March 2025. Sheffield. Last week on CAMRA Discourse I attempted to inflame a lively debate about reducing the number of Beer Guide entries by declaring that cask beer in GBG pubs was, all things considered, pretty good. “My own experience of visiting over 500 GBG pubs in the last year is that only a tiny… Continue reading AN HOUR IN THE KELHAM ISLAND TAVERN
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ALL THE PUBS IN MANCHESTER’S BEER BOOK – SURESHOT, PICCADILLY
April 2024. Manchester. From Crewe via Stockport to Piccadilly for City v Villa, but first another entry in Matthew Curtis’s Guide to Manchester Beer, a recommended next book to tick once you’ve done the GBG. Finding a pub on matchday is always tricky, though City fans on Blue Moon seem oddly drawn to places called… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN MANCHESTER’S BEER BOOK – SURESHOT, PICCADILLY
HE’S (NOT) MISSED A SURE SHOT
22nd January 2023. Last night (24th) I saw cycling based indie noise merchants The Delgados at Sheffield Leadmill. It was one of the great gigs, I guess, and I say that as someone who detests the idea of bands reuniting to play stuff written 25 years ago. If Oasis or The Smiths reformed in my… Continue reading HE’S (NOT) MISSED A SURE SHOT
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