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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.
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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.
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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.
- wingfieldram and TuffLuff
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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.
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3 minutes ago, rynny said:
Neither does @David now...
I wouldn’t know if I had them or not tbh.
What are the symptoms?
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Not beer, but finally got to try the Corryvreckan last night. Didn’t want to punt 70 quid on an unknown, and it’s not the sort of thing pubs tend to stock.
I’m a fan of the 10yr old and Uigeadail, but this was something special. At 57% it just explodes in your mouth (I know) and goes through so many levels of flavour it’s like having 4 at once (I know).
Also the perfect compliment to the Burton Bridge Best, which comes as standard.
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/10767/ardbeg-corryvreckan
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1 hour ago, David said:
Did they take your AirPods? ?
Er, no.
Do I have airpods?
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12 minutes ago, David said:
Carpet fitters
Have to take issue with this.
Recently had new carpets and they were great.
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10 minutes ago, Angry Ram said:
Memory foam mattresses... Absolutely rubbish, now dumped some where near Utch and we are back on the springs.
What didn’t you like about it? I need a new mattress, and people keep telling me to get one.
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The Battle of the Sexes.
Emma Stone is great as Billie Jean and the film keeps a good balance between its messages and the personal/ sporting tension.
8/10 Craig Bryson
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2 minutes ago, Animal is a Ram said:
I'm gonna sound about 50 here..
Oi!!
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21 hours ago, ThePrisoner said:
DCFC social media channels constantly referring to him as “Mel Morris CBE”
Stands for can’t buy everything. It’s one step up from cba.
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3 hours ago, Paul71 said:
Not what I needed right now.
Maybe it’ll be a blessing in disguise.
If you’re still having panic attacks at work I’d say you’re not well enough to be there, or at least, that work situation is still not conducive to your well being. Nothing is more important than your health, and continued exposure to high stress levels is not going to make things better.
Could redundancy be the opportunity to take time out and rethink what you really want to be doing?
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I may have mentioned this before, but it’s an ongoing irritant; people quoting overlong posts in their entirety just to respond to one line of comment or say, I agree.
Often it happens multiple times with the same post, where it’s obvious what is being talked about and is completely unnecessary.
Scrolling through whole pages to find the next worthwhile comment is annoying, especially as there’s the function to quote a single word or phrase. It’s just laziness, so please stop it.
*waits for numerous people to quote this post and just type ‘I agree’.
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St Vincent, with Bill Murry. Formulaic old git helps youngster coming of age thing, but heartwarming nonetheless and worth the watch for Murry doing what he does so well.
Also recently saw Skeletons for the first time, filmed in and around Bonsall, including my friends’ house. Clever idea, strong characters and a bittersweet humour; really enjoyed it.
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Collie: 30 sheep, present and correct.
Shepherd: I only have 28.
Collie: I rounded them up.
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The Pope was making toast one morning when he noticed that one slice bore a perfect image of the face of Christ.
Overcome with emotion, he showed it to the Dalai Llama who said, I can’t believe it’s not Buddha.
- Alph, Kinder, Steve How Hard? and 2 others
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Did you hear what happened to the monk who tied his díck to the bell rope?
He got tolled off.
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Rate the last film you saw partie deux
in The Jim Smith Room
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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.