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My most local but infrequently visited pub would be The Elmwood, but I'd spend much more time at a pub called Number 4, which was actually awarded NZ's best neighbourhood pub or bar award last year.
Prior to that it was the Ale House on Bealey Ave, where I spent much, much too much time.
Others of note would be The Bridge Hotel in Richmond, Melbourne and the Longueville Hotel, Lane Cove Sydney.
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It better be a gay bar.
Buff Orpington.
Probably full of mildly tanned, fit, roosters (I deliberately didn't say cocks there). So yes.
I had to give in and google the place as the name was just weird. Apparently it is just called Buff (which really does sound like a boys night club) and is a Greene King pub that actually looks like it might be quite good if it was open.
As @Snowy realised, an Orpington is a breed of chook and its colour is known as 'buff'. So nothing to do with the buff crowd of Orpington the place. It is all about the cocks though.
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@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
The A38 between Bodmin & St Austell was almost dead 3 weeks ago. Seen a big and growing increase when collecting the weekly shopping from early May. Think it's mainly people getting back to work.
Tourist places far less of an increase. Have to wait and see what happens this WE.
Keep all that Tribute safe!!
More a Trelawny man myself
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
The A38 between Bodmin & St Austell was almost dead 3 weeks ago. Seen a big and growing increase when collecting the weekly shopping from early May. Think it's mainly people getting back to work.
Tourist places far less of an increase. Have to wait and see what happens this WE.
Keep all that Tribute safe!!
More a Trelawny man myself
Not noticed that in SW London.
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@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
The A38 between Bodmin & St Austell was almost dead 3 weeks ago. Seen a big and growing increase when collecting the weekly shopping from early May. Think it's mainly people getting back to work.
Tourist places far less of an increase. Have to wait and see what happens this WE.
Keep all that Tribute safe!!
More a Trelawny man myself
Not noticed that in SW London.
And Mena Dhu is a great competitor to Guiness as well.
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A good friend of mine is part of the set up at St Austell and we were talking about how the beer had improved (it was truly awful at one point). He told me that this was down to a new head brewer following retirement of the former HB. The previous one had been there man and boy but couldn't brew beer to save his life. They are very loyal employers.
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
A good friend of mine is part of the set up at St Austell and we were talking about how the beer had improved (it was truly awful at one point). He told me that this was down to a new head brewer following retirement of the former HB. The previous one had been there man and boy but couldn't brew beer to save his life. They are very loyal employers.
That's rather like Youngs before and after they moved brewing to Bedford. I liked the head brewer, but Ram Brewery was Dickensian.
Were brewing at Eagle for six months before they told CAMRA, etc.. In mean time were many reports of beer being on good form!
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@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
A good friend of mine is part of the set up at St Austell and we were talking about how the beer had improved (it was truly awful at one point). He told me that this was down to a new head brewer following retirement of the former HB. The previous one had been there man and boy but couldn't brew beer to save his life. They are very loyal employers.
That's rather like Youngs before and after they moved brewing to Bedford. I liked the head brewer, but Ram Brewery was Dickensian.
Were brewing at Eagle for six months before they told CAMRA, etc.. In mean time were many reports of beer being on good form!
Was never the same after they cleaned up the Thames and the Wandle.
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
A good friend of mine is part of the set up at St Austell and we were talking about how the beer had improved (it was truly awful at one point). He told me that this was down to a new head brewer following retirement of the former HB. The previous one had been there man and boy but couldn't brew beer to save his life. They are very loyal employers.
That's rather like Youngs before and after they moved brewing to Bedford. I liked the head brewer, but Ram Brewery was Dickensian.
Were brewing at Eagle for six months before they told CAMRA, etc.. In mean time were many reports of beer being on good form!
Was never the same after they cleaned up the Thames and the Wandle.
Joke was that Ram was arsehole of London, because it was built on piles!
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
A good friend of mine is part of the set up at St Austell and we were talking about how the beer had improved (it was truly awful at one point). He told me that this was down to a new head brewer following retirement of the former HB. The previous one had been there man and boy but couldn't brew beer to save his life. They are very loyal employers.
That's rather like Youngs before and after they moved brewing to Bedford. I liked the head brewer, but Ram Brewery was Dickensian.
Were brewing at Eagle for six months before they told CAMRA, etc.. In mean time were many reports of beer being on good form!
Was never the same after they cleaned up the Thames and the Wandle.
