Saturday 29 January 2011

MESSING ABOUT ON THE BLOG, AS OPPOSED TO THE WATER

CURRENTLY PLAYING ABOUT WITH BLOG AT MOMENT, WITH LAYOUT AND FEATURES - SOME OF IT MAY BE SUCCESSFUL, OR NOT. ANYTHING YOU LIKE, DON'T LIKE OR WOULD LIKE ME TO ADD OR CHANGE JUST LET ME KNOW. IT MAY ALL BE BACK TO NORMAL TOMORROW ANYWAY

NOTE: I AM GRADUALLY ADDING THE PUBS ETC WHO STOCK MY BEER ON THE RIGHT, IF THEY HAVE A WEBSITE OR BLOG. SO IF YOU CAN'T SEE THEM THERE I AM WORKING MY WAY THROUGH MY LIST, ALBEIT SLOWLY.

Tuesday 25 January 2011

WUN WABBIT, WUN WABBIT WUN WUN WUN

NO I'M NOT DOING A TRIBUTE TO THAT ICONIC CARTOON CHARACTER BUGS BUNNY - FAR MORE INTERESTING IS THAT CHINESE NEW YEAR (NOT QUITE GOT THERE YET) BRINGS IN THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT. LET'S HOPE IT'S A GOOD ONE

SPOOKILY MY BEER WHICH HAS BEEN DELIVERED THIS WEEK SHAMELESSLY CAPITALISES ON THIS, AND 'YEAR OF THE RABBIT' AN EASILY QUAFFABLE 3.8% HAS GONE OUT TO THE FOLLOWING PUBS:

THE BACCHUS IN NEWCASTLE
THE BRIDGE INN AT MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE
THE BLACK SWAN AT STAINDROP
THE GEORGE AT PIERCEBRIDGE
THE SHIP AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE BUCK IN AT THORNTON WATLASS
THE A66 MOTEL AT SMALLWAYS
THE BLACK BULL AT MELSONBY
THE QUAKERHOUSE
THE WHITE SWAN AT GILLING WEST
THE STANWICK INN

FLOWER POWER, ER SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AND GONE

A BIT LATE ON THIS POST. IT'S COMING TO THE END OF THE MONTH AND I HAVE BEEN BUSY - OMG NOT DONE ANY ACCOUNTS, THAT END OF TAX YEAR ASSESSMENT THINGIE NEEDS DOING OR I WILL GET FINED. SO ALONG WITH THE THRILL THAT IS THE BALANCE SHEET, CASH BOOK AND THE THINGMUT IN THAT COLUMN FLOWER POWER WAS DELIVERED TO

THE WHITE SWAN AT GILLING
THE LORD NELSON AT GAINFORD
THE QUAKERHOUSE
THE GOLD CUP AT NETHER SILTON
THE FOX AND HOUNDS AT WEST WITTON
THE COVERBRIDGE AT EAST WITTON
THE WHEATSHEAF AT BORROWBY
THE COUNTY AT AYCLIFFE VILLAGE
THE SHIP INN AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE BACCHUS IN NEWCASTLE
THE STANWICK INN

IF YOU FOLLOW ME, I WILL FOLLOW YOU

NO I AM NOT A FAN OF PHIL COLLINS, BUT I RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO ARE! I KNOW FROM MY STATS THAT MY BLOG IS GETTING A DECENT AMOUNT OF HITS PER MONTH, BUT LONELY IAN FROM DARLINGTON REMAINS MY ONLY KNOWN FOLLOWER.

I'M KEEN TO ADD FOLLOWERS (NOT IN A MY BLOG'S BIGGER THAN YOURS WAY) - AS I HOPE TO TAKE THE BLOG FURTHER THIS YEAR AND IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW WHO YOU ALL ARE, AND KEEP YOU MORE UPDATED WITH WHATS GOING ON AND WHERE. I'D ALWAYS AS USUAL WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS

Thursday 13 January 2011

TATTIES, NEEPS AND HAGGIS BREW

IT IS BURNS NIGHT ON THE 25TH, AND WITH THIS IN MIND MY NEXT BREW WHICH HAS BEEN DELIVERED OUT THIS WEEK IS 'HAGGIS' AT 4.2%.

