Monday, 31 January 2011

Good Things Coming


Now that the two main traumas of January (NWAF and GBG Selection Meeting) are behind me and my nerves are returning to a more settled state, it is time to turn to more simple pleasures. (No, not that.) First up this week is a CAMRA Branch Meeting, which I intend to make as brief as I can in order to combine it with a side visit to the Regal Moon for their Stout and Porter Festival. This is a bit of an ad hoc festival, as Chris the manager decided just last week it would be an interesting start to February. And why not?

Later in the week I must gird my loins for that most taxing of events, a day out with the legendary Tyson. We will be testing to destruction, the newly opened Port St Beer House. Is it the Euston Tap or Rake of Manchester? We shall see. Tyson being much more on the ball trend wise, has of course already given it the once over, but how will it be once it has settled down a bit and paint has been turpsed from first night glad rags? I will let you know.

Another deadly run in with the Bury Bachant will occur on Saturday, when along with the lovely E and a bunch of other lushes, there will be a close encounter of the third kind with the Sheffield Tap - my first visit there and eagerly awaited - and then a side order of the Hillsborough Hotel and the Wellington.

I'll have an abrupt change of scene the following week, with a (more or less) alcohol free trip to see my dear old Mum in Scotland. I do intend though to squeeze in a visit to at least a couple of Glasgow's finest boozers, so any "mustn't miss" tips for that are welcome, as I'm well behind the curve on Glasgow these days. (Barm?) After that I intend to have a very quiet week before a longish trip to London, where I'll be casting a critical eye over the Kernel Brewery Saturday gig, Cask, the Jolly Butchers and no doubt others. So do make sure that beer temperature and condition is correct chaps. (I will be free to dispense my impeccable beer opinions on Thursday 24th Feb if anyone is around.) My final plan for the time being is too see if we can fit in a little trip to Vienna before the end of March. If the price is right.

That lot should provide the blog with a bit of juicy material and hopefully will be pretty enjoyable too. At least for me.
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9 comments:

  1. Baron Orm31 January 2011 at 11:41

    Will you be packing your own sparkler for the trip down south? ;)

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  2. Tandleman31 January 2011 at 12:22

    Always Baron always. And my thermometer!

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  3. Neville Grundy31 January 2011 at 22:00

    How about the CAMRA rip-off calculator card?

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  4. Tandleman1 February 2011 at 08:38

    Not much chance of a short measure in London what with the beer having no head.

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  5. Neville Grundy1 February 2011 at 14:26

    Good point. I suppose that is the one advantage of not having a sparkler.

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  6. Sat In A Pub1 February 2011 at 23:53

    I'll bachant you in a minute...

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  7. Erlangernick2 February 2011 at 08:25

    Zum ersten Mal nach Wien denn? How come? Been twice; the beer's better than Munich and it's a lovely town, but it's no Manchester for beer.

    They speak a funny accent, though a bit slower than in other parts.

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  8. Tandleman2 February 2011 at 08:29

    Yep my first time in Vienna. Of course I could take my holidays in Manchester, but then I'd be a boof to do so seeing as I live there.

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  9. Erlangernick2 February 2011 at 13:37

    Highly recommended. But maybe later, when you're more assured of nicer weather? Like Würzburg is always lovely in August.

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