse, Halifax, Bramhall, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Blythe Bridge and East Leake. Dont’t get too excited; they’re all micropubs. At least there are no micro pubs in America. Everything is bigly. I spared you a cultural review of 2017, but La La Land… Continue reading LA LA LAND – A SWOT ANALYSIS
6X IN A BINFIELD CLUB
Not much for the non-pub tourists in these Berkshire pub posts, but plenty for the traditionalist to enjoy. My last Berkshire tick, so a chance for you to admire my neat pink highlighting. I hope you noted how BRAPA forgot to thank his specialist green marker manufacturer yesterday. Binfield is worryingly close to Maidenhead,… Continue reading 6X IN A BINFIELD CLUB
WINNING BANTER IN WINKFIELD
Coming towards the end of Berkshire now, always a cheery county, with the one obvious exception you’ll know by now. Off to Winkfield’s Squirrels, which looks awfully like Cranbourne to me on the map. Situated between Windsor and Ascot and open all day, I was expecting something a bit twee and gastro. Far from… Continue reading WINNING BANTER IN WINKFIELD
TAKING THE CROWN IN WINDSOR
There are certain towns you can rely on to give you ONE new tick in the Guide every year; take Skipton, Newark or Windsor/Eton (which is a bit like Newcastle/Gateshead except Eton isn’t as smart as Gateshead). I turned up the week before the date and venue of that wedding was announced; otherwise our American… Continue reading TAKING THE CROWN IN WINDSOR
MILKING MUSWELL HILL FOR GBG TICKS
Only 3 things in life are certain; Mrs RM will drink those bottles of Brew Dog I hid from her. Russ will find a typo in my post. There will be a new Spoons in the North London sections of the Beer Guide. And so it was that I emerged from Ally Pally* station singing… Continue reading MILKING MUSWELL HILL FOR GBG TICKS
WOMBLES & FORK HANDLES
Nearly caught up now, just a few more London reports to encourage you to book your cheap trains to Kingston to enjoy slow pedestrians and tired beer. Starting with the pub that believes “Fork handles for hand pumps” are a good idea. I guess you can’t expect much from a town that gives you… Continue reading WOMBLES & FORK HANDLES
PUB ROYALTY IN KINGSTON-ON-THAMES
I don’t much enjoy pubbing in West London, but there’s no choice. I needed to be able to do this; Yes, London was complete after a couple of exhausting trips with the Travelcard before Christmas, when you might expect to see beer at its best, albeit pubs at their worst. On the other hand,… Continue reading PUB ROYALTY IN KINGSTON-ON-THAMES
