tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post2267551274048574078..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Review of 2019Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-48491095721541451032019-12-31T13:00:58.116+00:002019-12-31T13:00:58.116+00:00I just noticed this "I turned 60 in the middl...I just noticed this "I turned 60 in the middle of the year"<br />Crikey, fella. Codger you may be but you've swerved the curse of CAMRA. That is the mid 50s obituary in Opening Times that seems the hallmark of the CAMRAsCooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-36769366614380328772019-12-24T11:15:53.501+00:002019-12-24T11:15:53.501+00:00Its very easy to misunderstand the rules in a soci...Its very easy to misunderstand the rules in a socialist micropub. One minute "all property is theft" and all that, next the people that nick the posh glasses are cnuts. Go figure.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-33329027259617057692019-12-21T12:28:09.787+00:002019-12-21T12:28:09.787+00:00I started keeping a detailed record of pubs visite...I started keeping a detailed record of pubs visited in 2016. Not sure why, but I did. Since then, the figures have been:<br /><br />2016: 64 new/154<br />2017: 95/188<br />2018: 108/203<br />2019: 111/207<br /><br />I suspect 2019 may prove to be a high water mark, as we had trips out to four towns where I had previously visited either none or just one of the pubs.<br /><br />I have a pretty good memory so, while I couldn't name every single pub I've ever visited, I certainly know if I've been there before.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-14091458405568093012019-12-21T12:21:03.852+00:002019-12-21T12:21:03.852+00:00Nah, Humphrey's gaff is where I feel most at h...Nah, Humphrey's gaff is where I feel most at home.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-18663319901337215622019-12-21T11:27:44.384+00:002019-12-21T11:27:44.384+00:00I disagree about the political grandstanding. The ...I disagree about the political grandstanding. The CAMRA Corbyn micropubs are for the true Jeremyites. They don't want Tories like you in there. That's why they call out the evil Tory scum. Timbos gaff is for the likes of you.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-47366606549879057002019-12-21T08:49:50.917+00:002019-12-21T08:49:50.917+00:00I sense a fair bit of overlap with my own 2019 hig...I sense a fair bit of overlap with my own 2019 highlights !<br /><br />Agree on those two Welsh places.retiredmartinhttp://www.retiredmartin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-58960879714991695742019-12-21T06:32:42.939+00:002019-12-21T06:32:42.939+00:00With our paths having crossed several times that b...With our paths having crossed several times that brings back a few nice memories and I can understand the Slubbers Arms and Codsall Station being your top pubs.<br />I've drunk in 390 different pubs this year but I don't know how many were new to me. Your "111 brand-new pubs this year" suggests keeping an up to date list of all the pubs you've ever used.<br />The beers I’ve drunk most of are undoubtedly Banks's Amber Bitter and Marston's Pedigree. Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery Bitter would be quite high up my list, rather than just two gallons, if Humphrey had two pubs in Stafford.<br />I agree about Uttoxeter and Shifnal "standing out" for being smallish towns.<br />You're fortunate in having had no "truly appalling examples of service" this year. <br />The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-87774583195754919252019-12-20T18:58:16.317+00:002019-12-20T18:58:16.317+00:00Cheers!
It's the Shenstone near Kidderminste...Cheers! <br /><br />It's the Shenstone near Kidderminster, not the one just south of Lichfield.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-63882483691840186252019-12-20T18:46:23.404+00:002019-12-20T18:46:23.404+00:00Fantastic! What a year... always a good read mate ...Fantastic! What a year... always a good read mate and some great pubs visited. Didn't realise Bathams has a pub in Shenstone ... mobile phone ban is ridiculous...your blog is as good as anyone's and ALWAYS covers those issues others fear to tackle!Britain Beermatnoreply@blogger.com