One night on Man, 5 ticks = 1 chapter of the Guide completed, 6 revisits to old Manx favourites, and 2 pre-emptives. A good 38 hours work. 38,000 steps, too, including a walk back from the Tram Terminus, whose eponymous pub found favour with Baa Baa and a few tourists eschewing the Okells for the… Continue reading THE PREEMPTIVE MAN
Tag: John Smiths Bitter
JOHN SMITHS IN PETERBOROUGH ESTATE PUBS
Regular contributor Malcolm recently requested I do a penance (for questionable apostrophe usage) of three pints of John Smiths before 10am. I’m sure Malcolm meant JS Smooth, as I’d be quite happy to accept that challenge if the cask was available in any Spoons. Johns cask is still a pint I’d go for given the choice. Unlike Bass,… Continue reading JOHN SMITHS IN PETERBOROUGH ESTATE PUBS
A PINT OF JOHNS*
Just looking at the Good Beer Guide updates on the CAMRA website now (It’s wet outside) I was saddened to read of the closure of the Prince of Wales in Greasbrough near Rotherham, due to an accident to the licensee. This is the pub where I began a long appreciation of John Smiths, before the… Continue reading A PINT OF JOHNS*
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