I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE (SO I AM TOLD) TO MARRY INTO AN AUTHENTIC SCOTTISH FAMILY. ONE OF THE BENEFITS BEING I GET TO BE TREATED TO BAGPIPE RECITALS BY THE FATHER IN LAW (WHO IS ALSO PLAYING AT THE ALDBROUGH ST JOHN BURNS NIGHT SUPPER)

THOSE NOT ABLE TO GET TO THE SUPPER, MAY SOMETIMES SEE MR R PLAYING WITH THE RICHMOND TOWN BAND AROUND OUR LOCAL TOWNS - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

ANYWAY, THE BEER HAS GONE TO

THE BRIDGE IN MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE
THE BLACK SWAN IN STAINDROP
BURNS NIGHT SUPPER IN VILLAGE
THE QUAKERHOUSE
THE SHIP AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE GRAND HOTEL IN BISHOP AUCKLAND
THE WHITE SWAN AT GILLING
THE CROWN AT MANFIELD
THE FROG AND FERRET AT SPENNYMOOR
THE OLD YARD TAPAS BAR IN DARLINGTON
THE STANWICK INN

BAGPIPE PLAYING OPTIONAL

Thursday 6 January 2011

THE COVERBRIDGE - HAM AND EGGS - A LEGEND

THE COVERBRIDGE IS KNOWN FOR THEIR FAMOUS HAM AND EGGS, I UNDERSTAND OFTEN MENTIONED BY THE LATE RICHARD WHITELEY OF COUNTDOWN .
JUST BEFORE XMAS WE FOUND OUT WHY. WHAT MUST BE THE LARGEST YORKSHIRE HAM (THINK HUGE GAMMON) TWO EGGS, REAL CHIPS AND PEAS CAME OUT ON A CHILLY LUNCH TIME. NO PUDDINGS WERE CONSUMED AFTERWARDS , TOO FULL AND NOT EVEN TEA (BELIEVE ME YOU WON'T NEED IT). DELICIOUS AND HOPE TO REPEAT THIS TREAT SOON.

STEAK NIGHT AT THE WHEATSHEAF, BORROWBY

AS MENTIONED BEFORE RUNNING A BIT BEHIND ON POSTS.
THE WHEATSHEAF AT BORROWBY RUNS A STEAK NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY'S AND FRIDAY'S (FOR THOSE WHO DON'T EAT STEAK THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS) JUST BEFORE XMAS ENJOYED A LOVELY MEAL THERE AND HAD AN ABSOLUTELY HUGE GAMMON. THE NIECE WAS WELL PLEASED WITH HER HUGE PLATE OF BATTERED HADDOCK AND IS NOW DESPERATE TO RETURN (YEH, ARE YOU PAYING THIS TIME MISSUS)

WELL WORTH A VISIT, VERY FRIENDLY LANDLADY AND BAR STAFF - ROARING FIRE, GOOD FOOD WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT

A NEW YEAR - LEGS 11 TROTS OUT

RUNNING A BIT BEHIND ON BLOG - UNFORTUNATELY AS A RESULT OF HAVING TO CATCH UP WITH ACCOUNTS - THE NOT SO EXCITING BIT OF RUNNING A NEW BUSINESS. IT MAY HAVE BEEN AND GONE, GIVEN IT WAS MY FESTIVE SPECIAL FOR NEW YEAR (ALTHOUGH AWARE THE CROWN HAD IT IN LAST NIGHT)

LEGS 11 3.9% WAS DELIVERED TO

THE CROWN AT MANFIELD
THE WHITE SWAN AT GILLING WEST
THE LORD NELSON AT GAINFORD
THE NAGS HEAD AT SEDGEFIELD
THE WHEATSHEAF AT BORROWBY
THE QUAKERHOUSE
THE OLD YARD TAPAS BAR
THE GEORGE AT PIERCEBRIDGE
THE SHIP AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE DARLINGTON SNOOKER CLUB
THE STANWICK INN
AND ALSO JOURNEYING DOWN TO THE STRAW BEAR FESTIVAL HELD IN WHITTLESEY LATER THIS MONTH VIA SUPER SPURS