February 2023. Oooh, even more dangerously close to That Corby (the Middlesbrough of the Midlands). You might think this a bit odd given how smug I am about my knowledge of the UK, but I love finding a new GBG entry in a village I’ve never heard of. Wilbarston has 767 souls, and most of… Continue reading ALL WELL IN THE WELLAND VALLEY ?
Tag: Doom Bar
A SHOCK WINNER OF THE SHEFFIELD “PINT OF THE DAY” AWARD
5th February 2023. Yes, Sunday last (or is it “Sunday before last” ?). I’d left Jim B to tick Chapeltown and was heading home after an afternoon of cask delights in southern Sheffield. The important thing at this point is NOT to get distracted by the bright lights radiating from the Globe, the cheap student… Continue reading A SHOCK WINNER OF THE SHEFFIELD “PINT OF THE DAY” AWARD
NEW LIFE IN OLD POMPEY
11th January 2023. A dreich day, as the Tand would say, turning to torrential downpour in the afternoon, Perfect for exploring three new Guide entries in Portsmouth from our Southampton base, before seeing City march into the League Cup semi-finals that evening. A long wait at Southampton Central allowed me to bring you EXCLUSIVE photos… Continue reading NEW LIFE IN OLD POMPEY
A NIGHT OF BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT IN WINCHESTER….
10th January 2023. “What will you have to write about once you catch up on the blog ?” asks Mrs RM. Well, last night I visited the pub nearest England’s newest new road (big prize for working that out) for Dizzy Blonde and pork scratchings. Don’t worry about lack of material. A week ago, we’d… Continue reading A NIGHT OF BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT IN WINCHESTER….
BEATING THE LINCOLN CHRISTMAS MARKETS RUSH TO THE NBSS 3.5 DOOM BAR
30th November 2022. The UK may not be quite back to normal post-Covid, but many of the rituals and traditions we took for granted in 2019 have returned. Some later than others, I see that Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival finally returns next month. Another tradition is moaning about our Christmas markets, which never look like… Continue reading BEATING THE LINCOLN CHRISTMAS MARKETS RUSH TO THE NBSS 3.5 DOOM BAR
THE STAR IN THE EAST (OF SUSSEX)
“What skills or lessons have you learned recently?” asks Word Press this morning, as an unwanted prompt for a blogger with writer’s block. The only lesson you need ever learn is “Don’t take the A57 in the snow“. The other lesson is, of course, NEVER believe a micropub’s opening times. The Hidden Treasure in Dymchurch… Continue reading THE STAR IN THE EAST (OF SUSSEX)
WELLINGTON (SOMERSET) GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE
20th October 2022. I’m not going to get to the end of October before December arrives, am I ? Oh well, let’s not complain. Two (2) years ago I was reaching the end of the worst month of my life (so far), darkness and pub closure during the Second Lockdown and an on/off house move… Continue reading WELLINGTON (SOMERSET) GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE
ENDING DORSET WITH A DOOM BAR BANG
I know many of you were disappointed, nay devastated that I couldn’t close the Devon chapter of the Good Beer Guide with a pint of the nation’s favourite, but I was able to make up for it the next day in Laymore’s Squirrel, at Dorset’s end. I’ve included a helpful OS extract to show you… Continue reading ENDING DORSET WITH A DOOM BAR BANG
A DOOM BAR CHECK-IN FROM INSTOW
No, NOT a check-in on Un****d ! What do you think I am, a beer blogger ? I’m not even a fan of Doom Bar, really, but it is a useful measure of beer quality between pubs. I’ve had really good DB, as well as a lot of under-conditioned sweet nothingness in Spoons. Whenever folk… Continue reading A DOOM BAR CHECK-IN FROM INSTOW
FIVE STARS IN ST. ERTH
The night before the defining moment of the Cornish Tick 2022, and I decided I’d better spend it in a hotel rather than the campervan, as I wouldn’t want my fellow travellers to the poshest place in the UK complaining about the smell. Cornwall in mid-July isn’t the best place to look for B &… Continue reading FIVE STARS IN ST. ERTH
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