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posted 20-05-2010 14:06
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Google's unenlightening on the subject.
I don't know what you'll have had there, hobbes.
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posted 20-05-2010 14:21
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I really did like the one at the station though.
Actually, the Sheffield Tap (for that is its name) would be the definitive OTFathon pub, come to think of it!
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posted 20-05-2010 14:42
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not the one just outside Euston station? (Googles... Head of Steam?)
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posted 20-05-2010 15:06
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Okay... in terms of quality and spirit, it would be definitive. Not for convenience, certainly.
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posted 20-05-2010 15:10
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All it needs is some sawdust, and liberal supplies of spitoons.
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posted 20-05-2010 15:11
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It's South Yorkshire, not West Texas!
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posted 20-05-2010 15:17
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I've never seen it that empty. Were you having a cheeky breakfast pint clive?
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posted 20-05-2010 15:19
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I've never seen it that empty. Were you having a cheeky breakfast pint clive?
Not my photos.
I wouldn't put it past myself, though.
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posted 20-05-2010 15:55
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Gerontophile wrote:
not the one just outside Euston station? (Googles... Head of Steam?)
Currently known as the Doric Arch. And where I watched our glorious victory last night...
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posted 20-05-2010 16:39
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Gangster Octopus wrote:
Gerontophile wrote:
not the one just outside Euston station? (Googles... Head of Steam?)
Currently known as the Doric Arch. And where I watched our glorious victory last night...
Ah, yes. I've already congratulated Ian on that and congratulations to you, too, G.O. It would have been a crime for the result to be anything other than that. Rotherham deserve it, Aldershot don't and it will do both teams better in the long run to be in the divisions they are destined for.
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posted 20-05-2010 16:45
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Moonlight shadow wrote:
I've got a good stagger in mind for Manchester involving a number of classic pubs, either with delectable ales, great surrounding or a proper atmosphere.
Hopefully the thread is still live when I'm back next on the internet (probably sunday)
It's ahrd to ge wrong in Manchester - there's so many good pubs.
One that seems highly rated by the CAMRA crowd that I've always found right up it's own arse is The Circus - much prefer The Old Monkey just along the road. Never been but I've heard good things about The Peveril of the Peak and The Lass o' Gowrie.
Some really nice places out by Saddleworth as well if you were to fancy a break from the city.
Wrongness of epic proportions.
Whereas the Circus might well be something of an acquired taste, the Monkey is dreadful.
Far better to try the Grey Horse instead.
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posted 20-05-2010 16:54
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evilC wrote:
Mitch wrote:
I really did like the one at the station though.
Actually, the Sheffield Tap (for that is its name) would be the definitive OTFathon pub, come to think of it!
This is more our barra [sic], shurely?
www.whitebeertravels.co.uk/signal.html
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posted 20-05-2010 17:06
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Down the pub for Taylor's thing t'other night, it occurred to me, again, that I'd love to have a OTFathon in somewhere like Cologne. I think that'd be brilliant, and even just about doable for England-based types.
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posted 20-05-2010 17:19
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At least I'd be able to drink lager without eyebrows being raised...
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posted 20-05-2010 20:56
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Not in Cologne. Though the beer is golden and so on.
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posted 20-05-2010 21:01
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My Euston-area pub of choice these days is the Bree Louise, just round the corner from Drummond Street. Though a bit too excessively real-ale intensive for some, perhaps.
I love the Circus Tavern in Manchester meself, partly for the landlady's Betty-out-of-Coronation Street schtick, though the Old Monky's good too, and cheap.
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posted 21-05-2010 10:13
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I'm off for an afternoons wander round some Liverpool hostelries today - loose itinerary around the fringe of Toxteth and back towards Hope Street, though as a ciderhead I'm not pursuing exclusively real ale pubs.
My suggestion for anyone visiting Liverpool would be Dr.Duncans (Cains pub), Ship and Mitre (all sorts, inc. plenty of German and Belgian imports) and then a wander down Dale Street to finish up at Rigbys (Okells). You could even have one in the Head of Steam at Lime Street upon arrival, if you were so minded.
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posted 21-05-2010 10:54
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E10 Rifle wrote:
My Euston-area pub of choice these days is the Bree Louise, just round the corner from Drummond Street. Though a bit too excessively real-ale intensive for some, perhaps.
I love the Circus Tavern in Manchester meself, partly for the landlady's Betty-out-of-Coronation Street schtick, though the Old Monky's good too, and cheap.
I really should like The Circus because I've always got time for the quirky. Been twice and the fist time I really enjoyed it, second time I fell victim to what is apparently fairly commonplace - the landlord was behaving like a complete cunt. Reminds me a bit of the Canny Man's in Edinburgh in all respects.
The Monkey however is great for a pint during the day, changes a bit at night but I've never found it to be anything other than friendly and the beer is always excellent (and as you say cheap).
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posted 21-05-2010 10:56
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Wrongness of epic proportions.
Whereas the Circus might well be something of an acquired taste, the Monkey is dreadful.
Far better to try the Grey Horse instead.[/quote]
Grey Horse? Is that the one just along from The Circus as you're walking towards Picadilly? Only been the once but it was pretty good. Carpets could've done with a wash though.
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posted 21-05-2010 11:50
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Oh, and I forgot to add a big-up for the Fat Cat in Norwich, my League One away pub of the season (contributed to my recollections of our subsequent 0-4 drubbing being mercifully hazy). The one in Colchester's very friendly too.
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