mariesnowgoose
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Aren't we supposed to be all electric by 2030 or something?
Aren't we supposed to be all electric by 2030 or something?
Many many years ago in the Cambridge Spoons, the largest pub in Europe at the time, some bright spark did Stella for 50p a pint........riot van's were required and they were banned from ever doing it again
The Eagle and its neighbour a few doors down, can't remember it name now, both very good. The Fountain near Spoons, actually loads of quality pubs in that town.Yeah we have a crawl round Cambridge every now and again and always end up in the spoons at some point.
I prefer the small backstreet pubs myself though.
There used to be some wonderful country pubs when I lived down in Derbyshire.
A couple were well off the beaten track and still lit with gas lamps
Lock-ins were the norm at some of our favourite off track dens.
The landlords/ladies were pretty good cellar folk, the bitter beers always nice quality, the craic lively.
Hardly any did 'pub grub' or food.
Pork scratchings, crisps, peanuts or pickled eggs (yuk!) was about the limit.
One pub pushed the boat out and did cheese and tomato, or ham and branston pickle sarnies.
But that was your lot for haute cuisine!
Happy days!
Didn't have any of the warming oven/display thing with pasties and sausage rolls?
There used to be some wonderful country pubs when I lived down in Derbyshire.
A couple were well off the beaten track and still lit with gas lamps
Lock-ins were the norm at some of our favourite off track dens.
The landlords/ladies were pretty good cellar folk, the bitter beers always nice quality, the craic lively.
Hardly any did 'pub grub' or food.
Pork scratchings, crisps, peanuts or pickled eggs (yuk!) was about the limit.
One pub pushed the boat out and did cheese and tomato, or ham and branston pickle sarnies.
But that was your lot for haute cuisine!
Happy days!
I'm impressed with the latest idea from those that are in charge. We'll open the pubs up in April, but they can't sell alcohol. How does that work then? A bit like opening up the swimming pools without water.
You're joking! No way
When I lived in Northampton the working men's club near me used to have pie's and pasties very nice after a few pints never seen them in Chorley thoughWas a big thing here, bit before my time, but was coming back in.
Our local Spoons is like that on Friday and Saturday.
All the youngsters fuel up on cheap supermarket booze at home during the afternoon and head for the cheap spoons beer and shorts later on. Usually ends up in a big punch up on the market square.
Somewhere on another galaxy you may find ROBMAC.Yeah we have a crawl round Cambridge every now and again and always end up in the spoons at some point.
I prefer the small backstreet pubs myself though.
A Saturday night out in Stornoway before the Sunday curfew could get a bit hectic!There used to be a pub in Darlo (my old home town) called Route 66. For some reason it was the only pub open after 11pm (bar the clubs) and everyone would pile there after closing time. I used to have a bolt hole in Darlo not far from the town centre so would stay over but jeezas. You wouldnt want to go in there sober. It made the Star Wars bar look like the Ritz.
A Saturday night out in Stornoway before the Sunday curfew could get a bit hectic!
We live 5 mins walk away from our village (have escaped from Fleetwood LOL !!) where there are several pubs and a micro pub selling real ale....err...when open obviously !! In the meantime there's a "micro pub brewhouse" bar thingy 10 mins drive away that does this "beer in a box" which works out at £2 a pint. All very well for real ale but it's not the same unless it's pulled through a hand pump I hear you say !! Apparently you can buy a connector for the tap on the box which you then attach to a hand pump with some beer line tube and away you go !! This brewhouse even offers to rent you a hand pump !! So, thought I'd look into buying one maybe....there's a firm in Keithley that sells the whole set up, pump..tube..connector.....but it's £140 or so !!! Looked on ebay, but not sure I fancied a manky old pump that's festered in a closed pub for months so gave up the idea for now. Anyone else thought of these drastic measures to get a pint of hand pulled real ale in your own shed LOL ?????? Mark