Richard Randall

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• Stapylton Arms, Hawthorn Village, County Durham

  

  We have now been living in County Durham for just over 3 months, and because we have been busy renovating our house, and the local pub is not really ‘up our... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Wine and Whine

  

  It’s now been a long while since I’ve had any wine adventures. I now live in the far north of England, so visits to wineries are off of the cards. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Camra Membership, I’ll Drink to That!

  

  My Camra membership pack and membership card arrived on Saturday. Ironically it arrived to a house without any beer in it. Double irony, I’ve not been to a pub... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Segredo Do Lisboa

  

  Todays vino was Segredo do Lisboa, a blend of Castelao and Syrah. KINGSLAND WINES AND SPIRITS The Winery Fairhills Road Irlam Manchester M44 6BD... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Bitter and Twisted from Harv

  

  Bitter and Twisted from Harviestoun Brewery. A very decent brew. Harviestoun Brewery Ltd, Alva, Clackmannanshire, FK12 5DQ, Scotland http://harviestoun.com/ Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Elbow’s ‘build a Rocket Boys!’ Beer

  

  I picked up a bottle of Elbow’s ‘build a rocket boys!’ beer (http://www.elbowbeer.co.uk/) in Morrisons supermarket the other day. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Black Pearl Stout from Milestone Brewery

  

  Milestone Brewery, Great North Road, Cromwell, Newark, Notts Tel: 01636 822255 Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Westons Scrumpy Cloudy Cider

  

  One of the thing I missed a great deal during our 2 years of travelling the World (Our travel adventures) was a decent glass of cold cider. Now that I’m back... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chateau Capitoul, La Clape

  

  This wine is a ‘blast from the past’ for me. I used to live close (ish) to La Clape and I’ve drank many wines from the area over the years. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Harviestoun Brewery – Old Engine Oil

  

  Beer No. 2 of the evening. Harviestoun Brewery Alva Industrial Estate, Alva, Clackmannanshire, FK12 5DQ Phone: (0) 1259 769 100 http://harviestoun. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Welbeck Abbey Brewery – Portland Black

  

  My first beer of the evening and not my last. Welbeck Abbey Brewery Lower Motor Yard Welbeck, Worksop Nottingamshire S80 3LT Tel: 01909 512539... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Real Ale Store – Newark

  

  While heading up to Doncaster we stopped in Newark for a for an hour to take a break. After a look round the sights we stubbled upon The Real Ale Store. It is... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Bull, Poulton Le Fylde

  

  This pub is very limited for decent beer but good for decent good value food. The was a couple of ales on tap along the normal industrial beer dross. I had a... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Old Town Hall Tavern – Poulton-le-Fylde

  

  This pub does some decent real ales, but the barman was super unfriendly and made us feel most unwelcome. It was like water of a ducks back for us, but I’m... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Star Inn, St Mary in the Marsh, Kent

  

  On a wonderful sunny Saturday during the bank holiday weekend we visited the Star Inn for a beer. There were 4 real ales on tap. The barman was friendly and... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Warren Inn, New Romney

  

  We stayed in a caravan park just across the road from the Warren Inn. During our two weeks in New Romney we made this pub our local. Due to bad weather we did n... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Ship Inn, 118 HIGH STREET, DYMCHURCH

  

  One time lunch we visited The Ship Inn for a beer while on the way back to New Romney. It is an o.k. pub. The choice of real ale is limited to two tap, and the... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sainsbury’s House Wines

  

  While shopping in Sainsbury’s the other day,I decided to try a few of their own branded wines. My reasoning was that Sainsbury’s would not put their name to... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Kingswood Arms, Waterhouse Lane, Tadworth KT20 6EB

  

  I’ve visited the Kingswood Arms many times over the years, it’s one of my favourite pubs, and decided to revisit it today for lunch with my wife and mother. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Pilot Inn, Battery Rd, Lydd-on-Sea, Romney Marsh

  

  I read some very negative reviews about this pub and its food. Pre-warned we only visited for a beer. You enter via the dining area which looked rather... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES