tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post3596371281144796773..comments2024-03-09T04:57:25.956+00:00Comments on HardKnott Dave's blog about stuff: A night out in WhitehavenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-60531230808328073262009-03-31T00:25:00.000+01:002009-03-31T00:25:00.000+01:00ChrisM, perhaps Double Hop is good, but I don't kn...ChrisM, perhaps Double Hop is good, but I don't know anybody around here who likes it.<BR/><BR/>Tim, you did tell me and I pooh poohed you, sorry, you were right.<BR/><BR/>Jocko, I think Wetherspoons fills a requirement that people want. I've no problem with that. The fall out is that some other pubs will have to close. If we can accept that then there is no problem.<BR/><BR/>John C, I believe you. Rightly or wrongly it does not seem to be well received in Cumbria. Is this the "travels badly" myth? I doubt it. Is it perhaps locale loyalty? I think so, and there is nothing wrong with that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-51189448329479608932009-03-31T00:06:00.000+01:002009-03-31T00:06:00.000+01:00I can assure you that Robinsons beers are very muc...I can assure you that Robinsons beers are very much appreciated on their home turf - you will see plenty of their pubs in the GBG under Stockport (and environs).John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-58449176190666213832009-03-30T18:04:00.000+01:002009-03-30T18:04:00.000+01:00Praise for Wetherspoons from a microbrewer.How unu...Praise for Wetherspoons from a microbrewer.How unusual to see a <BR/>balanced view on this pub chain.<BR/><BR/><BR/>cheers jockojockonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-81669608763945281342009-03-30T14:01:00.000+01:002009-03-30T14:01:00.000+01:00I told you that Whitehaven is a beer desert beside...I told you that Whitehaven is a beer desert beside the 'spoons!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979252489432311435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-56816780731859066192009-03-30T08:29:00.000+01:002009-03-30T08:29:00.000+01:00Double Hop, when kept right, is a lovely beer, but...Double Hop, when kept right, is a lovely beer, but goes rancid very quickly. In fact my local landlord keeps it so well that we've managed to persuade him to get it in over the Easter weekend before he hands the keys back to Robbies!ChrisMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088526990457894540noreply@blogger.com