February 2025. Stalybridge. Right, here’s that new Stalybridge entry, a third micro within two minutes joining Bridge Beers and Cracking Pint, which was called Crafty Pint before CAMRA banned craft following the incredibly successful “Revitalisation Review”. These charming micros have successfully revitalised Stalybridge, in part, and Ol’s is a friendly all-rounder of a neighbourhood bar-cum-offie… Continue reading MICROPUB LOO SPECIAL AWARD – OL’S BIER, STALYBRIDGE
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STALYHEAVEN (NOT LAS VEGAS)
WARNING : CONTAINS PUB WINDOW PORN Five points for the obscure ’90s album reference. Back to Brum shortly (yesterday’s photos still uploading), but first here’s more Northern Sky for you. Sunset in Stalybridge is a wonderful thing. The annual trip to Staly for a new Beer Guide pub is a GBG highlight. Decaying nightclubs and… Continue reading STALYHEAVEN (NOT LAS VEGAS)
TWO TRAD PUBS IN TAMESIDE
Micropubs and craft beer bars haven’t infiltrated “Tameside” yet, but no doubt they will. I’ve no idea if the folk of Ashton and Mossley feel any particular affiliation with “Tameside” akin to, say, a “Potteries”or a “Cambridge Boglands”. In 1995 the little CAMRA guide to the nine towns seemed to capture an area distinct from smart Manchester, with… Continue reading TWO TRAD PUBS IN TAMESIDE
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