tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post941108632518926004..comments2024-03-26T09:19:10.810+00:00Comments on BRAPA (British Real Ale Pub Adventure): BRAPA - Thanx for the Manx (Part 1 of 7 - Arrival and Monday)Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-80101779084202439552018-02-12T18:48:09.082+00:002018-02-12T18:48:09.082+00:00"Not pulling up any trees is like it didn'..."Not pulling up any trees is like it didn't do anything particularly spectacular. "<br /><br />Argh, pretty sure it was you who explained that to me before. (blush)<br /><br />In my defense I am over 60. :)<br /><br />CheersRusstovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11493687426847380993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-58920068041164060232018-02-12T12:34:14.883+00:002018-02-12T12:34:14.883+00:00Not pulling up any trees is like it didn't do ...Not pulling up any trees is like it didn't do anything particularly spectacular. <br /><br />How orange do I really want to be? Amber maybe, as Hull City play in black & amber hence Tigers. <br /><br />Sad I won't be BRAPPing on Valentine's Day, always one of the most fun.<br /><br />Haha re the pool table in the toilets, if anywhere would, it'd be Isle of Man!<br /><br />Thx Russ. Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-39594347232068636652018-02-12T12:28:38.057+00:002018-02-12T12:28:38.057+00:00Haha, yeh looking at a map I think considering I&#...Haha, yeh looking at a map I think considering I'm a quick walker, something went wrong. Probably had a paddle in the sea on the way. Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-38322078579360083352018-02-12T12:27:52.034+00:002018-02-12T12:27:52.034+00:00Thanks Ian, so good to do the local characters jus...Thanks Ian, so good to do the local characters justice, I'd forgotten how good that first day was. It is like regression therapy when you start writing up the events of a pub day! Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-83008853934159582062018-02-12T12:26:39.893+00:002018-02-12T12:26:39.893+00:00Yes, in terms of English beers, I didn't see B...Yes, in terms of English beers, I didn't see Bass (sea bass, haha) but plenty of Robinsons Trooper, a few JW Lees, Jennings and the odd York Rudgate which you might have mentioned. Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-23873660897506855112018-02-12T12:24:33.123+00:002018-02-12T12:24:33.123+00:00And the pubs generally had quite a few people in t...And the pubs generally had quite a few people in them too, some even busy! Now that wouldn't happen in rural Bucks in chilly midweek Feb - well, if they were open at all! Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-68853738845834771832018-02-12T07:22:46.599+00:002018-02-12T07:22:46.599+00:00We need Matthews and Simons (and Ians and Mudgies)...We need Matthews and Simons (and Ians and Mudgies) in our blogging world, I love them all.<br /><br />Glad you've already picked up on the number of proper boozers and beer quality (on a wet Monday in Feb as well).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-22429499861867630462018-02-12T01:26:34.062+00:002018-02-12T01:26:34.062+00:00"(My GBG is strictly female, jeez, so glad I ..."(My GBG is strictly female, jeez, so glad I didn't say that out loud)."<br /><br />I'm at a loss for words (a first!). :)<br /><br /><br />"you'll shit a kidney by midnight if you drink that shite!"<br /><br />Shit a spleen, surely. It's crap a kidney; or don't they do alliteration on these backward isles? ;)<br /><br />"had I been quicker witted, I could have described this beer as a Laxey-tive to my old mates back at the Bridge!"<br /><br />I was going to go there but you beat me to it. <br /><br />"The pub being a bit nautical"<br /><br />You should have tilted your photo a bit then. :)<br /><br />" This pub didn't really pull up any trees,"<br /><br />Sigh. I know I've seen that before but the bloody hell does that mean?<br /><br />"with that blue puffy style jacket I've always wondered whether I should add to my collection of SEVENTEEN coats and jackets! "<br /><br />Only if you can get it in ORANGE! (LOL)<br /><br />" so I wrapped the legendary orange scarf tight around my neck"<br /><br />AHA! :)<br /><br />"and middle aged couples wiping gravy from their chins (their own chins, not each others, sadly)"<br /><br />Each others only happens on Valentine's Day. ;)<br /><br />"Separate rooms for diners, drinkers, pool players "<br /><br />Says it all really.<br /><br />"(about 20 minutes, but I may not have been going in a straight line!)"<br /><br />Subtle!* (heh)<br /><br />"I went to the loo where I exchanged pleasantries with the young lads playing pool "<br /><br />That's a bloody big loo if it has a pool table! <br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />* - considering Google Maps says it's a 6 minute walk I'd take the 'not in a straight line' as a given. (LOL)<br /><br />Russtovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11493687426847380993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-48075350258422857612018-02-11T22:01:58.614+00:002018-02-11T22:01:58.614+00:00If it recovers from John Clarke and friends being ...If it recovers from John Clarke and friends being there last night.Lizard Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497330695288945161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-62576463004262012422018-02-11T21:46:41.839+00:002018-02-11T21:46:41.839+00:00Twenty minutes from the Terminus Tavern to the Que...Twenty minutes from the Terminus Tavern to the Queens! Probably for the best it was your last stop of the night. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-85842374762533411092018-02-11T21:45:27.932+00:002018-02-11T21:45:27.932+00:00Bass very rare over here. Ballasalla & Glue Po...Bass very rare over here. Ballasalla & Glue Pot used to stock it for several years, but I have not seen any for four years now on island!IrishseaDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210995859042509244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-66319260291360875412018-02-11T21:27:54.391+00:002018-02-11T21:27:54.391+00:00Great post ....some belting pubs - and characters ...Great post ....some belting pubs - and characters - there👍 loved the newspaper for beermats routine!Britain Beermathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06096636784719969464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-60119770307485616792018-02-11T21:23:28.758+00:002018-02-11T21:23:28.758+00:00On my ill-fated visit to the IoM in 2009 I had som...On my ill-fated visit to the IoM in 2009 I had some Draught Bass in the Queen's Hotel. Just thought I'd mention it.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-26927750922631736182018-02-11T21:23:01.165+00:002018-02-11T21:23:01.165+00:00Your posts are good Matthew. I consider "Bei...Your posts are good Matthew. I consider "Being a Dick" an all time classic. Love the closing line. Simon, I am still laughing at your line "even I'm not sure what I mean." Great stuff. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039590363732278703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-45900408704555078962018-02-11T21:17:17.031+00:002018-02-11T21:17:17.031+00:00Cheers Dave! Am glad, it is my blog after all :) ...Cheers Dave! Am glad, it is my blog after all :) <br /><br />Top stuff from you Matthew, Newcastle Under Lyme will have to be done BRAPA style with you there too.Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-43437632776618622022018-02-11T21:00:05.229+00:002018-02-11T21:00:05.229+00:00I'm not typically a "travelogue" kin...I'm not typically a "travelogue" kind of blogger dude, and as such leave such things to professionals such as Si and Martin. I've done a couple in the past <a href="http://seeingthelizards.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/sensible-times-in-castle-part-1.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://seeingthelizards.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/sensible-times-in-castle-part-2.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> detailing 'sensible times' in Newcastle Under Lyme. But others are better at it than me, and more importantly can deal with the travel involved.Lizard Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497330695288945161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-72175985732249954642018-02-11T20:23:54.507+00:002018-02-11T20:23:54.507+00:00As good as Matthew was it is good to have you back...As good as Matthew was it is good to have you back. Great post.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039590363732278703noreply@blogger.com