May Contain Nuts

Every time a shop closes at Kingsway I'm hoping that a Waitrose will pop up. Every time I'm let down.
 
B&Q went. Massive, great opportunity. They turn it into an Argos and TK Maxx
 
Comet went. Big shop, great opportunity. They split it in 2 and use one half of it as a bloomin' hobbycraft store, the other half's still empty.
 
They build a new unit  nearer the roundabout, big enough I'd guess for a small Waitrose... they put yet another flippin' Greggs there and a Costa Coffee, because there aren't enough of them already.

Fullers London Porter

Anyway, ever tried this (not Belgian) one Eddie?
http://www.durhambrewery.co.uk/bottles/hellfire.aspx

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A really, really pleasing porter

tbh i have no idea whether they drink their beer or not, or even whether they're allowed to! (If I didn't like it I'd say "perhaps that's why it tastes awful" but I do like it, so i won't)
 
 
Anyway my 2nd 'Beer Of The Day' is Goose Island IPA, only 5.9%. Despite being owned by InBev now (**** InBev) it is very nice.
 
 
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This is a brewery local to me. Their beer is delicious and available from their shop (link below). I particularly like Dark and Handsome and Derail Ale.
http://www.boxsteambrewery.co.uk/shop/

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A really, really pleasing porter

You need to try Aspalls Premier Cru Dry

yes!!!!




















only kidding. No it isn't.

Rochefort 6 and 8 are wonderful.

A great screw everyone song.
 

On my last bottle from a 'Hen' box of 6 - 2x Golden; 2x Old Speckled; 2x Old Crafty.
 
Nice.

Check out the Derbyshire Wayfarer ticket. 
 
http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport_roads/public_transport/tickets_passes/rover_tickets/derbyshire_wayfarer/default.asp
 
Using a mixture of trains and buses you may be able to plan a decent pub crawl round Derbyshire for £11.60!

On another note, I fancy a trip up to Buxton one day to have a look at Buxton Brewery and nip into the tap house....
http://www.buxtonbrewery.co.uk/tap/
 
 
EDIT, that was until I looked at train prices. How do they justify £43 for a return ticket somewhere 33 miles away?

I've run out of beer.

I've run out of beer.

Ein Stein, 5% (Lymestone Brewery)
Fraoch - Heather Ale, 5% (Williams Bros)
Halycon Imperial IPA, 7.4% (Thornbridge)
Yorkshire Stingo, 8% (Samuel Smith)
Christmas Paradox 2012 Imperial Stout, 15% (BrewDog)
Saison Cazeau, 5% (Brasserie De Cazeau) (Brewed once a year with elderflower)
Tripel Karmeliet, 8.4% (Brouwerij Bosteels)
Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer 2013 Red, 10% (Brouwerij Het Anker)
Gulden Draak, 10.5% (Brouwerij Van Steenberge)
 
Merry Christmas to me!

No wonder you've got a bit of a gut on ya!

I only moved here 4 months ago. Loving it though. Liquid Treasure is like being locked in Willy Wonkas as 9 year old.

Not something new or rare but I always hugely enjoy an Old Tom (Robinsons) when I buy one, so that's my beer of the day.

Looks pretty chilled, so maybe he trappist ****** in the fridge door.
I'm definitely going to make my own beer at some point in the future, no idea when, but it will happen.

Looks pretty chilled, so maybe he trappist ****** in the fridge door.
I'm definitely going to make my own beer at some point in the future, no idea when, but it will happen.

Hell no, not at all, that album has fantastic songs on! Anthem was actually the first one I bought and then I worked my way back from that.  Definitely a real feel good band and that track you posted sounds good, so I'll have to give the new stuff a listen. 

Hmm, you see I saw the frontmnan for the cribs on a TV show once and thought he looked and sounded like an utter tit... so I never listened to them beyond one song that came on. Maybe I should have, that sounds nothing like I remember.
 
Anyway, sounds like he was having a.....
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Vws_xvJdw

Not really like Babyshambles but I guess not a million miles away, but lots more ska sounding, and all sorts of other British music sounding all at once, it's...
 
Saint Max & The Fanatics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn_shm8M7qQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozYLlp6NdMs
and I think they're great, here's the EP:
http://saintmax.bandcamp.com/album/saint-max-and-the-fanatics-ep