Visiting GBG pubs is surely one of the best ways to ensure you don’t spend your whole life (bar 15 nights) in the same place, possibly even better than aiming to have a scone in every National Trust site. Most National Trust properties look like this house, near my next target. So well done, Sarah,… Continue reading DRINKING BASS IN THE OFFICE (WARTON)
Tag: Warwickshire
AND SO IT BEGINS….MY FIRST GBG22 TICK, IN RUGBY
Call off the search; it’s arrived. See the excitement on Baa Baa’s little face. I hope he’s rested and ready to start the Big Pink, which you always thought was an album by The Band. My first tick in the new Guide, prompted by whippet from a PO Box in Newmarket, came in Rugby. It… Continue reading AND SO IT BEGINS….MY FIRST GBG22 TICK, IN RUGBY
THE KENILWORTH PLAYLIST
It’s time to tick off the Midlands. I’m in Birmingham at this very moment, writing about finishing Warwickshire. It’s never been a difficult county to complete, spared the ravages of micro fever that make Lancashire such a challenge. And the four newbies this year were all a doddle to do once they re-opened. One in… Continue reading THE KENILWORTH PLAYLIST
WARWICKSHIRE HAS FALLEN
I’m not saying Warwickshire is dull, but there were only two new entries (out of 48) in the Beer Guide this year. One of those was the inevitable, and rather wonderful micro in Nuneaton, one of the pubs of the year. My last tick wasn’t a micro. The Tilted Wig has been in Warwick’s market… Continue reading WARWICKSHIRE HAS FALLEN
MUCH ADO ABOUT MICROS IN SOUTH WARWICKS
I’m getting a bit bored of micropubs. There’s a predictability about layout, clientele, breweries and even the price of a pint (no need to ask, it’s £3). I appreciate that I’m wrong though; micros are revitalising real ale, increasing the number of pubs and allowing tickers to tick lots of overhopped beers. But there you… Continue reading MUCH ADO ABOUT MICROS IN SOUTH WARWICKS
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