Clubbing

Whilst Martin, Mudgie x1, Mudgie x2 and the Sheffield Hatter continue their impressive ten-pub jaunt round the hinterlands bright lights of Stafford, the rest of us are setting the club scene alight. Of course, the Beer & Pub Forum stalwarts often visit Stafford’s nightclubs with Martin particularly partial to throwing some shapes to Meghan Trainor’s…

Ever The Hoptimist

I’d like to start by thanking everyone who has commented and contributed to the blog in 2022.  The interaction is always appreciated and makes the trawl through some of the Midlands’s great (and not so great) pubs and clubs worthwhile. Of course, drinking in pubs and clubs is ALWAYS worthwhile even if you’re not blogging…

Brummagem Boozers

You left me celebrating the rebirth of a couple of boozers in Brum whilst trying some remarkably good amber nectar – what could be better? I’ll tell you what could be better – three more pubs in Brum as the continuation of a day on the lash a cultural visit exploring some of the Second…

How To Restore A ‘Proper Pub’ #1

We all know the gig…pub struggles, it’s revamped and returns minus beermats, bench seating but the lure of wood fired pizzas, six quid a pint cask and table bookings seem to signal a potential revival. But what of the traditional pub I hear Mudgie, Paul Bailey and Martin cry? Birmingham, which has seen its fair…