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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Banks Beer Factory
At first glance this his probably reads like a polemic against Marstons. It’s not really, it’s more a series of observations from a pub tickers outing to Banks’s Brewery in Wolverhampton. Even […]
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 […]
Lowestoft, The Stanford Arms and do we need to revisit the criteria for getting in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide?
Lowestoft is two places in one, there’s a seaside town on the south side of the harbour and a town by the sea on the north side. I can’t tell you much […]
Beer Festivals Are Killing Pubs!
I recently read that beer festivals are killing pubs which is a long held theory of Martin Taylor’s. To be fair, Martin’s viewpoint might be a little tongue in cheek, but I’ve […]
No Bloody Swearing!
When I started seeing references to Sam Smith’s latest edict on Twitter, I thought it was some sort of a wind up. We’ve had ‘No Swearing Gentlemen Please’ signs in the lounge […]
Cloudwater? I’m not Bitter!
I read Boak and Bailey’s post and all the erudite comments yesterday about Cloudwater’s decision to no longer supply their excellent ales in cask and felt quite? Er … I’m not sure […]
Deja vu, or just a new enemy?
Marston’s featured heavily in the daily news round from Morning Advertiser today. The strap line on Nicholas Robinson’s, 01-11-16, article reads; Marston’s will flex the full potential of its five breweries by […]