Ever since the Halifax real ale triangle was completed once again with the re-opening of the Royal Oak as Dirty Dicks Food and Ale Emporium, I have been looking for an excuse to visit. This Friday seemed the perfect opportunity to sample what looked to be an excellent food and drink selection. The promise did [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Pubpaper 613 – Dirty Dicks Ale, Greene King and My Other Hat
Posted: 30th June 2011 by admin in Pub Paper, WritingTags: craven heifer, dirty dicks, greene king, kettlewell, ramfest, real ale
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Pubpaper 611 – The occasional duff beer, another old local and Saltaires’ Quality
Posted: 16th June 2011 by admin in Pub Paper, WritingThe Pump Room in Halifax used to be regular haunt of mine, but has been personally overlooked in the past few years. This weekend I remedied this during a visit on Sunday afternoon. The pub still has as good a beer selection as I remember, with 7 ales, and a couple of good continental beers [...]
Pubpaper 610 – Customer Service, Bombardier and Dirty Dicks Ale
Posted: 9th June 2011 by admin in Pub Paper, WritingI have mentioned customer service before as it is the one thing that can make or break a business, especially the service industries which pub trade falls squarely under. There are pubs like The Falcon at Arncliffe in the Yorkshire Dales which I would never visit again due to the surly landlord. This particular landlord [...]
Pubpaper 609 – Tetleys, Tetleys and Leeds Brewery
Posted: 2nd June 2011 by admin in Pub Paper, WritingFor 189 years, Tetley’s Bitter has been brewed just outside Leeds city centre, however on 17th June, the brewery will fail to make it to 190 years and close forever, with all its production being moved to Northampton, Tadcaster or Wolverhampton. The site will then no doubt be flattened and sold to developers for an [...]