tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post5991633378351899929..comments2024-03-29T07:17:26.082+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Letting Standards Slip?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-76885302885862775612016-02-11T08:24:52.692+00:002016-02-11T08:24:52.692+00:00Haven't had a decent pint at the Briton's ...Haven't had a decent pint at the Briton's for a while, I'm sorry to say.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149329795866645050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-22791559034549635702016-01-05T17:36:39.266+00:002016-01-05T17:36:39.266+00:00If Pie & Ale is 'established', what do...If Pie & Ale is 'established', what does that make Kosmonaut or the Gaslamp?<br /><br />I've never had a poor <b>quality</b> beer in P&A, but I will say that I can't think of another bar that's gone down in my estimation so far and so quickly - from "ooh, shiny!" to "why did I come in here?" in three visits flat. If I wanted to watch sport on telly while drinking a novelty Christmas beer from some regional no-mark I'd... well, I'd seek professional help, to be honest.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-72136351938601896702016-01-04T10:27:47.878+00:002016-01-04T10:27:47.878+00:00Nick. You may say so. I couldn't possibly comm...Nick. You may say so. I couldn't possibly comment. <br /><br />Phil: You are skirting round the area of concern to some and miss a key point of my remarks. "I have heard tales that some of the more "established" places - and these aren't that old"<br /><br />See also above. Have a pie and think about it. (-;Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-12872585555647193012016-01-04T10:19:10.261+00:002016-01-04T10:19:10.261+00:00Port St.?Port St.?Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-19713451917878246652016-01-03T15:44:53.565+00:002016-01-03T15:44:53.565+00:00Good post. Yes, the Smithfield has seen a remarkab...Good post. Yes, the Smithfield has seen a remarkable phoenix-like rise in fortunes and, after a somewhat rocky start, is really shaping up well.<br /><br />Of course there are only so many hipsters to go round and the new kids on the block look set to benefit from some of the one-time favourites taking their eye off the ball. Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-53739810293242537902016-01-03T14:48:26.434+00:002016-01-03T14:48:26.434+00:00No idea where you're talking about, but I migh...No idea where you're talking about, but I might be able to work it out by a process of elimination - plenty of pubs and bars in Manchester, but not so many that are in the same sgame as the Smithfield and have been around long enough to be called 'established'. I mean, I assume you're <b>not</b> talking about the City, the Vine, the Nag's Head, the Rising Sun, the Sawyer's Arms, the Briton's, the Pev, the Salisbury, the Grey Horse, the Circus, the Seven Stars, the Unicorn, the Millstone, the Castle, Gulliver's, the Old Garrett, the New Union, Manto, the Shady Lady or Tommy Duck's! (And those are only the ones I've been in.)Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.com