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[Avit]

Hi all

I have recently moved to the UK on a working holiday / cricket trip... and have found myself based in Manchester. Unfortunately this has caused me to stop brewing (gutted ) On the upside, there are so many pubs and different beers over here its amazing .

Has anyone frequented Manchester and know any decent pubs to try.... ive obviously tried a few but there must be some out there that are absolute gold.

On previous trips to England to play cricket, i stopped in South Cheshire, near Stoke-on-Trent. I would regularily go to the Blue Bell in Kidsgrove (http://www.bluebellkidsgrove.co.uk) which never had the same beer twice - i must admit, some of them where ransid but it was great trying all the different micro-brewed beers from around england... im crossing my fingers i find something similar in and around Manchester.

Oh, as well...... what beers to people recommend i should try and what bottled beers should i get my hands on.

Cheers

Avit

 

[Duff]

... what beers to people recommend i should try and what bottled beers should i get my hands on.

I think with all the great real ale available in the UK, one of the first ones I'd be looking for is a fresh cask of TTL somewhere.

And so close to St. Andrews in Scotland (alot closer than I am at present), do you play golf? The Open at Carnoustie next month should be awesome :beerbang:

Enjoy.

 

[Avit]

I think with all the great real ale available in the UK, one of the first ones I'd be looking for is a fresh cask of TTL somewhere.

And so close to St. Andrews in Scotland (alot closer than I am at present), do you play golf? The Open at Carnoustie next month should be awesome :beerbang:

Enjoy.

I dont mind a bit of a knock about, no good though. I am actually going up for the fourth round with a mate who lives in Scotland... Spewing i have to play cricket otherwise i would have went up on the Saturday as well..

 

[Duff]

I dont mind a bit of a knock about, no good though. I am actually going up for the fourth round with a mate who lives in Scotland... Spewing i have to play cricket otherwise i would have went up on the Saturday as well..

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[Avit]

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[kook]

Manchester is a great drinking city. I've never visited so I can't really recommend anywhere. Gazza on ratebeer.com (also on scoopergen.co.uk) is probably worth messaging, as he seems to frequent pubs in the area. I think there may be a couple recommended on scoopergen too.

Also, pick yourself up a copy of the Good Beer Guide. You'll need it over there.

 

[yardy]

I lived in Leicester for a few years and the mrs' parents lived just up the road from THIS PUB, had a few good nights there, you're not that far really and it's worth the drive.

Yard

 

[hughman666]

the woodstock in didsbury used to be great - my cousin ran it and i lived upstairs for a few months while doing glassy work during the week, got to sample a number of great brews. in didsbury there are a few pubs all within a few blocks of each other and it's only 10 minutes from the centre of manchester, so worth a trip.

i guess the trick is to find a free house, ie one not tied to a mega brewery and you'll get a number of good independent brews available.

 

[Charlie]

Have you thought of checking our CAMRA ?

 

[///]

And the old man just sold his Cabin Club membership on Ebay....

REAL ALE.

Scotty

 

[Gerard_M]

I dont mind a bit of a knock about, no good though. I am actually going up for the fourth round with a mate who lives in Scotland... Spewing i have to play cricket otherwise i would have went up on the Saturday as well..

I can't remember the names of the pubs I visited up that way, they were small & full of ciggy smoke. I have been to a few Open Championships though. Carnoustie is a serious players track, but a bloody miserable town. There are plenty of good tracks around for a hit, try the courses that have been used over the past 15 years for Open qualifying, such as Lady Bank & Ludin Links.

Now who are you playing cricket for, & how is the season going?

Cheers
Gerard

 

[Avit]

I can't remember the names of the pubs I visited up that way, they were small & full of ciggy smoke. I have been to a few Open Championships though. Carnoustie is a serious players track, but a bloody miserable town. There are plenty of good tracks around for a hit, try the courses that have been used over the past 15 years for Open qualifying, such as Lady Bank & Ludin Links.

Now who are you playing cricket for, & how is the season going?

Cheers
Gerard

Im playing for Sale Cricket Club in the Cheshire County Cricket League. we are sitting 2nd in the league (im doing reasonably well - 350 runs at 50). at one stage we had won more games than anyone in the league and still managed to be second on the ladder - go figure (the points system is crazy over here). i have a twenty20 match on tonight - cant wait for a bit of hit and giggle!!!

 

[stillscottish]

And so close to St. Andrews in Scotland ..........

Now that's Funny!! (to anyone from the UK living here).
In Oz you don't think twice about driving three hours for a beer or a barbie yet when I lived in Glasgow my parents only came to visit once because it was such a long way for them to drive (120Km)

Campbell