29th December 2022. Nearly finished the 2022 posts, then I’ll do a December Stocktake, and I’ll be up-to-date on the blog by next week. “What will you do then ?” asks Mrs RM, a worrying question. Two (2) Charnwood pubs on the River Soar for you tonight, two pubs largely inseparable in style, ambition and… Continue reading A CHARNWOOD BASS HUNT
Tag: Bass
HAPPY CHRISTMAS !!!
Happy Christmas ? Retired Martin been visited by the three (3) ghosts of Christmas overnight ? No, but it’s in my contract that unless I comply with social convention at least three times a year my blog gets blacklisted. Expect a post celebrating BRAPA’s birthday, whenever that is. We have our boys over on Christmas… Continue reading HAPPY CHRISTMAS !!!
LOOK WHAT I’VE FOUND IN CULLOMPTON !
22nd October 2022. I stopped for the night in Cullompton (pop. 7,439). Someone has to. They don’t exactly illuminate the GBG, but the market towns off the M5 between Bristol and Exeter have some real pub gems, and more importantly cheap B&Bs and places you can leave your campervan overnight and wake up to it… Continue reading LOOK WHAT I’VE FOUND IN CULLOMPTON !
STATION TO STATION (INN). A DERBY TREASURE RETURNS
I left the Old Boys in the Smithfield to their talk of “interesting” beers and Francis Lee’s gold Mercedes and crowds of 7,000 at Stamford Bridge, and wobbled back towards the station. Blimey, those cobbles look big. The Alex and the Brunswick lie over those cobbles, but I was headed for a re-opened classic with… Continue reading STATION TO STATION (INN). A DERBY TREASURE RETURNS
THE KEVIN HECTOR FAN CLUB AT THE SMITHFIELD
You left me in the Woodlark, where the landlady had just put Simply Red’s “A New Flame” on the jukebox to bring a Neil Sedaka streak to a sad end, and Mick Hucknall starts on a run. “Money’s too tight to mention….come on !” sings the Old Boy, emphasising the “Come on !”. “Cheers Ducky”… Continue reading THE KEVIN HECTOR FAN CLUB AT THE SMITHFIELD
BANTER, BASS AND BAPS; DERBY’S WOODLARK IS PERFECT
OK, cobs not baps. On with the Derby Bass hunt. As many will tell you, much that is good about the British pub lies outside the Good Beer Guide. I headed towards the Five Lamps, but then remembered this little gem. I’m not sure the Woodlark has been in the GBG, a bloke in a… Continue reading BANTER, BASS AND BAPS; DERBY’S WOODLARK IS PERFECT
WE’RE GOING ON A (DERBY) BASS HUNT
10th October 2022. I’m still not sure whether I’ll be able to make that attempt on GBG23, but I’m certainly going to make a start on completing the Wickingman’s list of all the known Bass outlets , an equally worthy endeavour. Where better to start than Derby ? I want pics of pints of Bass… Continue reading WE’RE GOING ON A (DERBY) BASS HUNT
(STILL) A TOP 100 PUB – THE PILOT IN MUMBLES NAILS IT
Well, you can’t walk six (6) miles to the Mumbles and NOT have a Bass at the Pilot, can you ? The Pilot is closer in feel to the tightly knit streets rising to the hills than the smart new bistros lining the sea, and looked absolutely gorgeous as the sun set over Swansea Bay.… Continue reading (STILL) A TOP 100 PUB – THE PILOT IN MUMBLES NAILS IT
SUSPECT DEVIZES, CONFIRMED BASS SIGHTING
NB : If you’re looking for a joke about how “Beer Line Cleaning In Progress” ain’t the beer it was, you’ve come to the wrong blog. This IS the blog for a third naff Devizes title in 3 years, alternating Stiff Little Fingers and Pet Shop Boys references with the ease of a master. Our… Continue reading SUSPECT DEVIZES, CONFIRMED BASS SIGHTING
AT LEAST THE SPANISH APPRECIATE OUR DRAUGHT BASS HERITAGE
I returned to the UK to read confirmation from The Wickingman that all Bass production would move to Samlesbury and switch to keg. This is news long expected, following continued supply problems and the lack of support for the brand from CAMRAs looking to exclude Bass venues from the GBG on the grounds it’s not… Continue reading AT LEAST THE SPANISH APPRECIATE OUR DRAUGHT BASS HERITAGE
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