Ah ! Ain’t he lovely ? Don’t answer that. A great week ended with a chance meeting with the legend that is Si of BRAPA fame in the Newmarket hinterlands*. Some people idolise cans of Cloudwater. Fair play @cloudwaterbrew. You've won me back with this. It's absolutely exceptional. pic.twitter.com/DkHKSykxQi — Mark (@millionbevs) April 11, 2018… Continue reading LEADING BRAPA ASTRAY
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CHASING BRAPA INTO DENGIE
It was in the Mighty Oak Tap that I checked my Twitter and saw that Team BRAPA was in the area, a mere 12 miles and several centuries away in Southminster. “We should go and say hello” said Mrs RM, who’s always wanted to meet Tom. I tried to explain that Simon would be annoyed… Continue reading CHASING BRAPA INTO DENGIE
THE VALLEY (OF BEER) RUNS DEEP
A short post on the rest of Tuesday’s return to the Valley of Beer, which proved a few points; You can get high quality beer in pubs on a Tuesday afternoon CAMRA get 92.7% of their Beer Guide selections right Sheffield is a wise choice for your University That orange scarf suits Simon The… Continue reading THE VALLEY (OF BEER) RUNS DEEP
TOP 100 PUBS – RUTLAND ARMS, SHEFFIELD
I take a short break from “Midsomer Murders* land” to give you an instant review of the last pub I went in. Possibly the last pub I’ll ever go to if I have the Little Earth Project 10.5% Stock Ale again. This was the Rutland Arms, the last pub of an afternoon with the legends… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – RUTLAND ARMS, SHEFFIELD
SHUFFLING LEEDS BLOGGERS
Part 2 (of 3) our pub bloggers conference in Yorkshire’s second city* or “Traincatching” as it came to be known. With Wapentake whacked, a fierce debate ensued about the next stop. It really should have been the Duck & Drake, but we’d all been there. While in Wapentake I’d taken a look in the… Continue reading SHUFFLING LEEDS BLOGGERS
LIVE IN LEEDS ! – WAPENTAKE
I am catching up with this stuff. Honest. But the fact this report on Leeds arrives nearly a fortnight after Richard’s report tells you how far behind I am. Legal proceedings against Mr Coldwell for unflattering photography continue. Just to illustrate the impact of this intrusion, I was approached last night in the Waterman by… Continue reading LIVE IN LEEDS ! – WAPENTAKE
