With a nutty flavour reminiscent of Bath’s Gem ale, Ringwood is a fine New Forest brew. A perfect pint is a joy for ever but when consumed in quantity it has worrying side effects unfortunately. Max for example liked the Ringwood a little too much and became enamoured of the …
We were there when the Wars of the Roses were over – still fighting, but this time it was 7.5% perry, hangovers and gout. Luckily with Bob’s help and plenty of fried egg sandwiches we prevailed.
This was something that amazed both Max and me. We were sat sitting in the beer garden at The Swan when a posse of traditionally dressed German girls came over and offered to invade Poland for us.
For a drinking man, searching for the perfect pint can become a religious experience. When Max explained this to a member of his local nunnery, she revealed to him a religious experience that he hadn’t yet had. “Lord in ‘is ‘eaven,” he exclaimed.
During a lull from the serious business of searching for the Perfect Pint, I noticed Bob playing tenderly with his ring. I asked him if he had recently had it polished. It brought back memories of the old college days when Bob had a very loose ring. The way his …
Bob saw this girl at The Warehouse. She was incredibly attractive. Fortified by an evening of heavy drinking, he went up to her, started to dance, and asked her out. They decided to meet at The Fav the following evening. He told me she really was gorgeous! The next evening …
One of the great heroines of beer drinking was my good friend Joan. I was reminded tonight of how she stood up for women’s rights in a pub when dealing with a particularly cranky landlord in the Barley Mow. The landlord, a crusty one legged character aptly known as Stumpy, …
The Punch Bowl looked inviting: not too busy, a good selection of well-priced beers and punctuation was optional. “Slappers, fucking slappers”, Max exploded inside. “Give it the one eye, no ambience – nothing! Plenty of minge but not the minge we want Kentucky. I’m appalled by this pub. A crime …
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