McRainy

8 hours ago, David said:

Amazing how quick a pub will empty when you start talking about binary gender ?

7 hours ago, Boycie said:

Unless they all saw you at the bottom of said hill? ?

So cutting. 

6 minutes ago, Pearl Ram said:

Busy place I see. 

It’s the in between time. Either that or no one else can be arsed to walk up the hill. 

1 hour ago, ilkleyram said:

Gets dark early in kniveton

Yes, ‘now’ as in last night, probably around 2am. 

In a field somewhere near Kniveton. Sat round a fire all night drnking rum and staring at the stars. Pleasantly wasted.  

Still don’t know how to post pics, which is probably just as well. 

20 minutes ago, Paul71 said:

Ewwwww 

22 minutes ago, Wolfie said:

??????

Precisely. 

4 hours ago, Wolfie said:

Who on earth thinks that's a good look?

More disturbingly, it’s a forceful reminder that there’s only a thin piece of nylon between Theresa’s clunge and the outside world. 

Sorry you missed out; I think they do keep wartime hours. 

Hopefully next time...

3 hours ago, LesterRam said:

Hillman imps are long gone.

I used to love our Hillman Imp. It seemed state of the art after the Ford Anglia. 

1 hour ago, Mr Giggles said:

I don't know anymore... i'm losing hope either way

Just as well... it’s the hope that kills you. 

People who stand in a doorway, holding the door open, having a conversation, whilst letting all the warmth out. 

If you’ve got something to say, come back in, otherwise **** off and close it behind you!

12 minutes ago, ThePrisoner said:

When people quote the ENTIRE first post of a thread... we know what you’re referring to as you’re posting in the thread!

Especially when it’s really long, and the next 25 people quote it and say, I agree...

1 hour ago, sage said:

What do you think to the micropub?

I like the Feather Star, and more people I know tend to go in there.  Not tried the new micro at the Red Lion yet. 

29 minutes ago, sage said:

Hope you've moved somewhere with a decent pub

Wirksworth, so the Royal Oak mainly, but plenty of good ‘uns still nearby, and Kirk Ireton is walkable!

1 hour ago, Mr Giggles said:

I sit up every night waiting for one

From Jesus?

I’ve probably mentioned this one before, but it keeps happening and I’m getting more and more irritated by it; paper napkins under your food. 

You can’t begin to eat until you’ve extracted the damn thing, by which time half of your chips are on the floor and the rest have bits of soggy paper stuck to them. Then, when you actually need a napkin, all you have is a ripped bit of greasy tissue. 

There’s no justification for this on any level; it’s not even aesthetically pleasing to have maroon paper poking out from under a rocket salad. It’s wasteful, annoying and unhygienic. 

4 hours ago, Wolfie said:

 

Probably my favourite anagram of all time is the one for the old Conservative Health Secretary: Virginia Bottomley...........

I'm an evil tory bigot

Wonderful though that is, having a name that sounds like vagina bottom is pretty awesome to start with. 

Phantom Thread. 

Only wanted to see it for the Robin Hood’s Bay location. It was very well acted, visually beautiful and intense, but the main characters irritated me; I wouldn’t have given either of them the time of day. Worth seeing though. 

Tom Ince. 

53 minutes ago, TuffLuff said:

also that micropub that’s recently opened there? 

There’s the Feather Star and also a micropub attached to the Red Lion, which I haven’t tried yet. The Hopeless ******* has also recently reopened, and has a couple of decent Gaol Ales. 

Tonight’s beer is Raw Anubis Porter. It has a bitter edge, and then a round, smooth body. Don’t know what I’m talking about because I’ve been drinking it all night with Ardbeg chasers. Goes very well indeed with lime and chilli chocolate. 

http://www.brewerydb.com/beer/Pjdal5

5 hours ago, TuffLuff said:

Out of interest did you ever have the food there

Yes, many times. It’s good quality, plentiful, standard pub fare, with the emphasis on filling you up, rather than haute cuisine. They serve all day, which is an advantage if you’re walking and don’t want to be bound by usual meal times. It’s a good local, fun and friendly. If you want something posher, but pricier, try the Greyhound.

The Barley at Kirk Ireton is one of those, experience it before it changes, places. It’s been the same landlady for at least 35 years that I know of. Numerous other great pubs in the area, Barley at Bonsall, Flying Childers at Stanton, Druid at Birchover, Nelson at Middleton etc etc. I’m now a devotee of the Royal Oak in Wirksworth, where Burton Bridge is still £3 a pint. 

2 hours ago, TuffLuff said:

Just been to The Boat Inn in Cromford (a lovely little pub off the beaten track if you are in the area) and had a pint of the Hartington brewery’s IPA. I’ve only ever had the bitter before which is nice but I could have happily drank that all afternoon.

That was my local until last month. Always preferred the IPA to Hartington bitter; more body, and it doesn’t have that weird elderflower thing going on. The best pint of it I know is at the Barley Mow at Kirk Ireton, straight out of the barrel as nature intended. 

Weston’s Vintage cider at 8.2%.

3 minutes ago, rynny said:

Neither does @David now...

I wouldn’t know if I had them or not tbh. 

What are the symptoms?