Good Beer, Good Pubs Blog
Return to Winchester
Aug 31st, 2010 |
Earlier in August I was fortunate to be able to return to Winchester for a pub crawl with some friends. I used to live in the city about 20 years ago and it’s always a pleasure to go back. This time I even got to visit a pub I’d not previously been to, and another that I hadn’t been to for 20 years.
Morrisons Beer Offers – August 2010 Update
Aug 18th, 2010 |
Back to the Woking store for this month’s update. (I’m pleased to see that the Morrison’s offers are generally widespread since my last month’s Wokingham, Berkshire updates were mainly confirmed during a trip to the Morrisons in Plymstock, Devon).
Once again though, the good deals seem very limited with just the Lees Brewers Dark at £1 a bottle. This definitely seems to have supplanted the Wyre Piddle Piddle in the Hole that was £1 for ages but is now nowhere to be seen. I’m told by the assistant at Morrison’s that this discount on Brewers Dark is to continue for the forseeable future.
The only two other beers that were reduced were Thwaites Thoroughbred at £1.25 and Holts Humdinger at £1.29.
The Odd Wheel, Wembury has Reopened
Aug 11th, 2010 |
I was on holiday in Wembury, Devon last week and I’m pleased to announce that Wembury’s only pub – the Odd Wheel was reopened in late July 2010.
You may have seen from previous posts that the pub closed in the autumn of 2009 and was for sale for many months. It appears that the owner of the Elburton Hotel in nearby Elburton recently acquired the Odd Wheel and has reopened it after a major refurb.
The focus of the pub is much more on food now but real ales are still available – including the tasty Guzzale from the local Summerskills Brewery. The other beers available last week were Sharp’s Doom Bar and Courage Best. I’m told that the real ale selection will vary once the pub has become more established.
My view is that the new Odd Wheel is better than the old version. It’s lost its quirkiness and 70s decor but now seems to be as popular and as welcoming as ever. The food is excellent and good value.
I’ll be updating my Odd Wheel pub review page very shortly.
Morrisons Beer Offers – July 2010 Update
Jul 26th, 2010 |
This month’s Morrison’s bottled beer research was done in the store at Wokingham in Berkshire for a change.
Amazingly after my comments from last month the Wyre Piddle “Piddle in the Hole” no longer seems to be on the shelves at any price. I’m sure it’ll return though.
Two beers are priced at £1.00 this month: Firstly the J W Lees “Brewer’s Dark” I mentioned last month – a delicious dark brown ale. 
Joining it this month is Shepherd Neame “Spitfire” – a popular bitter from the Kentish brewery. I’m not a big fan of Shep’s beers but I know they are popular with many. Certainly many in Wokingham as there were none left on the shelf.
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Odd Wheel Wembury Update
Jul 14th, 2010 |
You may have read on my review of the Odd Wheel at Wembury in Devon that the pub was closed and was listed as for sale by a company called Bettesworths.
I’ve just noticed that the marker on the Bettesworths website has moved from ‘Under Offer’ to ‘Sold’. Does anyone out there have any more information? Is it going to reopen?
This used to be a great pub with a superb selection of real ales and good food. It would be a great shame if it was closed for good.