Actually, not that much special about the post, just the Bass. Despite my sole GBG tick in the Palace, the Star was the real reason were here. Jon had actually visited the day before, just to confirm the availability of Bass in the prescribed manner. Even if it didn’t have Bass, the Star is still… Continue reading YOUR BATH STAR “BASS FROM THE JUG” SPECIAL
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BAD TIMING IN BATH
Another post without a pub visit. What’s Going On ?, as Marvin sang in 1971, though of course that was inspired by finding pubs unexpected closed in Kent. But Bath deserves a write-up, because it sparkled last Monday, and the Beer & Pubs Forum posse will be back on 22 November. It’s a very floral… Continue reading BAD TIMING IN BATH
LAST 5 STANDING – THE STAR TAVERN, BELGRAVIA
I’ve been revisiting the last five surviving pubs in every edition of the Beer Guide, and wrote positively about the Buckingham Arms and Queen’s Head last year. On Saturday I took the chance to test standards in the Star Tavern in Belgravia. The Star has a head start already as it’s such a beautiful approach to it through… Continue reading LAST 5 STANDING – THE STAR TAVERN, BELGRAVIA
OTTER VALLEY
I’m travelling down to visit my sister in Falmouth, where I hope (as a by-product) to make more progress in completing Cornwall’s Beer Guide contingent. My half way stop is Honiton, another Devon town I don’t know well. The approach through the Blackdown Hills is beautiful, though the town itself doesn’t give any great vantage points… Continue reading OTTER VALLEY
TWO STARS IN BEESTON
Half-term week was a good excuse to finally take my son to Game City in Nottingham. It’s a large centre for Video Games, old and new, developed in conjunction with the University. Not my thing at all, but highly recommended for fans of Tetris, Missile Control and Minecraft, or old computers. Craft beers in the café apparently,… Continue reading TWO STARS IN BEESTON
A STAR IN ST JUST
My sister in Falmouth is putting up with me for a few days, and in return I’m chauffeuring her to a few pubs on Cornwall’s west coast. On our list was the stretch of coastal path above Land’s End, which itself isn’t somewhere I need to return to anytime soon. The hour-long journey takes you past… Continue reading A STAR IN ST JUST