tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post5066330019809048047..comments2024-03-26T09:19:10.810+00:00Comments on BRAPA (British Real Ale Pub Adventure): BRAPA : the archives (321-330)Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-56162956199888460862016-02-25T20:39:34.700+00:002016-02-25T20:39:34.700+00:00In the highly unlikely event that I am still alive...In the highly unlikely event that I am still alive and allowed to roam free in society, I will let you demonstrate the new found fantasia of Brudenell on my 63rd birthday.<br /><br />A muffin has more straight sides and seems to have a denser dough. I've never been a fan, but I would be interested to try a proper one rather than what I suspect is the supermarket crap version.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-19596381617719138562016-02-25T20:31:15.812+00:002016-02-25T20:31:15.812+00:00Boys, boys! Ok, time to bust a few myths. Bruden...Boys, boys! Ok, time to bust a few myths. Brudenell was a pit the first time I went too, probably 2008 but now, yes I totally agree, I've seen hardcore punk and country music there and it is equally fantastic with a pint of Kirkstall Three Swords and for me, should be in GBG aheead of Tapped, Friends of Ham and all the other modern bars! <br /><br />And yes, I always thought a barm was more like a bap or a breadcake and a muffin might be the Cambridge version to accompany the quail eggs and caviar.<br /><br />I liked Oasis when it was in a glass poppy lidded bottle in 1997. The band died when the drink went plastic! Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-71037567425028555532016-02-24T16:19:01.898+00:002016-02-24T16:19:01.898+00:00I have no knowledge of Oasis, other than the fruit...I have no knowledge of Oasis, other than the fruit flavoured drink of that name is crap.<br />Grimsby is a shithole in Lincolnshire.<br />It's a bread cake, not a barm. A muffin is something completely different.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-60609895141233834092016-02-24T11:18:00.374+00:002016-02-24T11:18:00.374+00:00You really should start your own blog called Tom&#...You really should start your own blog called Tom's myth-busters.<br /><br />The faked moon-landing was a fake<br />Wonderwall is the worst Oasis track<br />Grimsby is in Yorkshire<br />It's a barm, not a muffin<br />The Brudenell is a pit<br />etc etc<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-70631195604308930882016-02-23T22:11:54.974+00:002016-02-23T22:11:54.974+00:00I'm pleased to hear that the Brudenell has imp...I'm pleased to hear that the Brudenell has improved. I was taken there in 2008 and thought it a very poor student serving establishment. I think I'd sooner have been collected by aliens in Tapped.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-63560587018295403592016-02-23T19:01:27.403+00:002016-02-23T19:01:27.403+00:00By the by, that Brudenell. Best gig venue on eart...By the by, that Brudenell. Best gig venue on earth, and the beer range is good (Kirkstall for one). I thought you could drink there without going to a gig, ought to be GBG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-85645121070145909432016-02-21T23:26:23.162+00:002016-02-21T23:26:23.162+00:00Whilst I don't know about sausage rolls, I'...Whilst I don't know about sausage rolls, I've always found Greggs both overpriced and substandard. I'm sure you can find better ones. I enjoyed the doughnut voucher fiasco though.<br /><br />It's Steve Parkin you love isn't it?<br /><br />Being stabbed in the eye could have been a good way to get sympathy from the woman, and would have allowed you to not drink the wine.<br /><br />Would it sound strange if I stated that I think Wakefield has its own character, and it would be wrong to take that away, as they seem to be doing at Kirkgate station. Yes, do the repairs. Yes, put the information in. Yes, if you must install a buffet, but make it a proper one that sells mugs of tea and the like for say a quid, rather than the protentious thing they have installed. I bet if you get to know them the people are great, those I've met have tended to be, if a little dense at times.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-9742198517264496282016-02-21T19:30:46.842+00:002016-02-21T19:30:46.842+00:00Hey that Gregg's sausage roll in Sunderland wa...Hey that Gregg's sausage roll in Sunderland was as good as any top cuisine could get! Thomas' is better though, love the one near Jorvik Viking Centre and love a good bit of parkin (not Jon). <br /><br />I more agreed to 'take ownership' of the white wine in case she took off a stiletto and stabbed me in the eye. <br /><br />I like Wakefield mostly, well not the people but that Red Shed (wow), Fernandes (superb), Hop (yes) etc etc and places like Heath, Stanley and Wintersett and surely shoe-ins for any GBG!Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-70982710999820925162016-02-19T22:05:22.296+00:002016-02-19T22:05:22.296+00:00I like that you can recognise culinary excellence ...I like that you can recognise culinary excellence Tom, none of this Burger Kings/Greggs nonsense. I had a peshwari naan just north of centre that was brilliant as well. You're right though, you do need to stretch the definition of Wakefield a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-29764892960105322002016-02-19T21:46:46.922+00:002016-02-19T21:46:46.922+00:00Having involuntarily visited Wakefield a few month...Having involuntarily visited Wakefield a few months ago, I think I was slightly less generous than I could have been. The bakery at the West Gate end of the generic shopping area was decent with good parkin, and Thomas' isn't bad for a chain bakery at the Kirkgate end. I'd still argue with your rating of 'isn't bad' though.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-68938406299033022782016-02-19T20:12:36.103+00:002016-02-19T20:12:36.103+00:00Scowling at families and pub diners, complaining a...Scowling at families and pub diners, complaining at female-friendly pubs; you are Pub Curmudgeon, aren't you ?<br /><br />Was your theft of the lady's white wine like mine at the Ivy House i.e. you were doing it for a tick ?<br /><br />Wakefield isn't bad; Newmillerdam and the heaths to the east are really attractive, but the pubs are the highlight. Nothing new for some time though, apart from that one in Stanley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-31443810554152346752015-10-15T20:30:35.082+01:002015-10-15T20:30:35.082+01:00The one trouble with having a specified publicatio...The one trouble with having a specified publication day is that when you are unable to keep to them, I get worried that something awful has happened like you being kidnapped by an alien in Tapped.<br /><br />I shall have to revisit Whitelocks to see if I get the same vibe. Although I do have an idea for a barometer to judge this, which I shall inform you of on Saturday.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-69787842063117027512015-10-15T13:43:53.455+01:002015-10-15T13:43:53.455+01:00The 'regular release day' idea is the brai...The 'regular release day' idea is the brainchild of a certain Andrew Dunn, and I now decree it is Dunn's Law that I should endeavour to release archives on a Monday, midweek trips on a Wednesday, and weekend write ups on a Sunday, with special features as and when. I won't always be able to stick to it, as this midweek testifies, but I'll be as near as! <br /><br />Way harsh re Whitelocks, I've never picked up a tourist trap vibe. York's Ye Olde Starre, London's Market Porter and Edinburgh's Bow Bar are 3 of the many examples of where it is noticeable. <br /><br />Good Wakey stat. We did Cathedral, old theatre, and the Hepworth gallery but it was all really pub preamble. <br /><br />Si <br /><br />Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-59638479500503895572015-10-14T18:43:25.700+01:002015-10-14T18:43:25.700+01:00Good idea making it a regular evening slot.
I'...Good idea making it a regular evening slot.<br /><br />I've always felt that Whitelocks has a bit of the tourist trap about it - it is almost too unchanged for its own good. Am I being harsh? <br /><br />May I ask what the culture of Wakey consists of? Did the visit the cathedral, the former workplace of the late Rev Eric Treacy, or was it a case of doing a couple of drug deals and a mugging, perhaps a rape and a murder if you were feeling really cultured. Largest city in Europe never to have had a football league or equivalent team.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.com