Interesting to read BRAPA last night welcoming the 4 week break as a chance to catch up with the blog. “There’s a silver lining to every cloud, and that is I’ve been shamefully behind on my blogs. Still stuck at 9th Oct at the time of writing. “ Ah, 9th October. We were so young, so… Continue reading CRACKING THE WALNUT
Tag: Suffolk
TAPS AND TICKS
A dull but necessary post needs some click-bait, and what better click-bait than a badly served Porter confusingly decanted into a Bass glass. This was my 5 litre takeaway from Star Wing Brewery, over on the right side of the Suffolk/Norfolk border. The A143 out from Bury St Edmunds to Diss isn’t a BAD road.… Continue reading TAPS AND TICKS
I’LL BROOK NO ARGUMENT – GREAT CORNARD HAS A MODERN CLASSIC
More “recommended” pubs for you before I turn to the Top County, which I’ll bring you as soon as I’ve arranged police protection from Tom Irvin. A rare trip to Sudbury, I thought. But it turns out I was only there 3 years ago. Clearly Mrs RM was distracting me back then. On another of… Continue reading I’LL BROOK NO ARGUMENT – GREAT CORNARD HAS A MODERN CLASSIC
MONKS ELEIGH – ALL RIGHT NOW
I reckon one photo is all you need to guess where I went next; Yes, it’s the brightly coloured cottages of Greater Lavenham, pilgrimage for Americans in search of the true fake Lil Ol England for decades now. If you know the Eleighs at all, it’ll be the famous Cock at Brent, whose bench seating… Continue reading MONKS ELEIGH – ALL RIGHT NOW
MORE PROPER PUB SEATING : KIRTLING SPECIAL
Another day without the new Beer Guide, another day of torment. This would never have happened under Mr Protz, who probably stitched the Guides together himself, such was his commitment to the cause. Back in April I warned Simon off the Red Lion in Kirtling, just deleted from the Guide for change of licensee and… Continue reading MORE PROPER PUB SEATING : KIRTLING SPECIAL