tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.comments2023-04-11T15:49:19.578+01:00OlthwaiteOlthwaitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046658922296569064noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-48273873408927818132013-11-21T09:00:57.585+00:002013-11-21T09:00:57.585+00:00I might have to give Goose Eye a coat of looking a...I might have to give Goose Eye a coat of looking at. John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-5625289288350851552013-09-03T12:37:05.656+01:002013-09-03T12:37:05.656+01:00My Grandparents ran the Dusty Miller pub from 60s ...My Grandparents ran the Dusty Miller pub from 60s to 80s, Thomas and Florance Bates, my Grandad was a Rugby Man originally from Halifax, played for Halifax and Ovenden Park Amateurs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-25860661889800722242012-08-01T22:40:52.329+01:002012-08-01T22:40:52.329+01:00Bradley Wiggins has got a new shovel !
Am I the o...Bradley Wiggins has got a new shovel ! <br />Am I the only one who thought the tour de France was actually a Ripping Yarns remake? It's the comedy northern name and sideburns that do it. Eric Olthwaite & Bradley Wiggins - or was he the one who won the pumpkin competition in emmerdale farm?chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885000638914649386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-26438199338885057422011-03-19T18:58:28.470+00:002011-03-19T18:58:28.470+00:00You website had promise, until you read further an...You website had promise, until you read further and it degenerates into a load of looney left wing sour grape bollox. Nu Labour got booted out cos they were a bunch of corrupt, incompetent liars, lead by a lying warmonger then an incompetent banker, learn to live with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-82267436954151635712011-02-03T11:10:43.014+00:002011-02-03T11:10:43.014+00:00Great blog, despite the complete lack of informati...Great blog, despite the complete lack of information about annual precipitation. love from our IrenexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-87783996307991188002010-10-26T23:49:09.559+01:002010-10-26T23:49:09.559+01:00Yes, I'm always surprised Hebden Bridge isn...Yes, I'm always surprised Hebden Bridge isn't highlighted more in the Guide and the Fox and Goose is a great pub.Olthwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046658922296569064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-5647984455543322802010-10-21T15:15:50.998+01:002010-10-21T15:15:50.998+01:00I share your suprise at rhe Sair being omitted, bu...I share your suprise at rhe Sair being omitted, but that doesn't match the fall from grace of Moyles in Hebden Bridge - end of 2009 awarded Calderdale Branch's "Pub Of The Year", Feb 2010 dropped from the Good Beer Guide. <br /><br />With the long standing entry the Fox and Goose also dropped (less of a surprise), Hebden Bridge town now lloks like a desert with no entries, whereas all 10 pubs serve real ale and I'd say 5 or 6 are well worth visiting for the choice/quality of the beer.Hebden Drinkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-39716866891724365372010-01-06T13:53:31.479+00:002010-01-06T13:53:31.479+00:00Conwy...
Bridge - great - 5 good ales
Old Mailc...Conwy...<br /><br />Bridge - great - 5 good ales<br /><br />Old Mailcoach - 4 visits in 2009 - NO REAL ALENeilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-17168928129912811352009-09-09T15:01:47.476+01:002009-09-09T15:01:47.476+01:00Hmmm. Some major hop, malt and potato confusion go...Hmmm. Some major hop, malt and potato confusion going on here Eric.<br /><br />There are no Maris hops. Maris Otter is THE barley for brewing beer. Maris Piper is a potato variety (making good chips).<br /><br />Like the blog though. Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-79756157119460482382008-09-11T17:07:00.000+01:002008-09-11T17:07:00.000+01:00Cheers!Cheers!Olthwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046658922296569064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-34459937350107462432008-09-09T15:56:00.000+01:002008-09-09T15:56:00.000+01:00Good work - saved me boat-load of reading and chec...Good work - saved me boat-load of reading and checking!Ale Lousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450424254610095173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-91697488588618522872008-06-03T21:31:00.000+01:002008-06-03T21:31:00.000+01:00Cheers - Prag Vec at the Melkveg, forgot about tha...Cheers - Prag Vec at the Melkveg, forgot about that. Is that the one with the line with "And we returned in time for tea and our dads did not have inklings"?Olthwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046658922296569064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-12673735385274865532008-06-01T23:28:00.000+01:002008-06-01T23:28:00.000+01:00What a post! 2 things. I'm delighted there's anoth...What a post! <BR/><BR/>2 things. I'm delighted there's another Half Man Half Biscuit fans still out there. I could tell a half a dozen stories about them guys - they still rock and I'll be legging it down to probe for the new CD.<BR/><BR/>It's hard to expalin to non believers just what a class act they are. favourite title? Prag Vec at the Milkweg<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, do the Rhythm Sisters have a dirty Southport secret when they used to be called Tami Show?