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The Yin and Yang of JD Wetherspoons, part 3

12th August 2008 | Uncategorised

My first post about JDW was a glowing account of their last national real ale festival. My second post about the chain was a...

From the sublime to the Ridiculous: The Piss Poor Pub on the Park, Hackney

10th August 2008 | Uncategorised

Nice facade. Shame about everything else. Each of us who cares about beer and pubs has a duty to warn the rest against the...

Food of the Gods: the Cricket Inn, Totley, South Yorkshire

7th August 2008 | Uncategorised

Times are tough for pubs, no-one’s disagreeing about that. On Wakefield Road, between Barnsley and the village of Mapplewell, where I grew up, there...

Consumer Journalism, Gonzo Style

29th July 2008 | Uncategorised

In the mid-nineties I used to dream of writing for Loaded magazine, with no trace of shame or furtive embarrassment. Sure, one month they’d...

From Oak(well) to Mighty Acorns. Or something.

25th July 2008 | Uncategorised

This is a long post – a magazine article rather than blog entry, but I can’t think of anywhere else to sell it to...

Put a little Berghaus in your soul

22nd July 2008 | Uncategorised

It was wet and cold in the middle of July, when the rest of the country seems to have had a lovely weekend, but...

Beer writer in ‘self-indulgent post’ shocker.

10th July 2008 | Uncategorised

In just over 24 hours I turn 40, and I’ll no longer be able to describe myself as a ‘young writer’ in any respect....

American Beers at the White Horse

28th June 2008 | Uncategorised

Looks like I picked the wrong weekend to visit my folks back in Yorkshire… From Friday 4th (US Independence Day) to Sunday 6th, the...

Official: pubs are better than Ant and Dec

25th June 2008 | Uncategorised

It’s true. Pubs are nearly as good as the Queen. But not as good as fish and chips. But then… what about fish and...

The Yin and Yang of JD Wetherspoons, part 3

From the sublime to the Ridiculous: The Piss Poor Pub on the Park, Hackney

Food of the Gods: the Cricket Inn, Totley, South Yorkshire

Consumer Journalism, Gonzo Style

From Oak(well) to Mighty Acorns. Or something.

Put a little Berghaus in your soul

Beer writer in ‘self-indulgent post’ shocker.

American Beers at the White Horse

Official: pubs are better than Ant and Dec

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