Random news of the day

[Mobyduck]

Groupon pub crawl! I know you'll all be signing up to this - it gets you 'admission' to pubs! And who could resist a meet at Slug and Lettuce..?

https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/lond...crawl-87201527

Tempting.

[trainman]

Simon Pegg's "World's End", loosely based around a pub crawl(?) is on C4 tonight, 21:00

Just watched. Oh dear! A broad canvass to do something good with a subject close to our hearts, and they remake Shaun of the Dead, with a bit of Hot Fuzz, among others, thrown in for good measure.

I still think our idea for 'BeerCam' screening would be a big hit with late evening viewers!

[Pubsignman]

Just watched. Oh dear! A broad canvass to do something good with a subject close to our hearts, and they remake Shaun of the Dead, with a bit of Hot Fuzz, among others, thrown in for good measure.

Can't say I'm a fan of the movie either, but it is possible to recreate the crawl, most of which was filmed around Welwyn Garden City and Letchworth Garden City.

1) The Pear Tree - aka The First Post
2) Doctors Tonic - aka The Old Familiar
3) Two Willows - aka The Famous Cock
4) Three Magnets (JD Wetherspoon) - aka The Trusty Servant
5) The Hogshead - aka The Two Headed Dog
6) The Arena Tavern - aka The King's Head
7) Gardeners Arms - aka The World's End

Quite a tame crawl by PuG standards!

[oldboots]

a bit old and not quite as the headline says but.....

http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/17/brewin...urine-5154534/

[ETA]

Not sure if this has been on before...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-...our-local-pub/

[hondo]

"sitting alone quietly sipping from a beer glass"
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/new...river-11041385

[ETA]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/s...20160314107118

Man beats machine.

[hondo]

"outlet in London's busiest railway station has been granted permission to start selling alcohol"
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...-a3207126.html

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...-a3184636.html

[Wittenden]

From the grauniad:http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...ise-of-brewdog
An interesting account of BrewDog. I must admit I've never drunk their beer as it is all keg.

[Aqualung]

From the grauniad:http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...ise-of-brewdog
An interesting account of BrewDog. I must admit I've never drunk their beer as it is all keg.

Does this over-rated organisation need any more free publicity? Twat and Dickhead run a brewery that provides their beer to Spoons and supermarkets so what is "niche" about that? I've never been in one of their bars but have seen the extortionate price list which explains why. How long before they succumb to a global abomination with the resultant crowd funding issues hanging over them?

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