Clean? The Wandle isn’t too toxic but the Thames is only “cleaner” not clean.
The ex head brewer at Young’s is now the owner/ brewer of Wimbledon Brewery. His Autumn Ale is lovely. Had a great evening with him one night at a Young’s Pub.
What shocks me is that Young’s have renamed their standard Bitter. I was usually a Special drinker but I did like an “Ordinary “ from time to time.
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@Crucial said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
A good friend of mine is part of the set up at St Austell and we were talking about how the beer had improved (it was truly awful at one point). He told me that this was down to a new head brewer following retirement of the former HB. The previous one had been there man and boy but couldn't brew beer to save his life. They are very loyal employers.
That's rather like Youngs before and after they moved brewing to Bedford. I liked the head brewer, but Ram Brewery was Dickensian.
Were brewing at Eagle for six months before they told CAMRA, etc.. In mean time were many reports of beer being on good form!
Was never the same after they cleaned up the Thames and the Wandle.
Clean? The Wandle isn’t too toxic but the Thames is only “cleaner” not clean.
The ex head brewer at Young’s is now the owner/ brewer of Wimbledon Brewery. His Autumn Ale is lovely. Had a great evening with him one night at a Young’s Pub.
What shocks me is that Young’s have renamed their standard Bitter. I was usually a Special drinker but I did like an “Ordinary “ from time to time.
I've recently cycled up the Wandle to Ravenscroft Park. Quite an adventure! It is now gin clear in many parts.
I assume you mean Derek Prentice, whom I may have met but can't recall. The chap I knew was Ken Don, who was his boss at Young's.
Wimbledon beers are great, and on tap at Rosslyn Park rugby clubhouse. Have had a nice Autum Ale at the Hand, which coincidentally sponsors Park.
Will check out rename. I quite liked a Mix, which was very pleasant and about the same strength as Pride, so almost a session ale!
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@Crucial said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
A good friend of mine is part of the set up at St Austell and we were talking about how the beer had improved (it was truly awful at one point). He told me that this was down to a new head brewer following retirement of the former HB. The previous one had been there man and boy but couldn't brew beer to save his life. They are very loyal employers.
That's rather like Youngs before and after they moved brewing to Bedford. I liked the head brewer, but Ram Brewery was Dickensian.
Were brewing at Eagle for six months before they told CAMRA, etc.. In mean time were many reports of beer being on good form!
Was never the same after they cleaned up the Thames and the Wandle.
Clean? The Wandle isn’t too toxic but the Thames is only “cleaner” not clean.
The ex head brewer at Young’s is now the owner/ brewer of Wimbledon Brewery. His Autumn Ale is lovely. Had a great evening with him one night at a Young’s Pub.
What shocks me is that Young’s have renamed their standard Bitter. I was usually a Special drinker but I did like an “Ordinary “ from time to time.
These things are relative of course. Back along if you fell in the Thames the odds were on you dying of poison before you could drown.
I always favoured a pint of mixed. We have a couple of Youngs pubs down here and I get met with blank looks when asking for same. It is particularly galling having to explain the concept at every round that is purchased - even in the same session.
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Crucial said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
A good friend of mine is part of the set up at St Austell and we were talking about how the beer had improved (it was truly awful at one point). He told me that this was down to a new head brewer following retirement of the former HB. The previous one had been there man and boy but couldn't brew beer to save his life. They are very loyal employers.
That's rather like Youngs before and after they moved brewing to Bedford. I liked the head brewer, but Ram Brewery was Dickensian.
Were brewing at Eagle for six months before they told CAMRA, etc.. In mean time were many reports of beer being on good form!
Was never the same after they cleaned up the Thames and the Wandle.
Clean? The Wandle isn’t too toxic but the Thames is only “cleaner” not clean.
The ex head brewer at Young’s is now the owner/ brewer of Wimbledon Brewery. His Autumn Ale is lovely. Had a great evening with him one night at a Young’s Pub.
What shocks me is that Young’s have renamed their standard Bitter. I was usually a Special drinker but I did like an “Ordinary “ from time to time.
These things are relative of course. Back along if you fell in the Thames the odds were on you dying of poison before you could drown.
I always favoured a pint of mixed. We have a couple of Youngs pubs down here and I get met with blank looks when asking for same. It is particularly galling having to explain the concept at every round that is purchased - even in the same session.
Was the bar staff under 35?
