“Never look back” is my motto, which means never going back to a pub, unless it was so bad it was funny, or so good it’s in my Top 100. Or its the Dancing Man Tap, for inexplicable reasons. I really needed Mrs RM’s guiding influence on Friday, but of course she was packing light… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – PLATFORM TAVERN, SOUTHAMPTON
SAINTS, PYRAMIDS & THE DANCING MAN
If I seem to be getting a lot of posts out of my Hampshire weekender, stick with it. The next post is largely about a failed trip to the loo. Bet you can’t wait for that one, Dave. At the risk of a starting an intra-Hampshire war, I’d say Southampton has trailed behind Portsmouth (and specifically… Continue reading SAINTS, PYRAMIDS & THE DANCING MAN
APRIL ’17 STOCKTAKE
A quick review of a busy April and a look ahead. Fifty-eight (58) new GBG pubs spread over twelve counties, finishing off the GBG counties of West Midlands (not a county), Norfolk, Surrey and Nottinghamshire. Alan Winfield may well notice I haven’t yet brought you reports from Notts. That’s not because the pubs are dreadful,… Continue reading APRIL ’17 STOCKTAKE
FUDDLED IN FREEMANTLE
My first use of “fuddled” in a post, and therefore my last. I’m looking forward to reading the BRAPA account of Southampton; I’ll be in awe of Simon if his critical faculties held up till his own trip to Freemantle after his session in the Butcher’s Hook. My own faculties held up just long enough… Continue reading FUDDLED IN FREEMANTLE
DRAUGHT BASS IN TOTTON, BUT NOT IN MANCHESTER
Nathaniel brings some promising news from Norfolk; @NHS_Martin @RogerProtzBeer Draught Bass is currently being served on gravity at the fat cat in Norwich and is tasting good — Nathaniel Southwood (@NateDawg27) May 1, 2017 As you’ll gather from previous posts, the beer range is well down the list of reasons I visit pubs, and I have reservations about… Continue reading DRAUGHT BASS IN TOTTON, BUT NOT IN MANCHESTER
LACONS PASS THEIR AUDIT
I do hope Simon wasn’t too upset by my Tom obsession in the last post, which stopped me saying what a great pleasure it was to chat pubs with Si and his Dad. Now I’ve found my notes I can also reveal the conversation included the classic lines, “It’s the French in them” and “Colchester… Continue reading LACONS PASS THEIR AUDIT
LEGENDS IN SOUTHAMPTON
Mrs RM is off for her 3 days drinking walking trip to Kerry today; I’ll be disappointed if she doesn’t come back with enough material for a guest blog about Irish craft keg breaking into Killarney. I snuck in a couple of days in Hampshire before she went. Finding new GBG pubs to tick does… Continue reading LEGENDS IN SOUTHAMPTON
ELY INVADED BY TONBRIDGE
This post is a bit pointless, as Paul Bailey has already extensively chronicled our Friday night in Ely, but I enjoy pointless stuff. Paul’s blog is rich in the personal detail that gives a “sense of place” to his reports on pubs and beer, so I’ll have to add a few things that Paul couldn’t.… Continue reading ELY INVADED BY TONBRIDGE
THE ESSENTIAL EPSOM
Apart from winding up Mrs RM, one of the ambitions of this blog is to find something positive to say about the lesser lights of our great land. Epsom shouldn’t need much help, with regular visits by Her Majesty to the Downs, but I don’t think she’s ever done an overnighter in the shiny new… Continue reading THE ESSENTIAL EPSOM
PANTILES PERFECTION
A nice short post to help me clear some more backlog and my conscience. The good folk in the Sussex Arms, Tunbridge Wells, are probably wondering where their write-up is, given they’ve been following my Tweets since a visit that seems like decades ago. Rubbish blog management is the answer. In fact, it was only… Continue reading PANTILES PERFECTION
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