Welcome To The Brave New World of Carlsberg/Marstons/Banks’s/Jennings/Wychwood/Ringwood/Eagle/Thwaites Super Breweries

I was hoping to put a strikethrough on most of this title but I’m not quite tech savvy enough yet so it should look like this: Welcome to the brave new world of Carlsberg/Marstons/Banks’s/Jennings/Wychwood/Ringwood/Eagle/Thwaites super breweries. (that’s what you call a brewing system) With the news that the pubs will POSSIBLY reopen in some way,…

Meeting Up With Pub Blogging Legends

Before the great pub lockdown of 2020 (you read it here first) the Bloggers League Table were jostling for points after a day out in Burton. Of course, Stafford Paul would be the runaway leader if he blogged and would be so many points clear then the 2019/20 title would be his. Mudgie upset the…

Shobnall’s C&W Classic

You just never know what’s round the corner in this pub blogging lark. There I was, minding my own business at Burton’s only Premier Athletics track, Shobnall Leisure Centre, when I caught a shaft of light. Sub-zero temperatures mean watching athletics can be a test of character and a bit of liquid refreshment in a…

Branston’s Bass

With Martin lodging a complaint at the Beer Blogging Corporation regarding American bias on this blog I thought I’d cover all bases and post something now. With the time in Minneapolis six hours behind here then there is no chance of Dave commenting in the next three hours as he doesn’t get up before midday.…