More tenuous titles for you as I finish Merseyside GBG for the year, AND break my Meghan Trainor duck. You don’t get nonsense like this with Pubmeister, you know… Oh, perhaps you do. As I’ve said before, only slavishly following the Beer Guide path takes you to the world’s most unexpected places. Like Rainhill, in… Continue reading THE RAINHILL (MEGHAN) TRAIN(OR) TRIALS
Tag: Merseyside
A QUICK DASH TO KNOTTY ASH
If it’s any consolation, I’m finding these posts as exhausting as you are. But I’m almost at last week’s Isle of Man trip (aka HenGate), which you can read about on Pubmeister’s blog if you’re desperate for Manx mutterings. First up though, Merseyside Complete. With every new entry in Merseyside CAMRA being either a micro… Continue reading A QUICK DASH TO KNOTTY ASH
WATERLOO, COULDN’T FINISH MY HALF IF I WANTED TO
Jumping on the bandwagons of Eurovision and warm beer in the same post, I’m off to the sand dune capital of the UK. I’d hoped the micro pub at Waterloo would be my last tick on Merseyside, but minor issues such as not actually visiting all the pubs conspired against me, even when Simon had… Continue reading WATERLOO, COULDN’T FINISH MY HALF IF I WANTED TO
“THE SMALLEST PUB IN BRITAIN”
There really was no earthly reason to finish my Southport night at the Lakeside Inn, but at sunset the lake looked magical. I’ve included Bog Hole and The Bog Breast on the OS map for the enjoyment of Russ, who this blog is missing a lot. There was no reason to visit the Inn. I’ve… Continue reading “THE SMALLEST PUB IN BRITAIN”
BARGAINS IN BARON’S BAR
A proper collection of Beer Guide stickers for you on the front door of Baron’s Bar at the Scarisbrick, Southport’s longstanding Beer Guide regular. I arrived here via the excellent Tin Tin Chinese takeaway, leaving my crispy beef and noodles by the front door in Scarisbrick Avenue. Baron’s Bar is a smartish pubby place, but… Continue reading BARGAINS IN BARON’S BAR
THREE MERSEY MICROS IN THIRTY-SEVEN MINUTES
After a short Ya Ya break, I return to Sunday’s epic Southport saunter. If you think I’ve chosen a dull photo to head up the micropub reviews, you should see the ones I haven’t used. On the positive side, it was three new GBG pubs in 37 minutes walking and drinking, which is not to… Continue reading THREE MERSEY MICROS IN THIRTY-SEVEN MINUTES
30 MINUTES BETWEEN TRAINS IN FRESHFIELD
The Beer Guide takes you to places you’ve never heard of. Kicking and screaming in the case of Maidenhead, of course, but otherwise it sets you on a lifelong journey of discovery. That’s how I described our four nights in Pontins Southport back in 2003, before a recent refurbishment raised it from “Hellish” to merely… Continue reading 30 MINUTES BETWEEN TRAINS IN FRESHFIELD
STRONG AND STABLE SOUTH LIVERPOOL
Trips to the Borough of Sefton are a bi-annual event; Crosby and Southport are two of my favoured towns, and always seem to be able to dig up a new micro pub, bottle shop or occasional real boozer to keep their GBG entries fresh. And then there’s Harpers Fish & Chip shop to seal the… Continue reading STRONG AND STABLE SOUTH LIVERPOOL
LAZY IN LISCARD
As if to prove my point about the variety on display in the Wirral (the M53 divide, if you will Leon), my next stop was Liscard. It is just possible I’m the person who has spent most nights on holiday in Wallasey over recent years, with several Sunday stays in New Brighton and Wallasey Village.… Continue reading LAZY IN LISCARD
INTO THE WIRRAL FOR BEERS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
An odd trip last weekend as I delivered a chest of drawers to the Wirral on the way to a night in Bootle. I’m not sure what the lady from Heswall at our church charity sale was doing down in Waterbeach, but she wasn’t expecting an offer of home delivery. Most Hoylake Tandooris aren’t brave enough… Continue reading INTO THE WIRRAL FOR BEERS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
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