January 2024. St Helens. Now I’ve “completed” the Guide I can afford to take GBG24 at a leisurely pace and throw in a few revisits along the way. In 2021 a trip to Merseyside would have seen a BRAPA-ish attempt at all six (6) ticks; today I target a couple of newbies, finally visit the… Continue reading GREAT PUBS REVISITED No. 1 – THE TURK’S HEAD, ST HELENS
Tag: St Helens
ST HELENS – A HEART OF GLASS
January 2024. St Helens. St Helens doesn’t haven’t much for the tourists, bar a glass museum on the Pilkington site, two award-winning ale houses, a raft of basic boozers and a rugby league team of some repute. I’ve never been to a rugby league match, saving my debut for Castleford’s Jungle. There were coachloads of… Continue reading ST HELENS – A HEART OF GLASS
BY GEORGE ! A ST HELENS STUNNER
A Friday in St Helens. Is this Woollybackland ? Let’s assume it is and offend someone. The folk heading back to Merseyside from Victoria were upset enough on Friday lunchtime, the toothy messiah having announced his departure from Anfield this summer. At Wigan, I had to run faster than Jurgen encroaching on the pitch to… Continue reading BY GEORGE ! A ST HELENS STUNNER
ST. HELENS – ONE FOR THE GBG CONNOISSEUR
Tricky one, this. The Connoisseur Ales Tap in St Helens prompted my post about opening times in the Good Beer Guide back in September. Back then I said “Now the Connoisseur can open whenever it likes, but having a place in the GBG open 11 out of 365 days is just daft. ” And I… Continue reading ST. HELENS – ONE FOR THE GBG CONNOISSEUR
TOP 100 PUBS – TURK’S HEAD, ST HELENS
Before the Cricketers Arms came along, some folk might have thought the Turk’s Head was pretty much St Helen’s beer scene. That would be a bit unfair, but it was the only place for a variety of guest beers. I’d been a couple of times, firstly when it was a runner-up for National Pub of the Year… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – TURK’S HEAD, ST HELENS
CAMPAIGNING FOR ST HELENS
There’s a lively debate at the moment about the purpose of CAMRA. Pub Curmudgeon covers it well on his blog e.g. here. Most of the discussion leaves me cold. My own perspective is that local CAMRA branches do a vital job in promoting quality real ale by surveying and promoting pubs, resulting in the Good Beer Guide… Continue reading CAMPAIGNING FOR ST HELENS
retiredmartin 