It is very easy to get trapped into a cycle of visiting the same pubs repeatedly, for most people this is not an issue, in fact it is behaviour like this which keeps many local pubs profitable. Two or three pints does not sound much, but repeated 2-3 times a week plus a couple of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘brighouse’
Pubpaper 679 – Real Ale = Real Money in the Till
Posted: 15th October 2012 by santobugtio in Pub Paper, WritingTags: brighouse, calderdale, Cider, Halifax, pub, real ale, sowerby bridge
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Pubpapaer 665 – Magic Rock and the Red Rooster, a star attraction
Posted: 9th July 2012 by santobugtio in Pub Paper, WritingTags: brighouse, huddersfield, magic rock, otley, red rooster
In the world of Calderdale real ale, there are names which people recognise as the old guard of the scene, those pubs who have built a reputation over many years for consistently good beers, Puzzle Hall Inn (despite a short period of closure), Three Pigeons, Pump Room and Red Rooster all being good examples. However [...]
Pubpaper 662 – “Doh” moments, local redemption and unprofessionalism
Posted: 15th June 2012 by santobugtio in Pub Paper, WritingTags: brighouse, CAMRA, empire brewery, magic rock, mallinsons, red rooster, SIBA
I start this week with a story. A couple of weeks ago I was stood outside The Brewery Tap on the station approach in Leeds. Having spotted they had Magic Rock Dark Arts on tap, I checked they allowed families in without eating, and was minutes away from trying one of the Magic Rock beers, something I’ve not been [...]
Review of the Year – The Pub Scene in Calderdale
Posted: 22nd December 2011 by admin in WritingTags: ale, brighouse, calderdale, dirty dicks, hebden bridge, hipperholme, lewins, pubs, ring o bells, sowerby bridge
Looking back over 2011, its been a good year in the real and craft ale scene at all levels, local, regional and national. Nationally the craft and real ale scene has bucked the general downturn in beer sales over the last couple of years and new breweries are still being created and existing ones expanding [...]
Pubpaper 625 – 55 columns and 41000 words later, my favourite new pubs
Posted: 28th September 2011 by admin in Pub Paper, WritingTags: beer, brighouse, Halifax, hebden bridge, hipperholme, pubs, real ale, Southowram, sowerby bridge
In the second of my holiday articles, I will reflect back on a year of regular writing for PubPaper, all 55 columns and 41,000 words. Sometimes its been easy to write a weekly missive, others its been the equivalent of pulling a tooth out of the horses mouth while it is running the Grand National. [...]