Excellent - my train leaves Paddington 9.50 arriving in Oxford at 10.48. I'll be heading for the Four Candles for my customary 'Spoons breakfast and first pint. My train back is at 8.01pm.Originally Posted by Quinno
Excellent - my train leaves Paddington 9.50 arriving in Oxford at 10.48. I'll be heading for the Four Candles for my customary 'Spoons breakfast and first pint. My train back is at 8.01pm.
I'll be on the same trains then, leaving Reading 10:22
There's also a distinct possibility I'll be joined by an accomplice (not Mrs Quinno though!), who I often pootle round London pubs with. Goes by the name of Gavin.
The more the merrier as far as I am concerned!
Well that all went rather swimmingly. 12 pubs on the "to do" list and we did all 13 of them. Managed to wake up in the right bed this morning as well though not sure how I got there. The full SP for the beer tickers - Four Candles (Oxfordshire - Pride Of Oxford), Grapes (Ilkley - Mary Jane), Eagle & Child (a.k.a Bird and Baby) (Moor - Northern Star - beer of the day for me), Lamb & Flag (Palmers - Lamb & Flag Gold), White Horse (Shotover - Prospect), Turf Tavern (Turf Summer Ale - pobably something re-badged), the Bear (Butcombe - Bitter), Kings Arms (Hook Norton - Haymaker), Far From The Madding Crowd (Country Life - Old Appledore), Swan & Castle (no idea!), Royal Blenheim (Shardlow - Chancellors Revenge), Crown (Headless - Blonde), Dukes Cut (Jennings - Tizzy Wizzy).
Sounds like you had a grand day out. Must admit I've not come across Moor Brewery before, so I had a quick look see at the website. Northern Star certainly sounds like my sort of beer.
http://moorbeer.co.uk/our-beer/northern-star
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
As do many of their others. And a great tag line on the pumpclips - "Drink Moor Beer"
Well done Roger, and fellow raiders, for conquering Oxford, and good luck to all the intrepids for the Winchester jaunt, even if it means you all get to tick Cheriton before me, grrr....
Yes, I rather liked it too.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Quite how you managed to put those away is beyond me, I stuck to halves! (well, mostly)
Yep, I can confirm they did this lunchtime
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