Only one Essex pub to go in the 2016 Beer Guide, and Colchester is always worth a visit, though few potential tourists seem to agree. A bit like Essex in general, Colchester suffers a bit from being not quite as good as other historic towns like Chester or Lincoln. The coast to the south and east is… Continue reading CONSISTENCY IN COLCHESTER
Tag: Wetherspoons
UPSELLING IN BODMIN
I won’t be comparing Bodmin to Walthamstow (only with a Moor) here, but I did see something in the Wetherspoons that impressed and amused me yesterday. Arriving just before breakfast ended for my usual Eggs Benedict and coffee, I was told by the jovial barman “that’s what you want” as he pointed to an admittedly… Continue reading UPSELLING IN BODMIN
A WHITTLESEA WALK
My 10 mile walk round Whittlesea (*) in the Fens probably wasn’t what I had in mind for retirement on days as sunny as this, but nowhere is without merit, and the Hub would be my last Cambridgeshire pub in the new Beer Guide. More sports bar than pub, 1 other punter, decent-ish Woodfordes. Frankly, it’s… Continue reading A WHITTLESEA WALK
A LUNCHTIME DRINK
While the main point of retiring was to explore, I’d also been looking forward to a few lunchtime pints in Cambridge pubs, with loads of Dickens loaded on Kindle to finally read. In reality I’ve only spent a half-dozen or so lunchtimes in town, but today I decided to see how our city centre pubs… Continue reading A LUNCHTIME DRINK
ALL HUMAN LIFE IS HERE
I often find myself defending Wetherspoons against lowest common denominator criticism across the beer blogs I follow. With trips to Glasgow and Cornwall coming up, I’ll be able to observe some features of Spoons that often feature – beer quality, service, table cleanliness, drunkenness and craft beer take up. Writing this in the large central… Continue reading ALL HUMAN LIFE IS HERE
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