There is never a last word on Spoons, it seems. At the end of the month they will open the biggest pub in the country in Ramsgate, to the delight of the town (except for those who sell warm beer at £4 a pint). I’ll be down there on opening day to take photos of… Continue reading BEWILDERING CHOICE IN PORTISHEAD SPOONS
STOKES CROFT – PROPER RUMPY
I love Bristol. And, like Manchester, it gets better each year. More layers of street art, more new bars and cheap eats, more previously undiscovered little gems. A joy for Corbynistas and unbelievers (says Mrs RM) alike. Not quite great enough to live there (rubbish football), but good enough to cough up for a… Continue reading STOKES CROFT – PROPER RUMPY
CAMBRIDGE GETS A BIERGARTEN
And another post from home, I must have done something wrong. One of the most impressive aspects of WhatPub is that it often includes the odd innovative venture like Thirsty’s Biergarten (here), open Thursday to Sunday at the moment. Thirsty, you’ll remember, is the newish crafty offie that sold me an exploding growler of Hardknott Azimuth last year. … Continue reading CAMBRIDGE GETS A BIERGARTEN
AN EPIC JOURNEY TO THE NEW WATERMAN
I’ve no idea what forced us to stay in Cambridge last Thursday, perhaps the dustbins, but Mrs RM was only too keen to make a detour from the Grand Arcade to Mitcham’s Corner to help me review Cambridge’s newest “revived” pub, just off the Cam walkway. As Pint & Pubs explains better than I can,… Continue reading AN EPIC JOURNEY TO THE NEW WATERMAN
NO DAWDLING IN THE DALES
With “ambitious” accommodation costs and “challenging” bus timetables, the Yorkshire Dales contribute to making North Yorkshire one of the toughest chapters to complete in the whole GBG. Even if you live there, like our hero Si. You need to see my trusty Philip Navigator to appreciate the emptiness of Nidderdale, with GBG enclaves at top (Aysgarth) and… Continue reading NO DAWDLING IN THE DALES
A WINNING WELCOME AT THE GEORGE & DRAGON, HUDSWELL
The Southworth family from the States seem to be having a great time touring the south coast. I asked them whether they were doing any beer festivals. “After 8 nights here we saw a great beer fest everyday! And we got to enjoy Deal and Hastings. That is what i call a beer fest😀” Yes,… Continue reading A WINNING WELCOME AT THE GEORGE & DRAGON, HUDSWELL
BEER FROM THE JUG IN THE DOVE
Full disclosure : I reckon Bury St Edmund’s Dove is one of the world’s top 3 pubs. I’ve written about the Dove before, and no doubt will again. Andrew from West Suffolk CAMRA reckoned Sunday afternoon would be a good day to sample the atmosphere and ale, as the Dove received its Pub of the… Continue reading BEER FROM THE JUG IN THE DOVE
HUNTING LUDLOW GOLD
No philosophising, just pub porn today. As we approach the middle of August, GBG ticker’s thoughts turn to the imminent publication of a new Beer Guide, and the nagging thought that half the pubs we’ve visited in 2017 will be quietly slipping out of the 2018 edition, in favour of bottle shop-cum-brewtaps and Marston 2-for-1s.… Continue reading HUNTING LUDLOW GOLD
LLANGUNLLO JOINS THE CamROT ELITE
I see CAMRA have organised another event in a giant hangar to show how many billion beers there are potentially available in the UK now. So many that they haven’t got space for Dobber IPA among all that home brew. If anyone has tasted all 900 this week, I’d love to read about it. The… Continue reading LLANGUNLLO JOINS THE CamROT ELITE
RADNOR : A HARP, A WATERFALL, A DOOM BAR
Asked where my favourite part of the world was, I once replied “Powys“. Clearly misheard as the French capital, much embarrassment ensued. Over time I’ve discovered the competing delights of Franconia, Ghent, Cleethorpes and Havana, but the area resignedly called “Mid-Wales” in the Beer Guide is still a Top 10 destination. Right on Offa’s Dyke, I walked… Continue reading RADNOR : A HARP, A WATERFALL, A DOOM BAR
