A reminder of our itinerary for conquering the historic pubs of central Manchester. There’d already been a swap between the LT and the H&H. Somehow, Joan, Dave, Luke and I never made it to the Lower Turk for the trad bitters. Instead, we made a slight detour so Dave could see the joys of… Continue reading JOAN & DAVE’S MANC CRAFT DISTRACTION
Tag: Beer and Pubs Forum
TOP 100 PUBS – THE MARBLE ARCH, MANCHESTER
Five points for identifying what’s odd about the photo above. The Official US/UK New Year Pub Crawl of Manchester contained some expected names (but oddly not the Lost Dene). Our motley crew met up at the Lower Turks Head, but I ducked out in favour of another scolding coffee at Home Sweet Home and a… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE MARBLE ARCH, MANCHESTER
THE WORCESTER TRAD/CRAFT FRACTURE
Part 3 of our Worcester wobble sees the first dissent in the Pubs & Beer Forum ranks since someone stole Mudgie’s bombay mix in Leicester. Strictly Pub No.6 (I’d missed 3, remember) was the Cardinal’s Hat, the oldest pub in town. Strictly Pub No.6 (I’d missed 3, remember) was the Cardinal’s Hat, the… Continue reading THE WORCESTER TRAD/CRAFT FRACTURE
ON THE WORCESTER SAUCE – VOL I
Three trips from the dying days of September to write up, starting with Worcester last Friday. This one may take ages, or not. It’s an official Beer & Pubs Forum Proper Pubs Day Out, so strict rules apply. Waistcoats made out of bar towels, pints in straight glasses, no bar snacks turned down, the B&PF… Continue reading ON THE WORCESTER SAUCE – VOL I
DIGBETH ’18 – IT BEGINS
Three days off pruning hedges and feeding teenagers, then off to Brum on World Cup Semi-Final Day. I won’t tell you how many England won by, just in case you still haven’t watched it on I-Player. The journey took 2 hrs 20, compared to the 90 minute stroll to St Andrews before the A14 improvements… Continue reading DIGBETH ’18 – IT BEGINS
“THE DOOG”, THE DOOLEYS AND DRAUGHT MILD
For five points, name the player on the floor (above) being skimmed by Derek Dougan, hero of our next Wolves pub. Pub Curmudgeon knows a thing or two about Heritage pubs, and after the Banks’s tour we headed for one, across what can charitably be called “Salt of the earth Wolverhampton”. Actually, it passes the… Continue reading “THE DOOG”, THE DOOLEYS AND DRAUGHT MILD
PULLING UP TREES IN WOLVES
With apologies to Eyemouth, Buntingford, Rye and Tonbridge (ah, Tonbridge), you’ll have to wait for your day in the retiredmartin sun. I can’t find your photos on OneDrive. The one from Tonbridge with Mrs RM and Paul Bailey doing karaoke in the Man of Kent is in there, somewhere. But the evidence from Wolverhampton last… Continue reading PULLING UP TREES IN WOLVES
OXFORD ’18 – CURLING
You’ll be delighted to hear the blog is up-to-date, bar yesterday’s crawl round Oxford. Eight pubs and eighty photos in Oxford, so no doubt that’ll be eight short posts to dribble out over the next 3 days. No new GBG ticks, which will horrify the Pubmeister, but sometimes you have to visit pubs for pleasure… Continue reading OXFORD ’18 – CURLING
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