3rd March 2023. Stop 3 on the Uttoxeter Bass trail, which frankly didn’t look a lot different from the one in Paul’s 1980 CAMRA leaflet; Seventeen different beers in the sixteen pubs 20 years later, which is probably more than there are today if you ignore the Spoons. The Talbot has gained “Ye Olde” since… Continue reading REAL FIRE, RACING ON TV, ELLA FITZGERALD, BASS
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“The Reverend Blue Jeans”.
3rd March 2023. Noon in Uttoxeter. Paul, Will and I had spent almost an hour in the Black Swan, and already Will was breaking away from the main pack to take photos for Pubs Galore in Bramhall. In truth, I’d been sorely tempted to join Will on the No. 841 to get a bonus tick… Continue reading “The Reverend Blue Jeans”.
A WINNER IN THE 11:15 AT UTTOXETER
3rd March 2023. Due to popular demand we returned from Greece at the start of the month, just so I could start blogging about UK towns and pubs again for you, dear reader. It took longer to exit Luton Mid-term parking than it did to fly home, due to, and I quote the parking operator,… Continue reading A WINNER IN THE 11:15 AT UTTOXETER
QUINOA UTTOXETER
I felt fine on Friday morning, just like the Beatles song released a month before my birth, but still hung around to admire Preston over too many flat whites before setting off home for a break from beer. Like BRAPA, I know my limits. A stop in Uttoxeter for fuel seemed a good idea, till… Continue reading QUINOA UTTOXETER
LEAVING UTTOXETER CLEAR FOR A DAY OF BASS
Back to the hard slog of pub ticking earlier this month, and a first trip in many years to Uttoxeter, or Greater Alton Towers as the TIC has probably rebranded it. The hardened members of the Beer & Pubs Forum will be visiting the town’s famous Bass & Pedi pubs on June 14th. Unlike Burton,… Continue reading LEAVING UTTOXETER CLEAR FOR A DAY OF BASS
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