We’re staying wild in Conwy tonight in our campervan. The Americans we met tonight call it “Boondogging“, which sounds like a cross between something unmentionable and a Marston’s beer. What a gorgeous place this is, particularly when you’re not paying £80 a night to stay here. Down by the quayside, one pub was taking most… Continue reading CONWY COINS IT
Tag: Draught Bass
SCRATCHING A BASS ITCH IN CRICH
This post title only works if the locals really do pronounce it CRY-ch, of course. Crich is the first place out of Derby or Nottingham where you’re really aware of the Peak. Their transport Museum makes a useful place to entertain toddlers who are young enough to be fobbed off with brightly coloured trams,… Continue reading SCRATCHING A BASS ITCH IN CRICH
STAFFORDSHIRE DOES BASS BEST
I don’t care what anyone says, nothing is better looking* than a pint of Draught Bass. Mind you, the views from outside the Mitre Hotel in central Manchester aren’t far behind. Sadly the WiFi in the Mitre is, to say the least, disappointing. The Red Lion in Newborough is a short hop from the Real,… Continue reading STAFFORDSHIRE DOES BASS BEST
“BLESSINGS ON YOUR TAP, YOU SERVE GOOD BASS”
Coming almost up to date with this weekend’s (26-27/1/18) trip to Stockport, surely the Vegas of Cheshire. No football, but Manchester Beer Fest, a crawl round Levenshulme and a Bass challenge on the “To Do” list. Trivelles Mayfair is the unlikely name of my regular hotel for trips into Manchester*, ideally placed for trains… Continue reading “BLESSINGS ON YOUR TAP, YOU SERVE GOOD BASS”
MORE STOKE LEGENDS
Say what you like about Stoke; they know how to get a basic Bass pub in the Guide. But the Olde Bull & Bush is a new one on me, though the Chinese takeaway looks vaguely familiar. Reassuringly, someone else has a pint of Bass in front of them, so mine won’t be the first… Continue reading MORE STOKE LEGENDS
VEXED BY A BASS VOID IN VERULAMIUM
I’ve been stuck in Huddersfield with duff WiFi; rather hoarse after shouting obscenities* at a Southampton team; rarely have I enjoyed a victory so much. As I can’t upload photos of Hudders and (excitingly) Urmston, here’s a bit of St Albans from last week, uploaded in the Wetherspoons in Chapeltown. I had the company of… Continue reading VEXED BY A BASS VOID IN VERULAMIUM
THE WILLIAM BASS TRAIL
You may be surprised to hear this, but I didn’t know William Bass came from Hinckley. I’d always assumed he was born in Milton Keynes General. So the local CAMRA branch had already increased my vital beer knowledge from a quick read of Half Pint in the Elbow Room. There seemed to be 15 pubs… Continue reading THE WILLIAM BASS TRAIL
RED TRIANGLE, RED MUSHROOMS
A bit of a stunner to come tomorrow, but I drop my chronology to bring you today’s Draught Bass Report from Etwall. The villages between Derby and Burton off the A38 are a treasure chest for disciples of Pedi and Bass, as readers of BritishBeerMat’s blog will know by now. Disciples of Buddha from… Continue reading RED TRIANGLE, RED MUSHROOMS
BASS HAVENS IN SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Some of you may have noticed my predilection for Draught Bass, but it’s a complex relationship. If honest, I’d prefer it if only a landlord who cared about Bass served it, like the Black Lion in Leighton Buzzard so clearly does. Top beers like Youngs, Adnams and Landlord saw their reputation decline as their beers went into… Continue reading BASS HAVENS IN SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
BASS & BAD PLANNING IN BLACKFORDBY
While Burton is unquestionably the place to spend a drunken evening (Bass or Joules carry-out into Balti Towers), the old mining villages of the National Forest have some of my favourite unpretentious pubs. I’ve written about Swadlincote and Ashby recently, and I ought to revisit the Three Horseshoes in Whitwick before it becomes an Ember Inn… Continue reading BASS & BAD PLANNING IN BLACKFORDBY
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