If asked which were my best pub in St Albans then it would have to be The Mermaid. Not because I’d met landlord Mark Powell in London the week before at the […]
The Mermaid, St Albans
A Day in the Life of an Activist; CAMRA Mass Lobby Day 2018
I’ve never considered myself as an activist, outspoken maybe, ‘say it as it is’ definitely, but not an activist, not a political lobbyist. Not until I enlisted to take part in the […]
The Nags Head Inn, Lyme Regis
The Nags Head was another Oddfellows Arms. A brilliant pub with excellent beer just a short walk out of a small Dorset town thronged with tourists. The hill was even steeper in […]
People & Politics? GBBF 2018
I thought this should have been two separate posts – People & Politics. They are, for me, what makes GBBF such a fascinating event and they seem to be the driving force […]
Do the Majority of Britons really find the price of a pint unaffordable?
CAMRA’s latest press release tells us,’ (the) Majority of Britons find the price of a pint unaffordable.’ Do they? Really? I’d best nail my colours to the mast; I broadly agree with […]
Room with a Brew, Nottingham
I had high hopes of this place. A friendly crowd of people sat outside waved as I took a photo from the other side of Derby Road. It’s in the GBG so […]
Hand & Heart, Nottingham
I didn’t know what to make of this GBG listed place? If it went on the market, the estate agents blurb might say something like, ‘baronial styled theme pub, would suit troglodyte’? […]
Has the Dust Settled Yet? CAMRA Revitalisation a week on.
I thought long and hard before writing about the Revitalisation shennanigans. I probably wasn’t going to write anything until I saw a reply to my comment on another blog post from Pubcurmudgeon, saying […]
Dynamos or Dinosaurs? (Pedantic and Semantic at CAMRA Revitalisation meeting)
I’m not sure whether it was a strange omen or coincidence there was an anti-Brexit march proceeding through Leeds city centre as I walked down to The Grove in Holbeck for the […]
Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2018
The old Central Station is reminiscent of Olympia without the balcony and the fancy bits. A bit smaller, and only one hall, but quite a large impressive space nevertheless, set out with […]