December 2023. Colsterworth. Although not celebrated as widely and elaborately as Retired Martin Day (22 December, but you knew that), Mrs RM’s birthday two days earlier is also a day that needs to be commemorated with a blogpost. I’m not at liberty to tell you her age, but the day is sponsored in Heinz. And… Continue reading AN OLD AND PECULIER BIRTHDAY FOR MRS RM
Tag: Lincolnshire
CAPTAIN FLINDERS COME HOME
December 2023. Donington. Lincolnshire. Jules alerts us to the welcome opening of a new Euston Spoons. Hoorah ! Someone has to keep the price of a London pint below a fiver. It won’t replace the Bree Louise of course, nothing could (though the beer might be more reliable),but it’s good to have the name of… Continue reading CAPTAIN FLINDERS COME HOME
HAPPY HOLIDAYS IN HOLBEACH
December 2023. Holbeach. Oh bless you, GBG24, engineering a long awaited return to Holbeach, the unknown quantity of the Fens. Just look at those famous faces associated with the town. Yes Geoff Capes of the Police fame. A town full of history. I spent my 33rd birthday at a fancy dining pub just up the… Continue reading HAPPY HOLIDAYS IN HOLBEACH
MORE GREATER GRANTHAM GASTROPUBS
October 2023. Greater Grantham (or is it Super Sleaford ?). Lincolnshire. Some blokes like to admire other bloke’s Panini sticker albums from the 1986 World Cup, some compare rare Radiohead vinyl, but pub tickers love, LOVE, looking at each others Beer Guides and going “Oooh, you’ve got all four new Grantham ticks to do”. Yes,… Continue reading MORE GREATER GRANTHAM GASTROPUBS
THE (PARLIAMENTARY) TRAIN BEER
September 2023. Brigg. 150 minutes in Brigg. Six (6) pubs. No food. Eight post. £1 return fare. Not sure I’ll be heading back there annually, unless Will insists, and I don’t think I missed a lot, apart from the chippy, and a few keg pubs. Talking of which, the Woolpack, and the Dying Gladiator both… Continue reading THE (PARLIAMENTARY) TRAIN BEER
IN THE DOGHOUSE, UNEXPECTEDLY
September 2023. Brigg. What Pub told us there were four cask pubs in Brigg. We found those, and an unmarked craft bar, AND a genuine real ale bar. The Doghouse, at the Exchange, seemingly Brigg’s premier coaching house, had also escaped the attention of What Pub. Till now. It’s a smart old place, with big… Continue reading IN THE DOGHOUSE, UNEXPECTEDLY
BUT IS IT CRAFT ?
September 2023. Brigg. Homeward bound, like Simon & Garfunkel in Widnes. 12:30pm. Our Gang of Four Parliamentary trainsfolk had done the four cask entries on What Pub for Brigg, but regular reader Axholme Rob had alerted us to a genuine, recently opened craft bar, and given CAMRA’s new love for keg this had to be… Continue reading BUT IS IT CRAFT ?
FRUIT FLIES
September 2023. Brigg. 12.10 pm and our fourth pub of the day. Alan Winfield would be proud. Mrs RM had been in the Yarborough Hunt at noon, reserving us the best seat in the house, and clearly being tolerated long enough to be allowed a pint. The Yarbs, as absolutely no-one calls it, impressed me… Continue reading FRUIT FLIES
REUNITED IN THE LORD NELSON
September 2023. Brigg. Our Gang of Four had arrived in Brigg at 11.07 and within 50 minutes had a third pub under our belts, with the only return journey to Sheffield only an hour and a half away. Mrs RM charged off over the river to the “smart pub”, I joined Will and “Jeff” for… Continue reading REUNITED IN THE LORD NELSON
ONE BEER IS PLENTY…
September 2023. Brigg. This mini-post brought to you via “tethered wifi” (idk) on the bumpy bus from Belgrade to Tuzla. Pub 2 of our 50p each way rail trip to bucolic Brigg, a second of three (3) pubs before noon. As Duncan noted, Brigg (pop. 5,000 odd) is quite a large town to be deprived… Continue reading ONE BEER IS PLENTY…
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