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The Grinch here, I'm not that bothered. I've always compared it to Midland or other milds and found it lacking in body and just about everything else.
When Young's were kings of London they did a...

Jaipur seems to be a rarity nowadays in JDWs. The dumbing down of choice seems to have been going on for a few years now. Some idiot at the Wanstead George thinks that stocking beers from Marston's...

I haven't seen it for ages despite still being one of the permanent JDW guests.

The plan is to travel to Carlisle on the Saturday and return to London after refreshments.




Thanks, that's great news.

I heard today that there has been a landslip on the Pennine line. I've 3 nights in Bradford booked for late October returning via Carlisle on this famous line. Luckily I don't have any rail tickets...

According to the JDW tasting notes Hophead is a single hop ale which is Cascade. I wonder if it's always been that way. I don't know enough about all the hops nor have I drunk it enough to form any...

Of all the Spoons outlets I only found one closed and that was in Monmouth where an internal wall was liable to collapse. I've subsequently found one in Newport closed for a quick refurb. Micropubs...

The only West Midlands bus I can remember seeing this is the famous number 1 which is the key to getting to Sarah Hughes from Wolverhampton. It also has the announcements by a woman with a delightful...

I spotted that the bus was going via New Invention, the current area Short Heath seems to be just as valid (not that I want to start arguing about it!!).


People messing around with these things...

Yesterday was something of a disaster. The plan was to visit this BCA outlet that they list as Willenhall but the reality is that it's in the middle of nowhere in suburbia. I'd printed off a map with...

I can't see them changing the Coopers and I can't see the new people being anything but Real Ale enthusiasts. From what I've heard the Craven may depend on BCA policy and I expect that someone will...

I was in the Coopers Arms in Burton yesterday and the landlady was due to leave the next day to run the Craven Arms. The Coopers is getting new, currently unknown people next month. I've no idea how...

Fair enough, you know more about the background than I do. The selections for the guide would have to have been in by (I think) March. Of course this means it is always over six months out of date....

It would have been pulled from the GBG as standard procedure if the branch knew about a change of manager before it went to print.
Although it's a good pub, I was underwhelmed by the place. Five...

I haven't been there for a few years but I understand there are problems in the Brodie's empire. All I can say is that the Tap has upped it's game a lot but still can disappoint on occasion.

I think extreme views like that are a significant threat to our future national security and to our economic security.:confused::confused::confused::confused:

If you include the North Anglesey Coast it means that Liverpool is in the South as well as the Southern half of Manchester!! Maybe the Geordies are on to something.

There are two points here. It's North of Nottingham plus I thought it had Northern character rather than Midland. I know it's on the River Trent but I also regard Stoke as "The North" but Burton and...

I was in the Newark Organ Grinder yesterday and had got through four brilliant Blue Monkey beers but then the Ape Ale must have been at the end of the cask as it wasn't nearly as good.
The good...

Yes, although I only used Blue Monkey as one of several possibilities, I was thinking of what I tried in the Loughborough Organ Grinder. The two Blue Monkey beers I tried in London pubs (not Spoons)...

I'm certainly not but I would apply that tag to Cottage. What I'm really getting at is do these two brewers deserve the adulation they seem to get compared to some of the new kids on the block?...

Agreed that is outrageous. The East Midlands Trains increases are possibly steeper, last year's discounted advance single tickets to Derby, Loughborough abd Sheffield were £5.95. This year they are...

I can't help thinking that some of these older micros like Titanic, Butcombe and most definitely Cottage are selling out. I don't hold Titanic with the same regard that others seem to and if I'm...

I use Traveline and it is handy but like the TFL Journey planner it doesn't always give the best routes. When I went to Lower Gornal I got a 27A bus from Wolverhampton Bus Station which went all over...

How dare you denigrate the Whisky Mac! Most Scotch other than those from Wales or Ireland is blended rubbish and adding Ginger Wine (Crabbies rather than Stones) makes it drinkable. Next time I brew...