I AM OLDSWINFORD’S ONLY BEER TOURIST

20th March 2023. I’m making terribly slow progress towards completing GBG23 (IF I’m actually doing it), which I know will disappoint those of you who had a tenner on me at 18/1 to repeat my GBG22 triumph (what happened to the film starring Emma Stone by the way ?). In truth I’m waiting for the… Continue reading I AM OLDSWINFORD’S ONLY BEER TOURIST

TICKING THE SEVEN STARS, DARTMOUTH – EASIER THAN YOU’D THINK

The small band of hardy GBG tickers are the jolliest people you’ll ever meet, cheerful even when spending a day travelling to New Mills for a brewery tap (only open Monday and Tuesday evenings) that’s unexpectedly closed. Our WhatsApp group is full of helpful tips on how to cadge a pint when your target pub… Continue reading TICKING THE SEVEN STARS, DARTMOUTH – EASIER THAN YOU’D THINK

“MY MOTHER HAD DINNER WITH TOMMY TRINDER” – BACK TO THE SEVEN STARS

16th January 2020 (still) No, I couldn’t resist it. Particularly since it involved an impersonation of Joker on the way down to The Moor. My third trip to the Seven Stars, all since the Rev John Barrington Bennetts died. 5 points if you know what makes the Rev unique. In 2020, the year that Wickingman… Continue reading “MY MOTHER HAD DINNER WITH TOMMY TRINDER” – BACK TO THE SEVEN STARS

DRAUGHT BASS AND SCOUSE IN THE VALE OF THE WHITE HORSE

South Oxfordshire is rarely the most rewarding part of the Beer Guide, the new entries seemingly reflecting the dining pub’s occasional flirtation with Locales. It’s not so much the food, which pretty much all pubs rely on, as the feel of the dining pubs that I don’t much enjoy. The triangle between Didcot, Thame and… Continue reading DRAUGHT BASS AND SCOUSE IN THE VALE OF THE WHITE HORSE