My notes petered out after the Slater’s bar, which is always a good and a bad sign. Given that the Shrewsbury Arms was pub No. 5 for some of us, a slowing down was inevitable. Not that this was a Pub Crawl of Preston Proportions. In truth I’d only intended to do the three GBG… Continue reading BREW XI
Tag: Staffordshire
DEXY’S, DEACON BLUE & DOLLAR
Name the famous #BeerTwitter person made out of Playmobil*. Clue: It’s not Pub Curmudgeon. I met up with Paul and Quosh back at the station after a quick flat white in a Picture House resounding to a joy of a Staffordshire lass celebrating her 18th birthday with a four litre jug of Shropshire Lad Abbot… Continue reading DEXY’S, DEACON BLUE & DOLLAR
ON MY BOD IN STAFFORD
Wednesday morning meant “Le Grande Tour“. A designated heritage trip through east Cheshire, with only a small Branson Premium applied as it manages to bypass Stoke. I resisted the craft beer options on Crewe Station. Yes, my Big Day In Stafford with Paul (t’other) Mudge and Quosh, a first time out for this particular trio.… Continue reading ON MY BOD IN STAFFORD
WELLER, WELLER, WELLER
Yes, I know that’s not Weller. That’s not how this blog works. My last Staffordshire tick should always be in Newcastle-u-Lyme, one-time home to legends. A great county for pubs, but sadly this year’s crop is a bit micro/craft bar heavy. I guess it’s hard to build an original Victorian three room boozer from scratch… Continue reading WELLER, WELLER, WELLER
LEAVING UTTOXETER CLEAR FOR A DAY OF BASS
Back to the hard slog of pub ticking earlier this month, and a first trip in many years to Uttoxeter, or Greater Alton Towers as the TIC has probably rebranded it. The hardened members of the Beer & Pubs Forum will be visiting the town’s famous Bass & Pedi pubs on June 14th. Unlike Burton,… Continue reading LEAVING UTTOXETER CLEAR FOR A DAY OF BASS
RUGELEY POWERS UP
Ten minutes on the train to Rugeley Town, then a less than exciting 20 minutes through the western suburbs to what looks like a slice of Cwmbran with more unintelligible accents. Thinking about it, trips into genuinely residential areas for Guide ticks used to be a rarity. But micropubs have changed all that. Rugeley’s Rusty… Continue reading RUGELEY POWERS UP
CHIP CHOICES IN CANNOCK
Happy Staffordshire Day. Home to our top PubMan, and still the UK’s most underrated pub county. My highlights for Cannock may not be the same as Paul Mudge’s own list. But I’m sure we can agree that Miss Penny (US Readers – Ms Nickel) is the sign of a Proper Pub, at least in the… Continue reading CHIP CHOICES IN CANNOCK
BITTER-SUITE
This blogging lark is easy, at least once Matt goes to College and the internet improves a bit (it was brilliant in the Eccles Trivelles this week, but I can’t move there permanently). Just a picture of a cheese & onion cob and a nice half of pale on a beer mat; cue frenzy over… Continue reading BITTER-SUITE
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL(S)
Only this blog takes you from Accrington Canine Club to Lichfield Cathedral. The British summer came to an abrupt close yesterday, but a week ago it was glorious, which no will doubt will cheer the hearts of our American readers. I’ve shown Lichfield’s position in the Midlands firmament in relation to Brownhills, as lovely… Continue reading LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL(S)
POTTERIES, PHIL POWER, PEDIGREE & PODS
Yes, I know Hollington near Uttoxeter isn’t strictly in the Potteries, but anything past the JCB factory counts as Stoke to me. So cut your pedantry. Attractive part of the world, underrated despite or because of Alton Towers. The weirdness of Cauldon’s Yew Tree to the north, the simple pleasures of Pedi to the east.… Continue reading POTTERIES, PHIL POWER, PEDIGREE & PODS
