Last Saturday Mrs RM and I took Matt and mate to Alexander Palace for his first Big Metalcore Gig of the year. Shamefully, I’m beating him to be the first to blog about/around it. No, I’d never heard of Architects either, at least before before Matt saw them at Nottingham Rock City last year. It’s… Continue reading ALLY PALLY SALLY – PART I – ARCHITECTS
Tag: Wetherspoons
GALA FAIRY QUEEN (OF THE SPOONS)
An uneventful trip into Scotland culminated in the Wetherspoons at Galashiels , as it must. I’d suggested a detour to the “Born in the Borders” brewery so Mrs RM could stock up on bottles of Game Bird, but she was focused on the posh supper in Melrose I’d promised her. First we checked out her… Continue reading GALA FAIRY QUEEN (OF THE SPOONS)
MILKING MUSWELL HILL FOR GBG TICKS
Only 3 things in life are certain; Mrs RM will drink those bottles of Brew Dog I hid from her. Russ will find a typo in my post. There will be a new Spoons in the North London sections of the Beer Guide. And so it was that I emerged from Ally Pally* station singing… Continue reading MILKING MUSWELL HILL FOR GBG TICKS
CHRISTMAS IN CHAPELTOWN
Look. A visit to a pub so new it’s not in the Beer Guide. Let’s hope it gets in next year, eh ? More towns that Southerners have never heard of. Mind you some of them have never even heard of Stockport, Mudgie. Actually, Chapeltown is an authentic suburb of Sheffield, and at least gets… Continue reading CHRISTMAS IN CHAPELTOWN
SUDS IN SALE
More of a question than a post – why is Sale so poor for pubs ? (or isn’t it ?). On the tram back from Altrincham to Deansgate we had to make what I’ll call a “Comfort Break” i.e. a pub. Where better than a Spoons in the Beer Guide. Even though I’d had my… Continue reading SUDS IN SALE
CLIMBING UP ON SUDBURY HILL…
Doing these posts so close to the actual event (an inadvisable 8 pub slog round the capital) is a good idea, but even I can’t remember where Whelpley Hill is now. My photos are a reminder of how good suburban pubs can be in London, even if no-one drinks the real ale. Five minutes… Continue reading CLIMBING UP ON SUDBURY HILL…
A RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE ROYSTON SPOONS RIOTS
You left our hero (that’s Mrs RM) in the last episode at the Plough, asking why she couldn’t have the 9.0% Bexar, which as Pub Curmudgeon has just pointed out gives excellent “bang-per-buck“. And also an excellent hangover. But we had work to do. Not that there were any new GBG ticks, having fortuitously… Continue reading A RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE ROYSTON SPOONS RIOTS
ENTERING THE GREAT SPOONS STEAK DEBATE
I’m so excited to be meeting pubs legends Richard and Simon today it’s another short post, I’m afraid. I could almost have fitted in within the new Twitter limit. Two posts on Wath in a day, too. This is the impressive looking Spoons. Despite seemingly having lost my remaining 50p vouchers, I reckoned the Church… Continue reading ENTERING THE GREAT SPOONS STEAK DEBATE
BINGHAM – BUDDHA & THE BUTTER CROSS
A small dormitory town 10 miles east of Nottingham wouldn’t be enough to excite Mr or Mrs Average, so it’s a good job there’s people like Duncan and myself who regard Bingham as worthy of a visit. With decent train services and Spoons opening hours, it lacks the challenge of The Well up the road… Continue reading BINGHAM – BUDDHA & THE BUTTER CROSS
RUTLAND WEEKEND TOPING
I know I’ve used “Toping” recently, but it’s a great word. And nothing else rhymes with “Television“. We completed the Rutland chapter of the Beer Guide last Sunday. It’s no big deal, just the two new entries in a total cohort of seven. They should lump the entries back in with Leicestershire, like I have… Continue reading RUTLAND WEEKEND TOPING
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