A Robinsons pub that was a relief from The King's Ransom over the other side of the canal.   Still a loud music pub with two "older people" lets say playing records to the large

Where do I start with how terrible this pub was?   There were two bouncers (doormen say good evening & hold the door for you, bouncers grunt at best & set you in a b

A smashing traditional style boozer in the middle of Manchesterⁱ city centre but well hidden by the town hall.   So well hidden that I drank in here for the 1st time just just before Chris

Rauchbier is a beer brewed with some smoked barley.   All beer used to be smoked beer.   The barley is dried after it is brought in from the fields over a beechwood fire,

* Obviously, sweet & brightly coloured - they are designed for kids.
* Yes, but it was cider in my day. Things have just evolved a little.
* Its irrelevant - they shouldn't be sold to under 18s.
* No. Kids just drink whatever they can get hold of.
* Its a free country, you can drink what you want.

I enjoyed the previous series about wine where James & Oz toured France & then California so I was bound to like this series.   James plays the ingoramous but he always came acros

Wetherspoon's are selling Greene King IPAⁱ at 99p in there January sale & San Miguel at the same price.

Another year gone - the National Winter Ales Festival, Manchester's only CAMRA beer festival (if you don't count Stockport, Oldham, Bolton, Bury etc).  

A modern open plan pub much liked by expanding pub companies, with plenty of tables & chairs.   Banks' standard beer range on bar plus a season from same brewery.   Food was