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The Brink in Manchester

Good beer guide 2019 entry.

Cellar bar, very much like the Gas Lamp over the road.

Everything is source from 30 miles of Manchester - from the beers to the excellent music at a decent level.

Enjoyable visit with a friendly owner.
Reviewed by Ian Mapp

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Hogarths in Wakefield (West Yorkshire)

19th Sep 2019, 15:41

Review submitted by Al Bundymore

The Cobweb Inn in Boscastle (Cornwall)

19th Sep 2019, 13:37

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The Guildford Arms in Edinburgh (Lothian)

19th Sep 2019, 12:03

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Wheatsheaf Inn in Kirkcaldy (Fife)

19th Sep 2019, 08:53

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The Crown Inn in Bridgwater (Somerset)

19th Sep 2019, 06:23

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Port Brae in Kirkcaldy

submitted by peter ashworth at 23:09 on 18 September

Hogarths in Wakefield

Fairly typical Hogarths pub. As with the others this is styled as a 'Victorian Gin Palace' and has a slightly grand interior. Tall columns are to the rear and fancy chandeliers are to be found. Lots of gins behind the bar and there was about 3 real ales available. Not bad but not great.

by Al Bundy at 15:09 on 19 September

The Guildford Arms in Edinburgh

Cannot add much to Blackthorn's detailed description only that this late Victorian pub was elaborately designed and established in 1896 at the height of the Temperance movement and has been operated by the Stewart ever since.All the features are stunning but i was impressed by the revolving door,the ornate plastering and the upstairs gallery.
There were 10 cask beers on the go all functioning and plumped for the Orkney Dark Island which was spot on. If you have never visited the pub and are close to Waverley station with time on your hands this is the place for you. You wont be disappointed.

by peter ashworth at 12:09 on 19 September

The Crown Inn in Bridgwater

A backstreet boozer on the corner of a Victorian terrace, this pub has recently re-opened after a prolonged period of closure and trouble. It consists of a single bar formed from knocking through the two front rooms, and a small garden at the back. There is a pool table, dartboard, tv screen over a hamstone fireplace, a jukebox and various gaming machines. The landlord was friendly enough, but I wouldn't want to upset him, while the locals seemed like an average bunch. Three handpumps on the bar, but only one in service, dispensing Doombar which was in drinkable condition but could have been better kept. I might drop in for a pint some time, especially given its location near the station, but it's not really a destination of choice and the beer precludes inclusion on a crawl. It also doesn't open lunchtimes in the week.

by E TA at 06:09 on 19 September

Lock Works in Wolverhampton

I had a little time to kill before catching the train so I decided to finally tick this one off having avoided it for many years. A small café bar. I could only see a lager tap but there were a few interesting bottles. I had a bottle of Backyard Blonde. To be honest it's not my kind of place and I won't be rushing back but it isn't too bad - in it's own way!

by Delboy 20 at 20:09 on 18 September

Bath Hotel in Sheffield

This old unspoilt two room pub has been more than well described below. I got here early on a Friday lunchtime when the six beers were as listed below. I went for the Thornbridge Chiron (£3.60) about which I had doubts over the quality although it was nowhere near the sending it back stage. I then went for the keg Jaipur (£4.40) which again was OK but I've had better. It might have been the recent hot weather at the time but I also noticed that one of the casks was quite cloudy. It's an excellent old pub but for me there was a question mark over beer quality.

by Aqualung . at 20:09 on 18 September

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My trip to Japan with the kids really knocked a hole in my work on my current book. What with queuing up posts beforhand, the two weeks-odd of the trip itself and a couple of weeks writing the trip up, I didn't work on the book for over six weeks. I ....

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Two tie-ins with this recipe. For starters, it's an example of the Whitbread wartime Milds I discussed recently. Secondly, it was brewed just about exactly 75 years ago, in September 1944. Whitbread’s X Ale started the war on the weak side for a standard London Mild. Obviously after a few ....

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The Cornerhouse in St Helier

2-4 La Motte Street
St Helier
JE2 4SY

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Triple fff Lady Eleanor Purity Ubu Flowerpots Goodens Gold Flowerpots Perridge Pale Flowerpots Bitter Oakham Scarlet Macaw Tring Side Pocket For Toad Big Smoke Cosmic Dawn Abbeydale Unbeliever Hogs Back TEA Revolutions Candidate 3 Piers Chocolate Porter Severn Amarillo Citra APA Slightly better than expected, the Side Pocket was in excellent shape in the Wonston but I have to go with the 3 Piers Chocolate Porteras BOTW in The Alfred.

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Beer of the Week (w/e 15th September 2019)
by Mobyduck
posted 9 hours ago.

"Work on the new JD Wetherspoons pub next to" [url]https://www.edp24.co.uk/business/diss-wetherspoons-work-to-start-soon-1-6268821[/url]

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Wetherspoon's news of the day
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[QUOTE=Aqualung;102840]I think you would like it. It had an ABV of 4.0% despite only having an OG of 1035 so they probably used brewing sugar (invert sugar) to achieve the strength without making it malty like Southern beers. It was pale rather than brown or orange and aggressively hopped. It changed for the worse in the early 1980s as they did a deal with Whitbread. I seem to recall that all of their tied houses sold real ale with the majority being in Lancashire and Greater Manchester. I've never seen Boddingtons Gold.[/QUOTE] I know I used to enjoy it. This was mid to late 90s so after the Whitbread acquisition but before the reduction from 3.8% to 3.5% ABV. Wikipedia to the rescue on the subject of Gold: [Quote]Boddingtons Pub Ale (4.6% ABV) A higher ABV version of Boddingtons Draught Bitter, brewed since 1993 for export markets. It was available in the United Kingdom from 1995–6 as Boddingtons Export. Also sold in the UK under the label "Manchester Gold".[/quote]

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Yet another list
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posted 2 days ago.

[QUOTE=Delboy20;102522]Managed to do all 10 in Shifnal so now up to 143.[/QUOTE] Finished off Wombourne so now up to 151.

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New pub visits 2019
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posted 2 days ago.

I'm getting to very few new pubs nowadays so here's an old favourite the Derby Alex Of course you wouldn't go here and not include the Brunswick nearby but I find this one often has more interesting guests.

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