After Marston’s MD, Stephen Oliver’s unwarrented outburst about CAMRA members, SIBA and even their own licensees, I think we should boycott Marston’s beers.
His article in the pub trade paper The Morning Advertiser, entitled ‘It’s hard to keep the gobby hobbits happy’ calls CAMRA members ‘beardy weirdies’ hohoho, how original, and ‘sandal-clad, whisker-stroking stormtroopers’. Stormtroopers!!!
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There were lights on in the Malt Shovel this evening. The back doors were open and there was a skip full of rubbish in the beer garden.
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Another jolly day out in Leicester yesterday. First stop, the Ale Wagon for a swift half before swooping over to the Leicester beer festival. A great list of over 200 beers at this excellently organised and run festival. Unfortunately (for us) most of them had sold out! So after a couple of hours it was [...]
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We had a great afternoon in Southwell on Saturday, visiting The Coach House, The Hearty Good Fellow and the Bramley Apple. 6 beers on offer in each:
Old Coach House
Exmoor Hounddog Abbeydale Deception Wells Bombardier St Austell Trbute Gone with the Whippet Gales Swing Low
Hearty Goodfellow
Milton [...]
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Is the place to be. Leicester beer festival – over 200 beers (list), loads of decent pubs and, if we can fit it in, a curry. 9.54 train from the Castle. Toot toot!
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Yep, with a little help and a few tantrums, I’ve sussed it out!
As Lou says, we are going back to Southwell for some more lovely beer! Yum yum!!
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Having sat in the Hearty Good Fellow for Thursday’s meeting without a drink, it’s time to use public transport and spend a few hours on the Sunset Strip this afternoon.
We will come back with a report tomorrow!
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They Liked a Pint – by Harry Constantine
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