May 2025. Manchester. Leaving the Crown I was almost distracted by the siren call of Heaton Mersey’s Griffin, a favourite of Old Mudgie, who I was oddly reminded of by this; but I’d arranged to meet Matt in town for pre-match tea, and had to dash to the end of the Didsbury line to catch… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – THE CASTLE HOTEL
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ALL THE PUBS IN MANCHESTER’S BEER BOOK – SURESHOT, PICCADILLY
April 2024. Manchester. From Crewe via Stockport to Piccadilly for City v Villa, but first another entry in Matthew Curtis’s Guide to Manchester Beer, a recommended next book to tick once you’ve done the GBG. Finding a pub on matchday is always tricky, though City fans on Blue Moon seem oddly drawn to places called… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN MANCHESTER’S BEER BOOK – SURESHOT, PICCADILLY
ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – FIERCE BAR
March 2024. Manchester. Despite a disastrous season which has seen City 3 points from the top of the League, in the FA Cup semi-final and Champions League Quarter-Final and winning the World Cup and Super Cup, all while selling Asahi below £5 a pint at the Etihad, I renewed my season ticket for 2024-25. Price… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – FIERCE BAR
ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK No. 7 – NORTH WESTWARD HO
March 2024. Manchester. I’ve just started marking the pubs I’ve done in the marvellous Matthew Curtis book. Just the ones visited since the book came out, I’m not claiming a tick for a Didsbury boozer (does it have any boozers ?) I popped in 25 years ago. Should I colour them with a pink marker… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK No. 7 – NORTH WESTWARD HO
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