Padge

Mrs Padge, a big bake off fan, has declared it now utter rubbish as they have turned it into a freak show.

Sam Smiths have put several of their pub properties up for sale with a rider that the buyer doesn't open it as a pub. There are some questions over the legality of that as they forcing a change of use which planning could step in and block.

Called in the last time I was in York.

It is an IPA, at 5 years it is probably at end of life, Production stopped in 2023.

Jaipur is an excellent IPA and one of my go to beers when I spot it. You can still occasionally find Old Empire on the shelves, another fine example of an IPA.

As a treat for my wife, as its our wedding anniversary, I am taking her out this afternoon to Wigan Central Bar as they are having a Belgium Beer Festival over the next four days. https://wigancentral.bar/on-the-bar.html Lucky girl.

People who think they should use full beam when its foggy.

Former Wigan winger Welsh import William 'Keri' Jones, Heritage Number 669.

Thus saving more money as you can't find your wine to drink it, therefore it lasts longer.

Don't throw away spent lightbulbs and buy new ones, take them to work and swap them for some that are still working.

Great actor, recently watched brilliant I Claudius, repeated on BBC4, in which a 'young' Patrick Stewart played Sejanus leader of the Praetorian Guard who was executed over suspicion of plotting against Tiberius.

One of the secrets of the original IPA was that it underwent second fermenting during the journey, this meant that it arrived stronger than when it left.

No, it was strictly a real ale trip.

Had a wander around Halifax yesterday, 7 of us on a beer trip. Impressed with the places we visited it is definitely a good place for a beer day out.

Its a joke.