There are sometimes moments which absolutely define what a local pub is about, those little things which may seem significant in the overall flow of life, but links people over the communal pint. I was sitting in my local pub, The Cock and Bottle early evening on Friday, relaxing over beer. There is a great […]
Archive for September, 2015
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In the second of my Beer Club box reviews this month, I’m revisiting Beer 52 who sent me a box to review previously. Lets see how they get on second time. The box contains 6 bottles, 2 cans, a pack of chili popcorn chips and a copy of Ferment magazine. Not quite as good presentation […]
Pubpaper 825 – Going Dry, Post Vine Cheer and Mergers.
Posted: 20th September 2015 by santobugtio in Pub Paper, WritingI’d like the start this week thanking everybody who I have spoken to since my column regarding my diagnosis of cancer was published a couple of weeks ago. I’ve had nothing by positive sentiments from those people in the trade I know and pub customers who know me by face and of course those online. […]
Pubpaper 824 – Children in Pubs and Hypocrisy.
Posted: 11th September 2015 by santobugtio in Pub Paper, WritingThis week I return to the subject of children in pubs, a topic I have not discussed for a while. This was prompted by an experience last weekend at a newly opened bar. But first some background, my general attitude is that a pub landlord has a perfect right to set his or her boundaries […]
Pubpaper 823 – Great pubs and how to make Fosters taste acceptable.
Posted: 7th September 2015 by santobugtio in Pub Paper, WritingI’d like to start this weeks article with a big thanks to Darren and the team up at the Sportsman, Ploughcroft (http://www.ridehalifax.co.uk) over the bank holiday weekend. I’ve just entered my 5th decade and they did a great job of hosting my 40th birthday party on the Saturday afternoon and evening. The food and service […]
I was recently sent a box of selected beers to review from the flavourly.com craft beer club, you may remember them from Dragons Den a few years ago. I’ve reviewed a box of beers from a rival beer club previously, so it will be interesting to see how it compares to the rival company. The […]