tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post4628673956662338169..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: At the sign of the Good CompanionsCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-62252845075183583882019-03-09T02:47:49.931+00:002019-03-09T02:47:49.931+00:00Ridiculous story tһere. Whɑt haⲣpened after? G᧐od ...Ridiculous story tһere. Whɑt haⲣpened after? G᧐od luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-64443549712098295222018-11-12T13:10:44.460+00:002018-11-12T13:10:44.460+00:00Not a lot of pubs left with a separate lounge and ...Not a lot of pubs left with a separate lounge and bar, and I don't think the older blokes who congregate in Spoons and Sam's pubs are exactly Leslie Phillips.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-18248178261442417132018-11-10T21:08:12.709+00:002018-11-10T21:08:12.709+00:00I can definitely second the Unicorn. Great pub.I can definitely second the Unicorn. Great pub.Vaux Wanderernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-42916752168917159222018-11-10T08:09:02.752+00:002018-11-10T08:09:02.752+00:00Never been there personally, but I've heard go...Never been there personally, but I've heard good reports about it. Otherwise you could try the Unicorn in central Manchester, which is a great down-to-earth proper boozer.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-61957134420603962932018-11-10T08:07:35.605+00:002018-11-10T08:07:35.605+00:00I've known my Stafford namesake "in real ...I've known my Stafford namesake "in real life" for a couple of years, and can assure you we never run short of topics of conversation which go well beyond the realm of beer :-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-92116901482776399042018-11-09T21:48:15.350+00:002018-11-09T21:48:15.350+00:00Is the rendition of Bass at the Saddle in Blackpoo...Is the rendition of Bass at the Saddle in Blackpool any cop? I might go have a look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-54874775190783648782018-11-09T21:02:16.579+00:002018-11-09T21:02:16.579+00:00Take a look at Ian Thurman's Bass Directory, a...Take a look at Ian Thurman's <a href="https://thewickingman.wordpress.com/2018/05/09/mirror-mirror-on-the-pub-wall-where-can-i-drink-draught-bass/" rel="nofollow">Bass Directory</a>, although there are only 3 outlets in Lancashire. The blogpost also gives a pretty comprehensive summary of why this beer is special.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-4741130819397441382018-11-09T19:44:10.380+00:002018-11-09T19:44:10.380+00:00I wouldn't know whar we're all like in rea...I wouldn't know whar we're all like in real life. What on Earth would we talk about, for starters? Th'ale?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441906371588933310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-49397059919954500232018-11-09T19:43:04.710+00:002018-11-09T19:43:04.710+00:00If there is any in the central Lancashire area I s...If there is any in the central Lancashire area I shall be sure to check it out!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441906371588933310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-77810059664462155472018-11-09T19:07:07.672+00:002018-11-09T19:07:07.672+00:00Yes, it is ! Yes, it is ! The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-21563933117492096322018-11-09T18:11:38.898+00:002018-11-09T18:11:38.898+00:00Hmm, not sure if that's a compliment or not......Hmm, not sure if that's a compliment or not...Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-72151372256508612572018-11-09T17:34:11.457+00:002018-11-09T17:34:11.457+00:00T'other Mudgie,
I don't think I've eve...T'other Mudgie,<br />I don't think I've ever met anyone like you so couldn't possibly imagine a pub full of people like you.<br />( I've just got home from Draught Bass in the Railway ) The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-65092418226126660802018-11-09T14:04:29.652+00:002018-11-09T14:04:29.652+00:00Where may I try some?Where may I try some?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441906371588933310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-38441713207235212392018-11-09T13:13:50.066+00:002018-11-09T13:13:50.066+00:00In my experience elderly men prefer the lounge to ...In my experience elderly men prefer the lounge to the bar, and they enjoy the company of ladies. He sounds to me to be describing a bar, where, more likely than not, they wouldn't be able to hear themselves speak, for foul-mouthed shouty types of dubious personal presentation these days. I suppose Stanley would not have "struck the motherlode" in those places though.Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-5139170468545213592018-11-09T12:35:28.932+00:002018-11-09T12:35:28.932+00:00Well, he's something of a spectator of the pub...Well, he's something of a spectator of the pub scene, as am I and pretty much everyone else who writes about pubs. But it's no different from a middle-class person going to a football match and writing about it. If you're in an environment where you personally feel relaxed and "at home", that's what matters.<br /><br />I doubt whether I would like a pub full of people like me.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-36302159806871850252018-11-09T12:33:20.400+00:002018-11-09T12:33:20.400+00:00Part circular reference that's transcended a f...Part circular reference that's transcended a few beer/pub blogs, but more championing of an unsung hero that remains an excellent pint despite seemingly concerted efforts by the brand owners to ignore it's very existence.Vaux Wanderernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-16427571047819401092018-11-09T12:01:57.762+00:002018-11-09T12:01:57.762+00:00I suspect that "no nonsense" would exclu...I suspect that "no nonsense" would exclude the use of expressions such as "moments of peak frisson" in such pubs. Stanley seems to be far too articulate, to be properly welcomed in the pubs he so rosily caricatures. It's a nice enough, colourful tale to read all the same.Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-40264650929167618302018-11-09T10:11:16.672+00:002018-11-09T10:11:16.672+00:00What is it with the pints of Draught Bass? It mus...What is it with the pints of Draught Bass? It must be a blog in-joke somewhere.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441906371588933310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-17241403827099792742018-11-09T10:02:52.180+00:002018-11-09T10:02:52.180+00:00Would listening to BBC local radio suit?Would listening to BBC local radio suit?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441906371588933310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-85538795915698394062018-11-09T10:01:46.117+00:002018-11-09T10:01:46.117+00:00What about those with learning and socialisation d...What about those with learning and socialisation disabilties? They often feel excluded from the pub. If they're not making a noise, I always get the impression that I'm slightly out of place, more an adjunct than anything else. People of my kind are more likely to socialise online in any case.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441906371588933310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-60408557360095656632018-11-09T10:00:01.220+00:002018-11-09T10:00:01.220+00:00I'm 30. To someone who is 18 that's well ...I'm 30. To someone who is 18 that's well old.<br /><br />But I get the point - pubs are genuine focal points of many communities. In some places, the local will be replaced by a micro, but obviously that won't do for some of them.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441906371588933310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-19900076514668645712018-11-09T09:56:50.117+00:002018-11-09T09:56:50.117+00:00It's sad to see.It's sad to see.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441906371588933310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-35336335004664340032018-11-09T08:42:05.656+00:002018-11-09T08:42:05.656+00:00Yes my approach to social interaction is still ver...Yes my approach to social interaction is still very much analogue rather than digital: I'd much rather a conversation with real people, or in quiet moments a good book. I save the mobile gadget thingy for the really important stuff like occasional comments on beer blogs. ;-)Vaux Wanderernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-54943984295920305412018-11-09T08:35:15.714+00:002018-11-09T08:35:15.714+00:00Yes, he was now I re-read it. Perhaps it was the u...Yes, he was now I re-read it. Perhaps it was the use of the word "wireless", rather than "radio" - to rhyme with "daddy-oh" - that threw me. You don't that often hear it in pubs these days per se either.<br /><br />But I'm sure you get what I mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90662117289555898202018-11-09T08:23:20.220+00:002018-11-09T08:23:20.220+00:00I had the Boars Head in Stockport in my mind as I ...I had the Boars Head in Stockport in my mind as I read that, as you probably did too. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00387170913578542671noreply@blogger.com