alan winfield

[london calling]

Some bad news on Alans blog.Maybe someone can post a link.

[aleandhearty]

Some bad news on Alans blog.Maybe someone can post a link.

Link is here, John:

http://neverendingpubcrawl.blogspot.com/

I knew AW had been ill, didn't realise he was that ill.

[Delboy20]

Really shocking news.

My heart goes out to his family and friends.

[Aqualung]

Some bad news on Alans blog.Maybe someone can post a link.
I have feared that this bad news was going to come along. I wish I could have actually met him as I'm sure we would have had a lot more in common than stupid and pointless arguments about what area a pub is in or even whether liking football is a good or bad thing. I do know we had one thing in common which was that Shipstone's were the top Nottingham brewer back in the day.

[rpadam]

Blimey, I'm really sorry to hear that, and if Alan happens to read this I'm very sad that I never knowingly met you (although having visited many Shippos pubs, along with various Home Ales, Hardy & Hansons and Mansfield outlets in and around Nottingham in days gone by, I feel that our paths must have crossed at some stage).

[Soup Dragon]

Thinking of you and your family.

[Quinno]

That's awful news.

Alan, you've given us lot a huge schooling on rough boozers, dodgy northern mill towns and doing 24 pubs in a single crawl.

We won't see your like again. I hope you enjoy the rest of your time with us.

[Lady Grey]

This is really upsetting news. I would like to say how much I have enjoyed looking at Alan's photos. He has created a wonderful historical record of pubs. I would like to send my best regards to him.

[ETA]

Such awful news about one of our more respected and sometimes controversial contributors.

Alan, if you read this, many thanks for all the information and opinions.

[Wittenden]

Yes,very sad news.As someone posted on Twitter,the last of the real pubmen.

[Farway]

very sad news, I never met Alan but always enjoyed his contributions.

[Rex_Rattus]

I echo all these sentiments. I did meet Alan a few years ago (back in Feb 2014) in the Mile End area, which as we all know is full of the sort of pubs that Alan and I like. He very kindly slowed down his pace a bit to accommodate me; in fact I think it took us a whole hour to do three pubs! We certainly did not discuss map points or football - just pubs and beer as I recall.

[Bucking Fastard]

This is terribly sad news about our most prolific reviewer.I had the pleasure of joining Alan on one of his extensive pub crawls around Walthamstow in 2015 and it was a memorable day.Besides being a great pubman , I know he is devoted to his family.My thoughts are with you all.

[Maldenman]

Such sad news, thoughts obviously with Alan himself and his wife and family. Thanks for all your contributions many of which made me smile, especially the one of some pub in Salford where there was a fight going on inside, undeterred, Alan simply chose to have a drink in the other room. Quality.

[hondo]

Such sad news, thoughts obviously with Alan himself and his wife and family. Thanks for all your contributions many of which made me smile, especially the one of some pub in Salford where there was a fight going on inside, undeterred, Alan simply chose to have a drink in the other room. Quality.

Welcome Inn (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13170/) :notworthy:

[Real Ale Ray]

Alan, always admired the amount of pubs you got round, and all the reviews and photos you did, that is some achievement. You certainly set the bar very high for the rest of us. Have also enjoyed reading your blog, so very sad to read the latest instalment. Sending you and your family our best wishes.

[Mobyduck]

Sad news , Alan you are a pub reviewing legend.

[Strongers]

Shitty news, my thoughts are with Alan and his family. Looking forward to the PuG 'doing a Winfield' mega crawl.

[Gann]

Yes , terrible news and my thoughts are with Alan and his family also...

It shows the legend of the man when you have an adjective named after you..

[Thuck Phat]

Very sad to hear that and my thoughts are with Alan and his family.

[RealAleRobUK]

Sad news indeed. Have enjoyed reading his blog over the years, especially when you are familiar with the areas he has travelled, but even if not his unique no nonsense take on things was good to read regardless.

The man is a machine when it comes to pub crawls. Hope his final days are as painless as possible.

[sheffield hatter]

Looking forward to the PuG 'doing a Winfield' mega crawl.

That would be a fitting memorial. Make mine a half of Shippos - in all 23 pubs!

[AlanH]

That would be a fitting memorial. Make mine a half of Shippos - in all 23 pubs!

Don't forget, to do the ":notworthy:Full Winfield:notworthy:" justice, every 4th pub has to be John Smith's Smooth Crap :sick: (or half of Guinness substitute).

