Episode 73 Part 2 - The Scotia adventure  The final bit  – Auld Reekie and a dip in the Toon. In Part 2 we finish off our 450 mile Pub crawl with a few pints in Edinburgh and Newcastle upon Tyne - some classic pubs and some not so classic.

Part 1 - Episode 73 - The Scotia adventure  The final bit  – Auld Reekie and a dip in the Toon we come to the last part of our 450 mile pub crawl up the North East coast of the UK - though we start we have a quick catch up on trips to Manchester, Sheffield and the surprise beery destination Sunderland.

Episode 72 The Scotia adventure- The middle bit– The land of Marmalade and Cow pies - picking up our 600 mile pub crawl part 2 in the city of Cow Pie and Desperate Dan - 2 cracking Dundee pubs feature along with the usual rollercoaster of opinions and disagreeing amicably we also round up recent beer trips to Buxton, Burslem, London, Stamford Bridge and Lindisfarne we do get about a bit – all in the service of finding great pubs!

Episode 71 – The Scotia Adventure – in Part 2 we report on the beer scene in Aberdeen - snugs, tap rooms and subterranean haunts . We also looked forward to our visit to the land of Desperate Dan and Cow pies 

Episode 71 – The Scotia Adventure – hear about our annual Podcast road trip or in this case the Northeast railway main line, as we drink our way from York to Aberdeen and back again. In this first part we set the scene discussing both the planned journey and the Scottish beer scene. We then  recall our visit to the granite city of Aberdeen and four of its better hosterlries. 

Episode 70 - The Emerald Isle of Keg  Part 2 After our catch up on beery news and recent highlights on Part 1 – we continue our pub journey down Ireland’s Wild West Coast – sampling Pubs in the fine counties of Mayo, Clare, Kerry and Cork.

Episode 70 - The Emerald Isle of Keg  Part 1 A trip down Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way and our gazette of some of the best pubs in the West of the Emerald Isle – we have a stout discussion about the black stuff ponder why handpumps and cask are not a thing in Ireland and generally spend 90 mins of fine craic -   Sláinte mhaith! Episode 70 - The Emerald Isle of Keg  Part 1

The fun and banter continue in Part 2 – opening and closing pubs, brewery collabs, the continued resurgence of the red triangle beer, and the dubious use of fresh ales

Episode 69 – The Daily Ale - Part 1  A beery catch-up about what’s been in the news over the last few months, as always, there are tantrums, disputes, and amicable disagreements. We cover a fair bit of ground in Part 1 we catch up on recent beers, Bruce continues his gastronomic tour of our sceptred isle- pie n mash features this week  - we cover steelwork pubs and banked pints, Isle of Man and Canadian brewing giants and the withdrawal of steaks, mixed grills and gammons from our largest pub chain.

In Part 2 we catch up on Bruce's many travels in seek of the perfect Guinness, fine ales and pub interiors, plus local gastronomic delicacies including Rochdale's Rag Pudding and overhyped Borough Market sausage rolls among many! 

Episode 68 – Ales on the Rails Part 1  As one of us works for and spends most of his time on Britain’s wonderful rail network, we dedicate Episode 68 to ‘ales on the rails’ and also have a go at taking on the Telegraph listing out best rail station bars and pubs, London, Rochdale, Newcastle and Edinburgh all feature. We also find time to debate a famous IPA named after an Indian city being rolled out in our largest pub chain and report on some fine beers supped in the Sun back in the hometown of Malton

We head back to Doncaster and find the hidden beer gem which is the Doncaster Brewery Tap sample all 6 cask beers and find time to wobble back to the station via the Little Plough - a fantastic pub that takes you back to the 1930's but with reet good Yorkshire beers

Episode 67   Tom Puddings, Salt n Pepper pots and a dip in the Donny Dozen Another Northern Trains discount day tripper and a two part trip to Goole and the UK’s newest city, Doncaster. We find a warm welcome in the Tom Pudding micro bar, dip into the Donny Dozen real ale trail enjoying a complimentary Sunday buffet and a pub stuck in the 1930’s. For a short while all 3 members of the Podcast crew sit at the same table drinking fine beer on Platform 3 of Doncaster station. Warning there are no references to Sam Smiths in this edition – Spoons feature as well as squirrel pies.

In part 2 we pick up with beery adventures in Whitby, discuss pub fire etiquette and start planning a trip to sunny Donny and Goole with our Northern Trains discount vouchers

Episode 66 Do all good pubs need a fire Part 1 Bit of bumper edition this one catching up on lots of beery adventures – pubs in Yorkshire Domesday villages, pubs in the backstreets of York and London and Scarbados – oh and a trip to the Rhubarb Triangle all linked by our hypothesis that a good pub needs an open fire

Episode 65 – Loitering In Lancashire Mill Towns – after a break over Xmas we’re back with a report from Bruce and Nick on a rail ale trip to Phoenix Nights country – unfortunately not too many highlights - though they do discover a great micro bar in Chorley Market and the UK’s oldest cider pub in deepest Bolton and find our loo of the year so far. We also find time to celebrate the new that Brewing is returning to Cockermouth with the new that Jennings has new owners and they are not a megla maniac big macro. Apologies we had few technical recording the episode – the sound does drop occasionally but stick with it we come back.

Episode 64 PART " - Chasing the Purple Moose in Cymru & hunting non Yorkshire brewed ales on the Isle of Wight and a bit of strictly eating A booze packed edition reports from some cracking pubs and some near misses from  three corners of the  UK – Purple Mooses in North Wales, dodging Yorkshire Ales on the Isle of Wight and how much do the Strictly judges pay for a pint at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool

Episode 64 PART 1 - Chasing the Purple Moose in Cymru & hunting non Yorkshire brewed ales on the Isle of Wight and a bit of strictly eating A booze packed edition reports from some cracking pubs and some near misses from  three corners of the  UK – Purple Mooses in North Wales, dodging Yorkshire Ales on the Isle of Wight and how much do the Strictly judges pay for a pint at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool

Episode 63 - Searching for a beery Indian summer A bit of a catch up episode Viz magazine’s take on an eccentric Yorkshire brewery, pubby delights of London, Knaresborough, Leeds and North Staffordshire pit villages feature oh there may also be some lederhosen talk

Episode 63 - Searching for a beery Indian summer A bit of a catch up episode Viz magazine’s take on an eccentric Yorkshire brewery, pubby delights of London, Knaresborough, Leeds and North Staffordshire pit villages feature oh there may also be some lederhosen talk