Well I would have told you about the second new Denton GBG entry this morning, but I had to take Mrs RM to the dentist as her filling fell out. I blame the craft keg, it rots your teeth. The Carter’s Arms opened at 4, as is the new noon as far as town… Continue reading MORE DENTON – THE CARTER’S ARMS STICKS TO THE KNITTING
DENTON – IT’S NOT TAME
Take your time with that one. So onto Denton, a place it’s been almost entirely possible for me to ignore over the decades as we whizz round the M60 or the M67, on the way to the car park that is the A57 at Mottram. No sign on the motorways saying “Denton – rest ye awhile… Continue reading DENTON – IT’S NOT TAME
ROTHERHAM – FROM TINY ACORNS…
Rotherham is to Sheffield, as Gateshead is to Newcastle, or Salford to Manchester, or Maidenhead to Reading; the grubby bit with cheaper beer. Rotherham gets a bad press, with child abuse, industrial decay and the impact of Meadowhall on its town centre the main things people know it for, if it all. No-one in… Continue reading ROTHERHAM – FROM TINY ACORNS…
DODGING DOOM BAR IN DODWORTH
Another overnighter in the Kingdom of Barnsley, this time in Dodworth, about which I can tell you nothing. Except that it has two chain hotels (bargain Ibis), a business park, a health spa, two curry houses and six pubs. Take away the health spa and you’ve got an attractive town there. The Ibis is next to… Continue reading DODGING DOOM BAR IN DODWORTH
STALYHEAVEN (NOT LAS VEGAS)
WARNING : CONTAINS PUB WINDOW PORN Five points for the obscure ’90s album reference. Back to Brum shortly (yesterday’s photos still uploading), but first here’s more Northern Sky for you. Sunset in Stalybridge is a wonderful thing. The annual trip to Staly for a new Beer Guide pub is a GBG highlight. Decaying nightclubs and… Continue reading STALYHEAVEN (NOT LAS VEGAS)
IT’S STARTED AGAIN
A quick post from the train speeding away from Grand Central/New Street, following an excellent day in Brum organised by Pub Curmudgeon. A report on some astonishing pubs, and some average beer to follow. But it had to happen, didn’t it ? Six weeks in, my first “Pub closed when it should have been open”… Continue reading IT’S STARTED AGAIN
AN EMBER CHRISTMAS IN AUDENSHAW
There’s only 3 types of pub, really. The traditional boozer (see: The Egerton), the bar with craft beer and food (see: Terrace), and the “Family Diner” (see: everywhere). Today the family diner comes from Droylsden, or Audenshaw if you’re picky. This is the bit of east Manchester that City fans park at to catch the tram… Continue reading AN EMBER CHRISTMAS IN AUDENSHAW
A HOLT’S ACROSS THE IRWELL
If Manchester has a seemingly endless supply of potential GBG entries, the neighbouring city of Salford seems to have slipped a bit of late. Though it was never over-endowed with real ale pubs, as the WhatPub extract shows. In recent times we’ve lost the famed Crescent and Racecourse, and seen the Black Lion, Star, Salford Arms and… Continue reading A HOLT’S ACROSS THE IRWELL
MORE MANCHESTER GBG MAGIC
This years GBG is a curate’s egg. Some places. including perhaps our greatest beer town, see a revolution as longstanding trad pubs get replaced by micros and brewery taps open barely a year into their life. Other parts of the country, including much of central and North West London, see almost no change year on year. I’m not… Continue reading MORE MANCHESTER GBG MAGIC
FROLICS IN FEN DITTON
Mrs RM is coping quite well with the departure of our eldest son, but occasionally will shout “Need a drink” just when I’m finishing a blog post. A month into the new GBG year, and our nearest new Guide pub is already an hour away (in Milton Keynes). So here’s a trip close to home,… Continue reading FROLICS IN FEN DITTON
