Beer?

[threebikesmcginty]

Was it Jimmy Shand on the accordion?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Adnams BS. This is what it would have looked like in the 1940s before colour was invented.

Spider found in the garage earlier, for reference it's the same size as a really big thing.

 

[nickyboy]

Was it Jimmy Shand on the accordion?

It was a remarkable establishment. I recommend everyone to visit it once, just to appreciate what it's like to walk into a pub at 6pm on a Saturday and find 150 drunk middle aged folk singing Andy Williams songs to an accordion accompaniment

 

[srw]

Oakham Inferno.

Inappropriate name - it's not hellish at all. Very refreshing after a day shredding Leylandii and trying to get a hosepipe to stay fixed to the tap so as to power wash some decking.

 

[rich p]

Adnams BS. This is what it would have looked like in the 1940s before colour was invented.

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Spider found in the garage earlier, for reference it's the same size as a really big thing.

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EEEEEkkkkkkk!!!!!!!

 

[martint235]

EEEEEkkkkkkk!!!!!!!

I trust that is because it's a strong beer and not you being scared of a teensy spider......

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I trust that is because it's a strong beer and not you being scared of a teensy spider......

It was a big fecker, it was beyond the size catagory at which I can pick them up without fear of being overpowered.

 

[stephec]

It was a remarkable establishment. I recommend everyone to visit it once, just to appreciate what it's like to walk into a pub at 6pm on a Saturday and find 150 drunk middle aged folk singing Andy Williams songs to an accordion accompaniment

You're not really selling it to me.

 

[stephec]

You know you've had quite a night when you need to refer to Google Maps "Timeline" to remember where you've been

Manchester Northern Quarter with a couple of friends. They aren't beerthread types so we had to go to a few rough old pubs with crappy beer. But there were some decent ones mixed in.

For NQ aficionados it was Brunswick (awful place, never been before, never going again) that only had one bitter; Worthington Creamflow. Then the Crown and Anchor (Holts pub). Then the Wheatsheaf where I had a pint of JW Lees Kaleidescope (meh) and a pint of Manchester Pale Ale (rather better)

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Then my friends said "lets go to the Millsotne". Well, goodness me, what a place. Old skool boozer with a guy playing an accordion who doubled up as the backing for the karaoke. A pint of something ordinary there. Onto rather posher Apotheca where they didn't have any bitter. So I had some "heavily hopped lager". It was really good. Far better than the Holts or JW Lees stuff I'd had thus far.

We then went back to the Wheatsheaf cos the DJ was doing a Northern Soul set. More Manchester Pale Ale and a fair bit of dancing.

Some other place where they had no draught beers but I had a jolly nice bottle of Flying Dog Easy IPA

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Into the gay village for a couple more but I couldn't manage any more beer so had VaTs in a couple of spicy establishments.

Perhaps unsurprisingly I'm not drinking today

I've not been in the Crown + Anchor for years, I used to love it in there after work.

I remember taking a mate in who's wife was quite refined, when she asked for half a lager the bar maid said, "have you ever had Holt's lager? No, stick to bottles then."

 

[srw]

Doomed, we're all doomed

And barred?

 

[Crackle]

An afternoon at the local after shifting something heavy

Roaring Meg ipa, really nice, well balanced with nothing overpowering, slipped down easy

L to R Faithless, nice and hoppy, bound to be an srw fave, Beach Blonde an American blonde style, nay bad really and Black Diamond chocolate stout which was actually quite liquorice'ey but very, very nice. I'm garteful to srw for drawing my attention to these tasting bat things which previously I'd not noticed.

Mrs C had a very nice cider and the hound, hidden under the table, had his usual pub supplied dog treats. Everyone catered for.

 

[srw]

Kelpie by some Scottish brewer or other. Allegedly flavoured with seaweed, but not very noticeably. I can't help thinking that if the brewer had used seaweed instead of the hops it would have been nicer. As it is it's a reasonably acceptable darkish beer.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Two bottles of Blå Chimpanse. Must have been dehydrated as I am too pished to take a photo...

 

[martint235]

Purple Panther this evening, it's not as good as Green Gecko though

 

[srw]

Yes, it's smokey and slightly spicy. Rather nice as a nightcap, but might make my 7:30 departure tomorrow morning slightly tricky.