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-18403919556954636612008-06-01T23:19:00.000+01:002008-06-01T23:19:00.000+01:00Baron's bar in Southport has been really pulling o...Baron's bar in Southport has been really pulling out the stops recently. It deserves recognition for its efforts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-13798211405971248942008-03-08T21:52:00.000+00:002008-03-08T21:52:00.000+00:00Need to take you to the Red Lion, in Otley. The la...Need to take you to the Red Lion, in Otley. The landlord used to work in the Bowling Green.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-42820587986501375202007-12-23T19:21:00.000+00:002007-12-23T19:21:00.000+00:00I always prefered union to league until I lived in...I always prefered union to league until I lived in Yorkshire and watched both codes at Headingley. A bad league game was always better than a bad union game due to the latter's stop start nature caused by complex penalty decisions at scrums and rucks. However I think a good union game is better than a good league game - classic union tries seem more intricate than classic league tries.Olthwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046658922296569064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-83406930632462132752007-11-27T13:35:00.000+00:002007-11-27T13:35:00.000+00:00Rugby League or Rugby Union? Which is better? Pers...Rugby League or Rugby Union? Which is better? <BR/>Personally I think Rugby League out classes union by far, though being a Wakefield Wildcats fan makes me a little biased! However I do admit that internationally Rugby League needs some work so Rugby Union has that on its side but what about the game itself?<BR/>It seems that Rugby Union is just a collection of dog piles most of the time followed by short lived runs which either involve running straight into the other teams players or scoring the odd try, WHY!? <BR/>In Rugby League I can see the point in running straight into your opponent as you have to make some ground only having six tackles to do it but in Union, its just a way of losing the ball! Fools! <BR/>I mean I like doing a little Rugby League Betting every other week but when it comes to Rugby Union, its just boring! KICK! THERE INFRONT! KICK! THERE BEHIND!! KICK THERE INFRONT AGAIN!!! OH NO WAIT!! THERE BEHIND AGAIN! RUN THE DAMN BALL!!!!<BR/>Anyway I’ll stop my rant here and give someone else say what they think!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-70126170926610750622007-11-12T10:56:00.000+00:002007-11-12T10:56:00.000+00:00I don't mind the Hulats actually - it's big enough...I don't mind the Hulats actually - it's big enough to avoid the chavs and it's the best place in Chapel A for real ale. Agreed about the Cock and Bottle in Skipton thoughOlthwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046658922296569064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-19194327800491298872007-11-09T16:52:00.000+00:002007-11-09T16:52:00.000+00:00Excellent stuff! I like the CAMRA and Political Co...Excellent stuff! I like the CAMRA and Political Correctness bits best.Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927490011165896353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-73525781060915792422007-10-07T20:27:00.000+01:002007-10-07T20:27:00.000+01:00Three Hulats, Chapel Allerton: A JDW full of all d...Three Hulats, Chapel Allerton: A JDW full of all day boozers and chavs in the evening.<BR/><BR/>Stables at Weetwood Hall is one I'll have to look into.<BR/><BR/>Nice to see the Cock & Bottle, Skipton, dropping out. Never the highlight of our annual pre-Chrimbo trip.<BR/><BR/>Sadly Otley is no longer the beer town it once was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-8483296483260358122007-08-27T09:50:00.000+01:002007-08-27T09:50:00.000+01:00I thought I was reading a month's worth of bloggin...I thought I was reading a month's worth of blogging there!!<BR/><BR/>Copious!!ArcticFoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07406779213296821110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-1171485170373819572007-02-14T20:32:00.000+00:002007-02-14T20:32:00.000+00:00Yes I agree with the whole Starbucks loads of old ...Yes I agree with the whole Starbucks loads of old ballcocks. They are the usual predatory US corporation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-1168807361659508342007-01-14T20:42:00.000+00:002007-01-14T20:42:00.000+00:00Be fair, Otley are part-timers with the majority o...Be fair, Otley are part-timers with the majority of the first team sidelined through injury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-1166209041534647222006-12-15T18:57:00.000+00:002006-12-15T18:57:00.000+00:00Doh! Sorry about that - I thought there was a fema...Doh! Sorry about that - I thought there was a female journalist called Mahinda and obviously didn't read your blog carefully enough! Hopefully see you at the Winter Ales Festival.Olthwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046658922296569064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23937101.post-1165939090903181272006-12-12T15:58:00.000+00:002006-12-12T15:58:00.000+00:00Hello there!I'm Mahinda - you've got a link to my ...Hello there!<BR/><BR/>I'm Mahinda - you've got a link to my blog. Thanks for that. However, I really should point out that I'm not currently a "she" and never have been.<BR/><BR/>I'll be looking through your blog properly when I've got time. For now, well, it's always good to see someone who likes real ale and real pies ;o)<BR/><BR/>If (when?!) you end up at the Winter Ales Fest, do come and say hello - I'm aiming to be behind one of the bars on most of the evening sessions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com