November 2023. Spondon. Derby. Spondon ? Me neither, before a trip to the lovably Old Skool Malt Shovel in 2021. There’s an A52 bus, but I managed to catch a train with only slightly better hours than the one to Brigg. The sun shines on the righteous, but not today as I enjoyed a soggy… Continue reading HOPTIMISM IN SPLENDID SPONDON
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CRAFT, COWBOYS AND A DASH FOR THE PUFT
Hope you’re keeping up. It’s still 21 December, a day before my birthday (mark it in your new diaries now) and I’m taking the legendary Pubmeister round the new Beer Guide ticks on the North Wales coast. You’ll notice I’ve spared you NBSS scores so far. That’s because I was merely sniffing the beer or… Continue reading CRAFT, COWBOYS AND A DASH FOR THE PUFT