660 Pints Of Bass

I’ve just had a mate from Hereford posting me a picture of him sitting with a pint and a ‘substantial meal!’ Of course, he also sent me the caveat that he won’t need a meal soon as life reverts back to a bit of normal in at least one county in the UK in the…

Getting Jiggy With The Wyggy

The GBG is out!!! And, as Martin quite rightly notes in his recent post, it is a terrific effort from the local CAMRA branches to make sure pubs have been visited. Of course, Burton upon Trent, the home of brewing, has a few nominees although I suspect 603 – The Wyggeston DE13 0UN isn’t one…

601 Not Out – Retired (not hurt) – Time To Hang Them Up

“Hang your boots up, Hang your boots up, hang your boots up (insert name here),” repeat x2 to the tune of “Oh my darling Clementine” was an oft heard terrace chant in the seventies. And, as I hit the 601 not out mark with a magnificent pint of Bass in a locals wet led pub,…

Shhh – it’s Shustoke

With my party hat removed after a pint of Pedigree in Staffordshire it was time for a quickfire ten minute pint in Shustoke. That’s right, the good old days of “a swift one” and I mean a swift one as I was on an errand for Mrs BB with time constraints! (oh yes…)   However,…