K.I.S.S.I.N.G.
Living in Morley, West Yorkshire (a lovely place I should add) I’m unfortunate enough to be reminded every so often that we don’t live in quite the unprejudiced utopia that some might suggest we do....
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High Strength Beer Idiotry
This month the government has quietly stepped up its attack on binge drinking, by increasing tax on beers such as Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, Fullers Vintage and Belgian classic Duvel. For years...
View ArticleCigarettes and Alcohol
Home at 11.30 on a school night, sniffing my coat. It’s been a good few months since I last let a cigarette pass my lips. Tonight’s a school night, a strange night to jump off the nicotine wagon, but...
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What’s Brewing At CAMRA?
60% of questions on University Challenge are unanswerable to me. Another 30% are there for the taking – Copernicus, Darwin, Tchaikovsky, Keats, all familiar names worth an educated guess. I’m being...
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The humble pint
So the pint is done with we’re told! Well what would they say in Prague, where refreshing pilsners stand proud in tall half litre glasses, quenching thirsts almost with their looks and frothy gusto...
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Britain’s Got Beer Festivals
“It’s like something you’d see at a beer festival” Simon Cowell exclaims having watched Ashley Elliot perform in a Britain’s Got Talent semi-final. No, Mr Cowell wasn’t watching ale guzzling slippers...
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Suffolking Beer Ban
I pick up the i most days from the corner shop. Sometimes I treat myself to a cold can of Orangina (rock and roll I know). The corner shop survives on booze and fags primarily: the cheapskates like me...
View ArticleFour Pint Perceptions
She’s a bitch, she’s a lover, she’s a child, she’s a mother, she’s a sinner she’s a saint she’s completely different after two pints… Funny how a few drinks and a good pub can change your perception of...
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All aboard / All change
2013 has been a rollercoaster. I’ve not been writing much you may have noticed. It all started before Christmas when the time came to start our homemade wedding invites, and the dark evenings were...
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Simon H Johnson
This is a story about a true gentleman. The first time I met Simon was in Burton on Trent, and to be honest I didn’t know what to make of the bespectacled jester who brightened up the pub full of beer...
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