Beer Guide entries named after 20th century humans. A select club. Actually, I’ve no idea who Bob Carter is, he may have a Norwich City inside right from the 1930s, but Drayton’s tidy Sports Centre bears his name. You’ll have noticed the Norfolk DIDN’T make my Counties Top 10, despite the 31 beers in the… Continue reading BOB CARTER’S BOOTIFUL BEERS
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ENVILLE IN THE ROBIN HOOD, DRAYTON
You don’t need an OS Explorer map to work out when you’ve left Birmingham for Worcestershire; the pubs take on a different character as you drop below the A456. Redditch & Bromsgrove CAMRA have some underrated country pubs, including the Swan and a trio of decent GBG pubs I’ve visited in posh Belbroughton recently. The Guide newbie, and… Continue reading ENVILLE IN THE ROBIN HOOD, DRAYTON
DRAUGHT BASS AND SCOUSE IN THE VALE OF THE WHITE HORSE
South Oxfordshire is rarely the most rewarding part of the Beer Guide, the new entries seemingly reflecting the dining pub’s occasional flirtation with Locales. It’s not so much the food, which pretty much all pubs rely on, as the feel of the dining pubs that I don’t much enjoy. The triangle between Didcot, Thame and… Continue reading DRAUGHT BASS AND SCOUSE IN THE VALE OF THE WHITE HORSE
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