[Pubsignman]

Very saddened to hear this news. I'd like to express my thanks to Al for his sizable contribution to documenting pub history - I know I've found some great old school boozers that I might otherwise have passed by thanks to his reviews and those photos collected over the years are an incredible historical archive which I've enjoyed looking through on his blog. My thoughts go out to Al and his family.

[Brainypool]

Really sad to hear this, been catching up with a lot of his old reviews and he was a one of a kind pub man that had a genuine enthusiasm for the places he visited. And who can forget his eternal catchphrases, 'keg crap', 'this was a poor drink'. You will be missed Alan.

[Komakino]

So sad. I concur with Gann - a 'Winfield' is now, in my mind, a day's pub crawl containing 20+ visits, and Pubsignman's comments about the treasure trove of photos and reviews he has provided over a lifetime of passionate pub ticking makes me realise that there's something of substance in the pub odyssey I decided to take, over six years ago (after the disappointment of BITE) now I've found this website.

[Tris39]

This is really upsetting news. I would like to say how much I have enjoyed looking at Alan's photos. He has created a wonderful historical record of pubs. I would like to send my best regards to him.

Very sad news. So many reviews - a real archive.

[bcfczuluarmy]

Very sad news indeed. I can however say I've done a Full Winfield with him and it was a pleasure. Thought's with him, family and friends in these sad times.

[oldboots]

Not unexpected but the family have put this sad news on the never ending pub crawl blog,

http://neverendingpubcrawl.blogspot.com/2018/08/remembering-alan-winfield.html

[Delboy20]

A real shame …

I am sure you will all join me in raising your next beer to Alan.

RIP.

[bcfczuluarmy]

RIP Alan, a true legend lost. There's one in the pump from me for you. John Smith's smooth crap obviously. :cheers:

[rpadam]

When circumstances dictate a quick John Smith's smooth crap (which does happen from time to time) I shall always remember Alan for his reviews, photographs, blog and general appreciation of pubs of all sorts. A legend indeed.

[bcfczuluarmy]

First pint tomorrow will be in your memory.

[Mobyduck]

A legend lost. :(

[sheffield hatter]

A legend lost. :(

Yes indeed. On this site he had over 6,000 reviews and a similar number of pubs photographed: a massive contribution.

[oldboots]

Pub Curmudgeon has posted a link to Alan's assessment of craft beer that wound up so many crafties.

http://neverendingpubcrawl.blogspot.com/2017/09/falmouth-hand-crft-crap-13th-august-2017.html

[NickDavies]

Sad news. I do hope, as is alluded to by his family, his work (for want of a better word) is preserved in a more formal way.

[RealAleRobUK]

RIP Alan. So much history captured in his reviews over the years. And the "full Winfield" is now something of a target (but not sure if it will ever be achieved).

[Farway]

Pub Curmudgeon has posted a link to Alan's assessment of craft beer that wound up so many crafties.

http://neverendingpubcrawl.blogspot.com/2017/09/falmouth-hand-crft-crap-13th-august-2017.html

Sad to hear of his passing, just had a read of the link, wow real crafty rants there

[hondo]

https://goo.gl/images/6YmJQk

[Blackthorn]

My first pint after reading this sad news was in The Plough Inn (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/554/) which appropriately enough Alan had summed up in his own inimitable style - “The Plough Inn looked like a pretty grim pub from the outside,so i could not wait to go inside to see how bad it was.”

RIP

[Aqualung]

Not unexpected but the family have put this sad news on the never ending pub crawl blog,

http://neverendingpubcrawl.blogspot.com/2018/08/remembering-alan-winfield.html

As I mentioned earlier I'm sure if we had actually met we would have fond we had a lot more in common than he suspected, although a fascination with run down estate pubs wouldn't be included. Such a shame, I'm sure he was a fair bit younger than me.

[Gann]

As I mentioned earlier I'm sure if we had actually met we would have fond we had a lot more in common than he suspected, although a fascination with run down estate pubs wouldn't be included. Such a shame, I'm sure he was a fair bit younger than me.

Alan mentioned in one of the comments on the above posted craft rant blog entry that he was 55, which makes his passing even more sad , as that is no age nowadays.....

[NickDavies]

http://www.family-announcements.co.uk/nottingham/view/4612126/alan-graham-winfield

[ETA]

RIP Alan, and thank you for all the enjoyable writing.

[Soup Dragon]

I did a small 'Winfield' at Hull yesterday, picking four pubs that sold John Smiths Smooth Crap (two of which Alan reviewed). I raised a glass of the muck in his honour in three of them.