One of the things I loved most when I was in Madrid getting to know a little bit about the beer scene was the way everyone I met used the term “cerveza artesanal”
The Monsters Who Came For Tea – Torrside Tap Takeover in Clitheroe
I’d never been able to attend a Holmes Mill Meet The Brewer, but I last-minuted my way to their Torrside event. Because how often do Torrside come to your town? I couldn’t miss it.
How to do the East Lancs Steam Rail Ale Trail (if you’re me)
I know I’m lucky to have a local pub like mine. They sell great beer, they have live music sometimes and they give me shifts when I’m skint. But the best thing about my local pub, is that us regulars have naturally formed a number of sub-groups based on interest and interconnected friendships. These people […]
The New Clitheroe Beer Festival
This year will be the first Clitheroe Beer Festival I’ll have ever helped with, rather than slightly hindering it with my inebriation as a non-member guest. Taking place from the 9th May — 11th May, it’ll also be the first Clitheroe Beer Festival to be hosted at the Old School Rooms on Lowergate, otherwise known […]
The Freemasons, Wiswell
I wish my favourite morsel at the posh pub was something that made me sound smarter. It wasn’t. I fell in love with a chicken wing.
Independent venues, relateable problems
I listen to the radio a lot. Since I started working from home last March, Radio 6 has been a constant companion throughout my day, from my first cup of Yorkshire Tea (always Yorkshire Tea, don’t ever try to tell me otherwise) to the long, drawn out years between 2pm and 6pm, it’s there in […]