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Wexford Wanderings

March 2, 2023March 6, 2023 7 Comments

These weekend trips are getting shorter. This one was 36 hours in Ireland. Team Wexford hired a car at Belfast International Airport and headed south for breakfast at The Old Borough, a Wetherspoons in Swords, a prosperous looking place outside Dublin. The cask beer here was Copper Coast, a 4.3% Red Ale from Dungarven Brewing.…… Continue reading Wexford Wanderings

Silly Walks in Eindhoven.

Silly Walks in Eindhoven.

February 16, 2023February 23, 2023 6 Comments

48 hours in Eindhoven. 4 football games, 4 bars and a tunnel of Silly Walks. Eindhoven is a largely modern, prosperous Dutch city that owes much of its development to the once huge Philips factory, as reflected here in the excellent Drinkers Pub. Philips was founded in the city in 1891 and is arguably most…… Continue reading Silly Walks in Eindhoven.

Good Beer Guide Histories No 4: Oldham

Good Beer Guide Histories No 4: Oldham

February 3, 2023February 13, 2023 9 Comments

The people of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, are used to having it tough. From the hard conditions of the coal mines and cotton mills to the subsequent post-industrial decline, things have rarely been easy. Much of the major industry has gone but as you drive off the motorway into town, many of the striking buildings…… Continue reading Good Beer Guide Histories No 4: Oldham

The Wonder of Warslow

The Wonder of Warslow

January 30, 2023February 5, 2023 10 Comments

My Good Beer Guide trips south have been limited in the last few months but Saturday saw a foray into the fringes of the Peak District. The highlight was a new entry, the Greyhound at Warslow, Staffordshire. If you put Warslow into Wiki, there are two photos. One is of the pub, the other the…… Continue reading The Wonder of Warslow

Blaming the Sun in Athens

Blaming the Sun in Athens

January 23, 2023January 31, 2023 10 Comments

A decade ago if I’d said go to Greece for the beer, you would have laughed cruelly in my face, bought me a pint of Listerine and told me to hand back my life membership and souvenir engraved CAMRA shin pads. Now it’s true. Ten years ago there were six micro-breweries – and none at…… Continue reading Blaming the Sun in Athens

Prestwich Papers

Prestwich Papers

January 19, 2023January 20, 2023 11 Comments

The 2023 Good Beer Guide unveiled three new entries in Prestwich, a district of Manchester that rarely enjoys such riches. Indeed it has had only had nine other unique entries in fifty years. Who better to guide us round them than Quosh, that legendary professional Mancunian. If you want to know where George Best built…… Continue reading Prestwich Papers

The Pub Tickers AGM

The Pub Tickers AGM

January 1, 2023January 3, 2023 11 Comments

Held in a secret location to avoid being overrun by hordes of hysterical fans, I can now reveal that the first Good Beer Guide Pub Tickers AGM took place on 30 December in the lavish bridal suite of the Ibis Budget Hotel, Chesterfield. It was an inspired choice as the title pic illustrates. There were…… Continue reading The Pub Tickers AGM

Festive Gdańsk

Festive Gdańsk

December 20, 2022December 25, 2022 10 Comments

Well the Hanseatic League won’t tick itself will it? Stretching across seven modern day countries, this medieval trading alliance helped create many of northern Europe’s most spectacular cities. Gdańsk, in Poland’s Baltic north, certainly falls into that category. Plus it’s a great addition to this year’s other Hansa ticks (Wismar and Lubeck). The Old Town…… Continue reading Festive Gdańsk

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Cyprus: Part 2 The North

Cyprus: Part 2 The North

December 11, 2022December 14, 2022 8 Comments

The 1969-1974 war in Cyprus saw an estimated 150,000 Greek Cypriots displaced to the south and around 60,000 Turkish Cypriots displaced to the north. A hard border was established in 1974 and remains to this day. In 1983 the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was recognised by Turkey alone. The capital’s airport lies abandoned and…… Continue reading Cyprus: Part 2 The North

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Cyprus: A Game of Two Halves, Part 1

Cyprus: A Game of Two Halves, Part 1

December 5, 2022December 11, 2022 11 Comments

In my ignorance I hadn’t fully appreciated just how close Cyprus is to Syria. So I turned to an authoritative source, The Children’s Atlas of the World. There are childhood memories of grainy black and white tv images of the coup that saw the distinctive figure of Archbishop Makarios flee the island, then the war…… Continue reading Cyprus: A Game of Two Halves, Part 1

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