“When the leaves come falling down, I’ll be ticking in a Highlands town” Van Morrison, When the leaves come falling down, 1999 Or in the words of Katherine Bush’s Halloween single from 1980 “October will be magic again“.* BLOGGING ACTIVITY 77 posts in October, which gives you a clue to how many pubs I used.… Continue reading OCTOBER ’19 STOCKTAKE + NOVEMBER PREVIEW
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MARCH ’19 STOCKTAKE + APRIL PREVIEW
My usual reflection on a particularly manic March and, unusually, some concrete plans for April. Despite seventy (70) posts, and a week off pubs after Aberdeen, I still ended the month a week behind with this wittering (not the Sussex one). As you’ll see when you look at the Great GBG Pinked Map (patent pending),… Continue reading MARCH ’19 STOCKTAKE + APRIL PREVIEW
JULY ’18 STOCKTAKE + AUGUST PREVIEW
July was one of the great months, and not just because I didn’t have to taxi BRAPA to dull Cambridgeshire pubs (more of that to come when the new GBG pub hits the floor). Shame the weather’s been rubbish. In July’s reports I finished off the Beer Guide sections (“Greater Manchester ain’t a county… Continue reading JULY ’18 STOCKTAKE + AUGUST PREVIEW
JUNE ’18 STOCKTAKE + JULY PREVIEW
It’s coming home, lads and lasses. This time, we’ll get it right etc etc. That pint of Bo66y not only kickstarted World Cup fever, it also showed how the quality of the same beer can vary dramatically between pubs. Dull and tired in Bishop Auckland, it was one of the pints of the month in… Continue reading JUNE ’18 STOCKTAKE + JULY PREVIEW
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