Hourglass Not Feeling Squeeze

“Take it to the bridge, throw it overboardSee if it can swim, back up to the shoreNo one’s in the house, everyone is outAll the lights are on and the blinds are down.” A classic chorus from Difford and Tilbrook – or Squeeze to their mates – on one of their best tunes, Hourglass. I…

Back On The LE67 Trail

Just when you thought it was consigned to the LifeAfterFootball back catalogue, LE67 is back! Any new readers of this blog (Tamworth Mark) might be totally unaware of the postcode that is arguably the best in the Midlands for boozers. Yes, yes I know Burton, Derby and Stoke have their Bass pubs whilst the Black…

This One’s A Keeper In Beaumont Leys

I know Corby Mark posted recently that he thought pubs he liked were going against the grain and I’m inclined to agree. The way I see it there are five kinds of pubs left….. Gastro/upmarket (with a bit of decent cask/craft on): that attract a lot of punters in relatively affluent areas. Micropubs: that either…

Unspoilt Pubs: #3 The Railway, Moira

Probably the best thing about pubs (apart from beer of course) is those snippets of gold dust you pick up during conversations. I think it was back at Christmas when I was having a pint of Bass in The Swan and was waxing lyrical about the quality of it. (is this one better?) However, bloke…