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@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Crucial said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
A good friend of mine is part of the set up at St Austell and we were talking about how the beer had improved (it was truly awful at one point). He told me that this was down to a new head brewer following retirement of the former HB. The previous one had been there man and boy but couldn't brew beer to save his life. They are very loyal employers.
That's rather like Youngs before and after they moved brewing to Bedford. I liked the head brewer, but Ram Brewery was Dickensian.
Were brewing at Eagle for six months before they told CAMRA, etc.. In mean time were many reports of beer being on good form!
Was never the same after they cleaned up the Thames and the Wandle.
Clean? The Wandle isn’t too toxic but the Thames is only “cleaner” not clean.
The ex head brewer at Young’s is now the owner/ brewer of Wimbledon Brewery. His Autumn Ale is lovely. Had a great evening with him one night at a Young’s Pub.
What shocks me is that Young’s have renamed their standard Bitter. I was usually a Special drinker but I did like an “Ordinary “ from time to time.
I've recently cycled up the Wandle to Ravenscroft Park. Quite an adventure! It is now gin clear in many parts.
... I quite liked a Mix, which was very pleasant and about the same strength as Pride, so almost a session ale!
I was pretty much weaned on Pride (well that and 6X as I had family in Wiltshire) and I still really enjoy a pint when up in the SE. Sadly I don't think Pride travels that well and it is never the same outside of London.
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@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Crucial said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
A good friend of mine is part of the set up at St Austell and we were talking about how the beer had improved (it was truly awful at one point). He told me that this was down to a new head brewer following retirement of the former HB. The previous one had been there man and boy but couldn't brew beer to save his life. They are very loyal employers.
That's rather like Youngs before and after they moved brewing to Bedford. I liked the head brewer, but Ram Brewery was Dickensian.
Were brewing at Eagle for six months before they told CAMRA, etc.. In mean time were many reports of beer being on good form!
Was never the same after they cleaned up the Thames and the Wandle.
Clean? The Wandle isn’t too toxic but the Thames is only “cleaner” not clean.
The ex head brewer at Young’s is now the owner/ brewer of Wimbledon Brewery. His Autumn Ale is lovely. Had a great evening with him one night at a Young’s Pub.
What shocks me is that Young’s have renamed their standard Bitter. I was usually a Special drinker but I did like an “Ordinary “ from time to time.
These things are relative of course. Back along if you fell in the Thames the odds were on you dying of poison before you could drown.
I always favoured a pint of mixed. We have a couple of Youngs pubs down here and I get met with blank looks when asking for same. It is particularly galling having to explain the concept at every round that is purchased - even in the same session.
Was the bar staff under 35?
Bingo!
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Crucial said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
A good friend of mine is part of the set up at St Austell and we were talking about how the beer had improved (it was truly awful at one point). He told me that this was down to a new head brewer following retirement of the former HB. The previous one had been there man and boy but couldn't brew beer to save his life. They are very loyal employers.
That's rather like Youngs before and after they moved brewing to Bedford. I liked the head brewer, but Ram Brewery was Dickensian.
Were brewing at Eagle for six months before they told CAMRA, etc.. In mean time were many reports of beer being on good form!
Was never the same after they cleaned up the Thames and the Wandle.
Clean? The Wandle isn’t too toxic but the Thames is only “cleaner” not clean.
The ex head brewer at Young’s is now the owner/ brewer of Wimbledon Brewery. His Autumn Ale is lovely. Had a great evening with him one night at a Young’s Pub.
What shocks me is that Young’s have renamed their standard Bitter. I was usually a Special drinker but I did like an “Ordinary “ from time to time.
I've recently cycled up the Wandle to Ravenscroft Park. Quite an adventure! It is now gin clear in many parts.
... I quite liked a Mix, which was very pleasant and about the same strength as Pride, so almost a session ale!
I was pretty much weaned on Pride (well that and 6X as I had family in Wiltshire) and I still really enjoy a pint when up in the SE. Sadly I don't think Pride travels that well and it is never the same outside of London.
In the old days the Fullers pubs were spaced out down the route for the drays, which limited the distance travelled.
To the huge benefit of its business in the 80s Fullers put all its marketing efforts into Pride, and left Chiswick Bitter to wither. ESB was sustained by its cult following. Volume increased by probably 100,000 barrels per annum, and it began to be exported beyong M25.
I expect that was when its travelling limitations were exposed?
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