and Maltmeister (Newmarket’s own Martin) couldn’t be more delighted. 30th December 2022. A last pub of the night (and (spoiler) the year), for Mrs RM and me anyway, as we straggled our way up to the Chesterfield Arms, via a glass of Deya or Verdant in the Crafty Dog, where our little group trebled the… Continue reading BASS IS BACK IN CHESTERFIELD
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THE BRAMPTON MILE – PUB MASCOTS COLLIDE
30th December 2022. Possibly THE iconic pub photo of 2022. Baa Baa Toure, Alfie the Alpaca and Colin the Cauliflower fighting over a pint of Abbeydale’s “Through The Hophead Galaxy” in Chesterfield’s Anchor, cheered on by Mrs RM and Eddie, who had finally removd his Hi-Vis jacket. Simon messaged us to say he’d gone straight… Continue reading THE BRAMPTON MILE – PUB MASCOTS COLLIDE
GBG TICKERS AGM – WAITING FOR BRAPA IN THE RECTORY
30th December 2022. Unfortunately, due to Mrs RM’s belated shopping spree in Chesterfield, and my determination to get a shot of “the infant BRAPA” (not a Teesside micro), I arrived at the tickers AGM in the Rectory too late to give the keynote speech, or to buy everyone a pint. Never mind. As it was… Continue reading GBG TICKERS AGM – WAITING FOR BRAPA IN THE RECTORY
THE 1st GOOD BEER GUIDE TICKERS AGM STARTS IN THE SHAMBLES AND GOES DOWNHILL
30th December 2022. If you’d prefer the official version of the GBG tickers 1st Annual Meeting in Chesterfield then go straight to Duncan’s notes on Paisley parchment here. It’s one of the most concise sets of minutes of a four (4) hour meeting I’ve ever seen, and I used to write them for a living… Continue reading THE 1st GOOD BEER GUIDE TICKERS AGM STARTS IN THE SHAMBLES AND GOES DOWNHILL
TURQUOISE TICKING IN PONTEFRACT
I was meeting Leon to tick the new GBG entry in Pontefract, the first for, ooh, ages (Ed : 2014) Is Ponte really smaller than Castleford ? Who’d have guessed ? Pontefract has rhubarb and liquorice and THREE railway stations. Leon lives relatively close nearby and also knows about trains, but not in a sinister… Continue reading TURQUOISE TICKING IN PONTEFRACT
WILMSLOW – “WE HAVE TO GO BACK”
Nice easy cultural reference for our American readers there. I got lost (see what I did there ?) after about three episodes of Series 1. I’m not a big one for “Special days and anniversaries“, as you may have gathered. But I do like to be somewhere exotic on my birthday. Ghent in 2004, Belize… Continue reading WILMSLOW – “WE HAVE TO GO BACK”
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