tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post6488407821625276737..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: More can mean lessCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-14291802423176696502009-06-27T23:38:58.131+01:002009-06-27T23:38:58.131+01:00I managed to pay a visit to the Ring O'Bells t...I managed to pay a visit to the Ring O'Bells today. Amazingly, Shirley Wroughton-Craig, who was in situ when I was a seventeen-year-old, is still the licensee. Her ex-husband Tim, I find out, is the father of Daniel Craig of James Bond fame.<br /><br />The beer range was Black Sheep Bitter, Taylors Landlord and Lees John Willies', so no ordinary Lees Bitter.<br /><br />Still has its cosy, rambling multi-roomed interior and still (regrettably) gives the impression of being dominated by a clique of well-heeled regulars.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-59389139409594515942009-06-06T10:17:35.576+01:002009-06-06T10:17:35.576+01:00Totally agreed, Martin - competition and choice sh...Totally agreed, Martin - competition and choice should primarily exist across the range of pubs. It doesn't need to apply within individual pubs.<br /><br />The car market is not made less competitive because Ford dealers don't sell Vauxhalls.<br /><br />If I lived in Frodsham I would be happier with a tied house selling a fine, distinctive beer from a local independent family brewer than a pub company outlet selling an unpredictable range of guest beers.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-33954762433993449772009-06-06T10:07:46.636+01:002009-06-06T10:07:46.636+01:00Good point Curmudgeon. I personally would prefer ...Good point Curmudgeon. I personally would prefer a town with a variety of different tied houses selling consistent quality bitter (say, Robbies, Holts and Sams with the odd free house),to a town with low-turnover micro beers with odd names.<br /><br />The CAMRA fixation often appears to be choice within a single pub - how many different beers do you really need within one pub anyway ?Martin, Cambridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-54905693132457010482009-06-03T14:25:13.534+01:002009-06-03T14:25:13.534+01:00Greenall Whitley. I thought time had healed that p...Greenall Whitley. I thought time had healed that particular wound but you've reminded me of it again. Mind you, unless I'm mistaken, they did both a light and a dark mild, the dark mild being quite pleasant.<br /><br />It's a wonder I like beer after starting off on Greenall's.NAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247378318975737305noreply@blogger.com