A short post here around “the lost pubs of Beeston 2024” scandal
There is, somewhere in the ether, a disc floating about with surreptitious pictures of lacings in pint glasses and punters on the lash.
It will be up there with some of the great scandals of our time and whilst I refuse to write it off, the evidence suggests these pubs will be visiting the great M&B Brewery in the sky.
But, in a desperate attempt to drum up interest once again in this blog, I have managed to find a newbie that ticks all the LifeAfterFootball bingo card.
This is the card that contains the following elements…
Flat roof – tick
Keg (Mansfield) Smooth Ale – tick
Bench seating – tick
Pool table – tick
Dartboard – tick
Beermats – tick
Sport on TV – tick
The only thing missing was a hammered punter effing and jeffing but 7/8 isn’t bad.
The 874 – Riverside Bar NG9 1NA is in the Beeston Rylands area of town, next to the Marina and the football club and is definitely one for the locals.
It’s got the feel of a social club and these venues have replaced all the vanishing estate pubs so are playing a valuable role in the community.
I had an hour to kill whilst one of the Beermat juniors was playing hockey and as Dave rightly points out, that is prime time for me to chalk off another boozer.
A chilled sunny evening (Monday I think?) with a steady stream of punters drifting in and the barmaid knew everyone…just how a local boozer should be.
A decent priced pint (sub £4) in a friendly local venue – what’s not to like….
Life After Football 
I expect to be passing through Beeston for a long lunchtime in Nottingham a week on Saturday.
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I think I’m back at work unfortunately….have a couple for me 🍺🍺
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My first of only a few encounters with Mansfield Brewery, was during a “refreshment” stop, somewhere in Derbyshire, following a botany field trip, back in my student days. Although Mansfield produced no cask, at the time, their “bright” bitter was rather good, and certainly hit the spot, after a day out, in the Peak District.
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Great to hear from you Paul and I can confirm Mansfield keg bitter still hits the spot 👍 glad to see you making full use of a botany field trip to sample the local brew 😀
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The faithful never leave so no need for “a desperate attempt to drum up interest once again in this blog.” I’m sensing the way to drum up new readership is a focus on Bass though.
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Bass always pulls in the punters – it’s the beer equivalent of Tom Brady for hits on Twitter/X!
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You forgot to add…Flurry of posts
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Good point well made! I see you’ve been busy too 👍
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Can’t keep up !
What’s your view on good lacings, mate ? Sign of a good pint or completely irrelevant ?
Some of my earliest beer was cask Mansfield in its hometown, really basic boozers. Have you been there lately ?
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I’m with you re lacings…definitely the sign of a good pint. Not essential but yet to have a bad pint with good lacings – whisper it quietly but a keg pint with lacings can also be decent….
I’ve yet to hit Mansfield for a pint – definitely on my day out list as I think it is a larger version of Coalville for boozers
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