This from Ethelred the Unsteady, loosely attached to the Blue Bell in Bolsover. Although more thoughtful and considered than some of his reviews - this one is a revision of the previous effort on the pub - there's still no impression that he's actually visited this particular pub. Is he even having a sly dig at previous reviewers for listing the beers available at the times of their visits? I think he is.
The bulk of the review is speculation about the possible contents of the jukebox back in the 1970s and a reminiscence of "pink-faced, well-scrubbed young coal miners", "the coal-tar miasma from the nearby Coalite works" and "a long-haired man, of bear-like build, [who] would service vehicles, especially sports cars. He didn't bother with jacks, but simply lifted them onto blocks."
To Ethelred, "the beers and the pubs of Merrie England [are] far above some tick-list of products and facilities." ("Merrie England". Good grief.) And he may well be right, but this is a pub guide, and the box in which he has written his contribution is headed "Ethelred The Unsteady left this review about The Blue Bell". To what extent is this a review, and is it actually "about" the Blue Bell? I would say it is not.
Discuss?