tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post2675087412076900394..comments2024-03-29T07:17:26.082+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: ReconnectingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-49070388908902961512010-05-29T13:41:23.487+01:002010-05-29T13:41:23.487+01:00To get back to the beer, I too tried a pint of Bat...To get back to the beer, I too tried a pint of Batemans Spring Goddess this week, and found it perfect beer garden material.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-79981934569211137942010-05-29T08:30:15.584+01:002010-05-29T08:30:15.584+01:00If it was the other way round my money would still...If it was the other way round my money would still be on the City Arms!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-1743820544359892762010-05-29T02:14:54.795+01:002010-05-29T02:14:54.795+01:00Well, maybe we could have had the City Arms as a p...Well, maybe we could have had the City Arms as a pub that allowed smoking, and the next-door Vine as a non-smoking pub, and see which did best. My money would be on the City Arms.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-13886922654688932292010-05-28T13:37:53.259+01:002010-05-28T13:37:53.259+01:00Whether you consider my words pious or 'marred...Whether you consider my words pious or 'marred' is of little concern to me.<br /><br />I am however in complete agreement with your last sentence!Southern Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-65960258035043488912010-05-28T12:19:40.350+01:002010-05-28T12:19:40.350+01:00"Not interested in hijacking this comments pa..."Not interested in hijacking this comments page with a debate on the smoking ban, Rednev."<br /><br />Pious words, marred only by the fact that I was merely responding to your prior comments on the smoking ban. And I seriously doubt the government had your wishes and preferences in mind when they passed the law.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-45343062070457283602010-05-28T10:32:30.752+01:002010-05-28T10:32:30.752+01:0040% blame Tesco, RedNev? With all the money I save...40% blame Tesco, RedNev? With all the money I save on cheap supermarket lout, I can afford to go into a pub this weekend. The style of the Foster's glass has changed so I need a new one.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-9977247564265133582010-05-28T07:55:30.691+01:002010-05-28T07:55:30.691+01:00Not interested in hijacking this comments page wit...Not interested in hijacking this comments page with a debate on the smoking ban, Rednev. <br /><br />All I will say is that despite being an ex-smoker, and one who enjoys eating and drinking in smoke-free establishments, I fail to see why my wishes and preferences in this respect should be enshrined in law.Southern Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-8961374743688173632010-05-28T07:53:32.255+01:002010-05-28T07:53:32.255+01:00It is very American to fear being seen in public a...It is very American to fear being seen in public alone. Now I know where the poor Yanks have inherited this trait from--it ain't from the continental emigrants.<br /><br />I've been to the City Arms thrice now ...heh heh... never alone. Twice under the guidance of der Tandelmann to steer me in the right direction --towards the pub, as well as away from improper beer selections-- and then once with the little woman, to show her how great the place is.<br /><br />It's a great place.Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-86642546392193976512010-05-28T01:08:16.270+01:002010-05-28T01:08:16.270+01:00"As someone who disapproves of the smoking ba..."As someone who disapproves of the smoking ban (but who nevertheless supports the right of landlords to ban people lighting up in THEIR premises 100%)..."<br /><br />An utterly meaningless statement. Although most people don't smoke, licensees generally didn't ban smoking. The nearest pre-ban smoke-free pub to me was more than 50 miles away, so licensees were catering for the minority of the population. And PLEASE don't quote pub closures; here are the findings of a recent survey of drinkers, who blamed pub closures on:<br /><br />40.14% Cheap supermarket booze <br />26.16% Beer Tax <br />16.85% Beer Tie <br />9.32% Recession <br />5.38% Smoking Ban <br />2.15% Anti-alcohol health campaignersNeville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-15487455925208341582010-05-28T01:02:50.265+01:002010-05-28T01:02:50.265+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-32223201108360908252010-05-28T01:00:55.363+01:002010-05-28T01:00:55.363+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-83328973650581627492010-05-27T22:21:15.255+01:002010-05-27T22:21:15.255+01:00"When you are my age, you don't care whet..."When you are my age, you don't care whether people think you are a sad git or not, though I agree a pint or two is about right." - ditto.<br /><br />I do like a pub that has newspapers particularly when there is papers I favour. A pint and something to read and I'm happy in a pub on my own for however long I desire.Paul Garrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393405914271508860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-2652775490628683632010-05-27T21:20:26.283+01:002010-05-27T21:20:26.283+01:00As someone who disapproves of the smoking ban (but...As someone who disapproves of the smoking ban (but who nevertheless supports the right of landlords to ban people lighting up in THEIR premises 100%), I wholehearedly agree with Tyson's point. The CA would be a worse place for allowing smoking.<br /><br />As for drinking alone...who cares? If every time I found myself in a new or different city I had to be preoccupied by what a bunch of know-nothings or insecure pri*cks thought about me ordering one pint at a time I (and the pubs i've frequented) would be much the worse for it!Southern Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-56476814249260198662010-05-27T18:13:42.003+01:002010-05-27T18:13:42.003+01:00A pub very much improved by the smoking ban. It co...A pub very much improved by the smoking ban. It could be quite grim in there.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-48649165579126152642010-05-27T12:49:46.049+01:002010-05-27T12:49:46.049+01:00When you are my age, you don't care whether pe...When you are my age, you don't care whether people think you are a sad git or not, though I agree a pint or two is about right.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-58729238660010366062010-05-27T12:45:34.161+01:002010-05-27T12:45:34.161+01:00Nice post.
You get a completely unique feel for ...Nice post. <br /><br />You get a completely unique feel for a pub when you're on your own. Lots of people I speak to would never ever consider going into a pub on their todd. Almost a fear-like reaction to being seen as a sad, lonely git. <br /><br />I take no issue with it whatsoever, although I'm unlikely to hang around for more than a pint or two.Dubbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035458276989843392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-90155488363616643382010-05-27T12:00:34.911+01:002010-05-27T12:00:34.911+01:00The City Arms is one of the best Manchester city c...The City Arms is one of the best Manchester city centre pubs I've come across, although my experience isn't extensive. I last drank in there some time last year and it was very much as you described it. It's probably tucked just a little too much out of the way to have been knocked into a soulless, one-roomed city centre bar in the 60s or 70s.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.com