I’m not saying I want to close down all breweries, but it would make it much easier to see the pubs on the GBG maps if we did. On this extract from the Northern Ireland map, you might make complex travel plans before you realise that ALL the entries bar Coleraine are within a Causeway… Continue reading MORE BREWERIES THAN GBG PUBS IN HORSHAM
Tag: Wetherspoons
PROPER MEAL TIMES STILL OBSERVED IN FAKENHAM
Yes, that’s lovely Ed Sheeran beaming out at you from the cover of the new Wetherspoons magazine, which brings you news of their many openings. Hopefully Duncan was able to tick the Silver Penny on his emergency, Presleyesque stop in Ireland this week. The prospects for my dream of a Spoons in Waterbeach look poor,… Continue reading PROPER MEAL TIMES STILL OBSERVED IN FAKENHAM
AN UNEXPECTED HOUR IN HATFIELD GALLERIA
Rules of Blogging No. 377 – If you can’t find a good picture of a shopping centre, use a lost cat. The alternatives were these photos; I’m still finishing my forensic analysis of the new Beer Guide (I haven’t started yet), but the arrival of a new Hatfield entry will surely be one of the… Continue reading AN UNEXPECTED HOUR IN HATFIELD GALLERIA
THE GREAT SPOONS TABLE MOVERS OF BLACKHEATH
No, not that Blackheath. The one in the West Midlands with the identity crisis. Blackheath is a town in Rowley Regis area of Sandwell, says Wiki. Got big capital letters and all, so it must be a proper place. Bet the residents support West Brom. I’ve been to a couple of pubs on the A4034… Continue reading THE GREAT SPOONS TABLE MOVERS OF BLACKHEATH
V60 IS BEST IN HAVERFORDWEST
I doubt there are many folk whose highlight of a trip to West Wales would be a return to Haverfordwest, 22 years after a Christmas visit to the unchanging Pembroke Yeoman. Sadly, my other previous tick has lost a few letters and acquired some garlic. Yes, not for me the Guardian readers pashmina-friendly bolt-holes of… Continue reading V60 IS BEST IN HAVERFORDWEST
RUSSIAN BEER TASTERS IN THE MALL
Quite a contrast between Box Hill and Whitehall, where I was meeting Mrs RM for tea beer. What a wonderful sight London is these days. At Victoria I admired the eponymous theatre, currently showing “Hamilton”, a musical about the disallowed Everton goal in the 1977 FA Cup Semi Final. I met Mrs RM at… Continue reading RUSSIAN BEER TASTERS IN THE MALL
DUDLEY & DUNCAN
Another “real ale-free” issue to confuse our American readers, but you’ll live. And I needed to do Dudley justice with a clear head. Actually, I had a bit of a sleepless night in the Station. I was sure I heard wild animals at the window, and I seemed to be alone in the hotel.… Continue reading DUDLEY & DUNCAN
ARBROATH – SMOKIES, SPOONS AND A SPOKE IN THE PROMOTION WHEEL
WARNING : SLIDESHOW FRENZY ! Yippee ! A new town, a Protected Food type, a GBG tick and pre-emptive (possibly), and an old-fashioned Tayside derby at the coldest football ground in Britain. Yes, I’d been looking forward to Arbroath all year. 15 minutes on the train from Dundee to a Proper Town. Yes, a scruffy… Continue reading ARBROATH – SMOKIES, SPOONS AND A SPOKE IN THE PROMOTION WHEEL
THE CAMRAs INVADE BROUGHTY FERRY
I’d arranged to meet Stafford Paul and a couple of his mates in Broughty Ferry at 18:45, precisely, so it was time to get a move on. Last time in Dundee, I walked the 5 miles along the seafront to my hotel (The Fisherman’s) in Broughty, a modest seaside town famous for pubs. Well,… Continue reading THE CAMRAs INVADE BROUGHTY FERRY
CAMRA MEMBERS WEEKEND DUNDEE 2019 – IT BEGINS
Yes, post No.1 of x, where x = an unspecified amount. But there were 33 pubs visits over the five days of the CAMRA Big Weekender (a bit like Cream but with legal drugs or Glasto without pashminas), so be worried. A lesisurely train trip to Edinburgh to start, aided by a purchase at Ely… Continue reading CAMRA MEMBERS WEEKEND DUNDEE 2019 – IT BEGINS
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