I’ve written, at length, about Dry January, on several occasions in the past, with particular regard to the deleterious effect that abstaining from alcohol has on the nation’s pubs. Apologies then if you’ve heard these arguments before, but whilst I might be repeating myself, the … | Continue reading
On New Year’s Eve I finally managed to escape the confines of the house to take a wander down into Tonbridge. It wasn’t my first venture outside of the house, as I had been out three days before, primarily to drop my unwell car off at Halfords, for a diagnostic check, after the e … | Continue reading
It was a case third time lucky last Sunday afternoon when, after a spot of shopping in Tunbridge Wells, Matthew and I decided we could do with a drink. It wasn’t exactly serious shopping, but rather an excuse to get out of the house and leave Mrs PBT’s in peace. We didn’t realise … | Continue reading
M&S House-magazineI write those words after enjoying an excellent bottle of M&S Irish Stout, brewed by Carlow Brewing of County Carlow, Ireland. It was definitely the best dry Irish stout I've had in a long time, with a perfect balance of bitter can roasted flavours but at the sa … | Continue reading
Last Sunday lunchtime, I came across my first draught Coronation Ale. The beer in question was the imaginatively named, Coronation Ale, from Greene King, and I have to say it was very good. It's a shame I was driving as it's no exaggeration to say it was one of the best GK beers … | Continue reading
This is an article I've not only been meaning to write for a long time, it’s also one that has taken rather a lot of man hours to write and complete. It's a post about our old friends JD Wetherspoon, the well-known and highly successful pub chain who have outlets the length and b … | Continue reading