I was in Belfast last weekend watching the Ospreys take on Ulster in the Heineken Cup. Had a very good weekend, lots of pubs, lots of Guinness and good food. The match itself was a tedious affair, another ruined by the whistle of Malcolm Changleng. The Ospreys now need to win their last two [...]
We went to Edinburgh for the 6 Nations match last week. Possibly the most inept performance I’ve ever witnessed (and I watched Swansea during the pre-regionalisation season). I can’t see us scoring a try this season never mind winning a match. The performance could not have been more different than that of two years [...]
North Shields has more than it’s fair share of good pubs. Here are some that Wyell and I have enjoyed.
Magnesia Bank
It’s difficult to find any faults whatsoever with the Magnesia Bank. The beer is excellent and there is a wide selection with the majority being from local micro breweries. There are normally six cask beers [...]
Went to see Euros Childs last night at the Cumberland Arms. He was was excellent. If you’d like to have a listen then you’ll find some live recordings to download on his website. The album, which is very good, is out too.
Great beer, as always, at the Cumberland. Think it was Wylam Rapper I was [...]
Visited Leicester on the weekend for the Heineken Cup game. The city’s pubs weren’t up to much (though there were a few decent pins of Tiger Best Bitter to be had) but this was more than made up for by the quality of the food which we ate at Bobby’s. Delicious Indian vegetarian food, highly [...]
I was unfortunate enough to catch a bit of Friends whilst channel hopping last night. Here’s the piece that lead me to throw my virtual cat at the TV:
ROSS: Shouldn’t the pizza be here by now? I mean, they said thirty minutes or less. Well, how long has it been?
MIKE: (looking at his watch) Eleven [...]
Had an eventful bank holiday weekend. Spent Friday and Saturday nights in Keswick. Did nearly ten miles walking on Saturday and Sunday. Keswick was a good place to visit though I don’t think it would be very comfortable at the height of the season. Enjoyed the Cumberland Ale, a good hoppy flavour. Probably the [...]
Had a great weekend in Edinburgh. As if the result wasn’t good enough, we watched the Ireland vs France match in the Bow Bar (Perfect pint of IPA) with Max Boyce.
Spent the weekend in Haarlem and Amsterdam visiting Geraint. Enjoyed sampling the local beverages and snack food (Broodje Haring - basically a raw herring in a bread roll). We even managed some culture.
We won the quiz at The Cradlewell last night. They seem to be part of some sort of guest ale network. Last night they had The Rev. James on.
