February 2024. Manchester. Tickers gotta tick, tick, tick, tick etc. And what better to tick after the whole GBG than the rather wonderful Guide to Manchester Beer (Matthew Curtis/CAMRA). Loads of great pubs to revisit, lots of southern Manc bars I’ve never been to, and the best thing of all is there won’t be a… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK No.1 – THE MILLSTONE
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OFF TO STAFFORD TO MEET THE MUDG(I)ES
One more post, possibly a couple, before the Awards issue; you’ll need to be sitting down with your cocoa to find out which was my favourite pint of Doom Bar in 2022. 7th December 2022. A highlight of the year, as I make an overdue trip to meet up with Stafford’s Paul Mudge and Pub… Continue reading OFF TO STAFFORD TO MEET THE MUDG(I)ES
THE LOCAL’S CHOICE IN ST. ASAPH
The North Wales holiday coast isn’t typically top of a ticker’s bucket list, but in recent years I’ve made the case (and lost it) for Rhyl and Prestatyn better that the Flintshire Tourist Office. Can I do the same for St Asaph, coincidentally bearing the same name as the stately cathedral that dominates the town… Continue reading THE LOCAL’S CHOICE IN ST. ASAPH
UNWOKE AT THE WAKE IN ROWEN
Those end-of-year highlights posts really interfere with my chronology, don’t they. Back to the Big Northern Pre-Christmas Tick, as I leave Stockport to meet the Pubmeister in North Wales. A quick half in Rowen in the Conwy Valley, a pleasant stroll from Bodnant Garden where you can safely leave your OAP for a couple of… Continue reading UNWOKE AT THE WAKE IN ROWEN
3 NIGHTS IN CREWE
I should be in Liverpool today, visiting weird new craft bars with names like the White Star, Globe and Crown. But unfortunately I’ve rather overdone it this week at Stafford, Crewe and IndyMan, which makes a good trio. Crewe’s Travelodge has been my new home since Tuesday. Though in truth I seem to have spent… Continue reading 3 NIGHTS IN CREWE
BACK TO FAILSWORTH FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE AGUERO
Not a vast number of new Guide pubs in Greater Manchester for me this year, particularly in the city centre. But trips to Burnage, Prestwich, Westhoughton and Failsworth are enough to keep me happy. What art ! What history ! What incomprehensible dialect ! Ah ! Failsworth, the glamorous bit of Oldham (or is that… Continue reading BACK TO FAILSWORTH FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE AGUERO
ENTERING THE RHUBARB TRIANGLE
Good news for those of you bored of street art, cheap hotels and mushroom benedict, as the next few posts stick to pubs. Into Outwood, a mysterious land west of Wakefield. Note the village named after Mark E Smith‘s band, and some places you’ve passed a thousand times just off the M1 but never noticed.… Continue reading ENTERING THE RHUBARB TRIANGLE
ST. ANNES – THE USUAL SUSPECTS
There are two certainties in life. Rooney will score at the Etihad, to the sporting acclaim of City fans Lancashire will produce a new Cricket Club and micro for the Beer Guide. There’ll be an error in this blog post. Actually, the micro pub was too new for GBG17, so I’d started with the traditional walk along the… Continue reading ST. ANNES – THE USUAL SUSPECTS
JOHN MURRY, GULLIVERS & THE £16 PINT
A few short posts while I try to sort out internet. Mrs RM has been “upgrading” our internet at home. My eldest son can’t play Oculus Rift or whatever he does, which is apparently a disaster. On Friday night, ahead of City’s “match” against Bournemouth, I saw John Murry (no “a”) at Gullivers. Manchester is… Continue reading JOHN MURRY, GULLIVERS & THE £16 PINT
MIDDLETON’S FINEST ON ANGLESEY
I’m no fan of the grip glasses, but Lees is an underrated beer when served in decent nick. In a prime location next to the Menai Bridge, the Anglesey Arms is a classy place in a great little town for views and pubs, unspoilt by sticky menus. The MPA was the beer of the month… Continue reading MIDDLETON’S FINEST ON ANGLESEY
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