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…

Cricket And Football Club Bars – Always A Good Idea

With England about to start a tour of Pakistan then it seems like the perfect excuse to blog about a cricket club bar… And while we’re at it, with Southgate’s boys in the last 16 of the World Cup against Senegal, let’s chuck a couple of football club bars in there for good measure. It’s…

GBG Classics: The Malt Shovel Spondon

Having left you in a classic Shrewsbury boozer then the readership (Tamworth Mark) have demanded I maintain high standards. My recent Monday night beers have proved to be fruitful with lots of classics in Newport and the aforementioned Cross Foxes. It was good to see this run continue with a gem of a pub in…

Brummies Here, Brummies There…#5: White Swan #1

Brummies here, Brummies there, Brummies every *******where la la la la la la la la la la went the terrace chant back in the eighties (that is the correct amount of la’s!). I know you are finding it hard to contain your excitement for not one but two series running concurrently in order to pinch…