Over the last several months I’ve followed with interest all the brouhaha about first Meantime then Camden town brewery and not forgetting a couple of larger American independents ‘selling out’ to, well, mega corporations really. I read […]
The Abbotsford
The Abbotsford completes the triumvirate of architectural power in the world of Edinburgh boozers. Not quite as grand as The Cafe Royal, not quite the range of real ales and beers that […]
Swannay Brewery
In a previous post I said that Cloisters Bar was good. In fact I’m going to go out on a limb and say that it’s probably my favourite current Edinburgh hostelry. It was […]
The Edinburgh Beer Scene – Revisited
I recently revisited Edinburgh (w/c 26-10-15) for another look at their thriving beer scene. This sort of begets a few posts over the next week or so: A couple of pub reviews. An […]
How was it for you, Cask Ale Weak?
Until I received an email from CAMRA, I had no idea that Cask Ale Week started on the 24th September until the 4th October, which seemed peculiar. I mean you don’t get […]
The Globe, Weymouth
No visit to Dorset is complete without a visit to the sea side gem that is Weymouth, a town of three thirds; a lovely sweeping beach and promenade with Georgian esplanades and […]
The Tiger Inn, Bridport.
Tiger, Tiger, burning bright, A shining star, in a Palmers night. Six cask ales loom into sight, Doom Bar being the only …? I couldn’t think of a non vulgar, rhyming ending, […]
Mondo
There were quite a few, to me, newer breweries at Leeds International Beer Festival. One which caught my eye, not least for the distinctive blue logo was Mondo Brewing Co. They hail from Battersea, […]
Stew and Oyster’s latest venture in Boston Spa
Ten o’clock Thursday 9th September saw the long awaited opening of Leeds based Stew & Oyster’s latest venture in Boston Spa. Unfortunately they weren’t quite ready when a friend wandered down to […]
An Asset of Community Value or merely beyond the Calls? The Lamb and Flag, Leeds.
I aired a few views on Assets of Community Value in my last post. Twenty nine pubs closing every week, but what about all the new pubs that are opening? I’m sat […]
