March 16, 201214 yr local boozers intrigue me. often the heartbeat of comunities. collections of like minded people all drawn together,for one simple reason...supping ale. people that in any other walk of life would probably have nowt to do with eachother,but becasue you like a beer in a pub,you become pub-friends.... so whats your local? how far is it from your house? what are the charachters in there? is the ale ok? my local is the golden eagle,about 10 minutes walk. its a proper mons pub,full of tea time tradesmen and the ilk. its a john barras 2 meals for ?9 on the eating side,but the pub has a healthy vaults,pool table,big screens everywhere,dart board etc. kev the landlord is superb,runs all sorts,season footy envelopes,on running prediction league,trips out,and even brings out trays of burgers and tater ash on a sunday for the packed vaults. all kinds of frammed footy stuff (including 2 of our very own signed bolton ones) adorn the walls.hes a munich,but he alreet for one of them,he created scouse corner where all liverpool fans have to sit! plenty of idiots in there....eric the ship,he drives p&o ferrys,falls asleep in his pints every friday and saturday night having done in about 14 pints easy.then theres harry,absolute looncan,pissed of 4 pints,but then does in another 10 and repeats himself alot! theres 'blower' permantly high on life itself,plus other intoxicants,once was still that fucked on a sunday morning he came in the pub dressed as geri spice,union jack dress the lot...just for a laugh like! theres russ the ex bent copper,these people keep turning up in taxis to speak to him...must be popular. theres taz the barber,only does skinheads,permantly stonned and smashed on magners. and then theres the last hour merchants...including my dad,his satsuma mate ray,roy and jean the happy caravaners,and councilor tony williams,who used to be in the band steelers wheel....they spend a full hour moaning about the pub,moaning about the prices,moaning about the landlord...and then say 'see you all tomorrow!' kev does nights like the eagle oscars night,everyone in black tie etc,all locals awards like biggest moaner,pisshead,best couple etc...when my leg was broke i won best cripple! theres also australia night,eagles not got talent. anytime theres a night like this on,its on another level.... i took my pretty liberal mate in there for the first time during one these parties,and he came to after an hour and 'mate,ive been in here an hour and had an E,crowd surfed,and had shot of tit milk'!! ....classy i know. so whats your local all about??
March 16, 201214 yr My Fridge. It's in my house, so not far at all. It tends to be quiet most weekdays Ale's OK, depends what's on offer at the supermarket
March 16, 201214 yr The Castle on Tonge Moor Road. Stopped going in a few years ago because of young idiots casing mahem. Started going back in as they seem to have drifted off (probably onto the brown stuff). It's mainly an older crowd of complete pisscans mainly but you get good craic once they get to know & trust you. Steve the landlord looks after the ale very well & the Holts cask bitter just glides down (?1.89 a pint too). You can also get 3 cask bottles for a fiver if you fancy a change. Quiz nights on Tuesday are supposed to be a good laugh but I don't drink on school nights. Karaoke on Sunday is the highlight of the week with the meat draw, pick a number etc. I go in later and there are some wrecks who've been in there far too long. They have the footy on & there's a big mural on Nat Lofhouse in the games room. Surprised at how many were in shouting for United t'other week but sign of the times I suppose. It is a proper community pub & well worth a 2nd chance if you live round that way.
March 16, 201214 yr Vulcan. Best pub in the world with the best people. If you have been in you know why.
March 16, 201214 yr just moved house so not found a local yet and just started a new job so i don't even know what the local Friday boozer is either! used to make my way up to the pubs on Blackburn road, because most of my mates live that way, so it was the Brewery tap, top top ale. bay mere decent beer good jukebox, pineapple always has sport on.
March 16, 201214 yr I have phases of going to the pub loads then not at all. There's 2 pubs I go in mainly. They're both proper blokes drinking pubs, always got the fooball on, don't sell food other than crisps and always with the same old bloke at the end of the bar. One's the nearest to me (used to be an old hippy/biker pub), but my favourite one is only a 10 minute walk (5 if you're anybody of a normal leg length). It was lovingly known as the Champagne Tent years ago, it was that rough.It's nice though as there's always blokes in I've known all my life, my age, and older & even though I think I'm proper sophisticated there's nothing nicer & more comforting than having a chinwag with people you've known forever about absolutely nothing. Edited March 16, 201214 yr by no balls
March 16, 201214 yr Vulcan. Best pub in the world with the best people. If you have been in you know why. Beers all fizzy keg though isnt it?
March 16, 201214 yr Author Vulcan. Best pub in the world with the best people. If you have been in you know why. whats that pub called opposite?
March 16, 201214 yr Used to be the Blue Bell and we'd be in most Friday evenings. Twas run by a lezzer couple and was always a good laugh full of your typical pub characters and Tu the Chinese fella with his dodgy dvds and porn for sale. The landladies moved on to pastures new. It went shit everyone stopped going in and it ended up getting shut down. Now I go to the trackside in town if I want to go to the pub but normally I just stay home.
March 16, 201214 yr stags head? Aye but Stags has been closed since landlord had problems with OB for opening up early for the EDL demo last year
March 16, 201214 yr Brooklyn. Advertise football but I went in after QPR I heard that they couldn't get it on. And it's freezing in the afternoons, but it's in the best hands now since Roger and Janet. Dukes Gate. Always have some football on, now that's a decent pub, but my favourite at the moment is the Bridgewater (aka Stonehill). Couldn't get Sra. Kerr to goin, mind.
March 16, 201214 yr Brooklyn. Advertise football but I went in after QPR I heard that they couldn't get it on. And it's freezing in the afternoons, but it's in the best hands now since Roger and Janet. Dukes Gate. Always have some football on, now that's a decent pub, but my favourite at the moment is the Bridgewater (aka Stonehill). Couldn't get Sra. Kerr to goin, mind. John n Gee have Broklyn now !
March 16, 201214 yr Sorry, I meant it's in the best hands now since Roger and Janet left. There's been some not so good 'uns in between.
March 16, 201214 yr The Castle on Tonge Moor Road. Stopped going in a few years ago because of young idiots casing mahem. Started going back in as they seem to have drifted off Did they not all start going in the Ainsworth when the Castle landlord took over from Tony and turned it into a shit hole?
March 16, 201214 yr Three Pigeons on Wigan Rd for me. It's nowhere my house, but it's the pub I go in more often than any other mainly because it's my mates who sup there.
March 16, 201214 yr Taps is my nearest, pour your own pint. Closest I get to a local atmosphere is the old grapes.
March 16, 201214 yr Aye but Stags has been closed since landlord had problems with OB for opening up early for the EDL demo last year Almost. Said landlord now has Queen Ann Edited March 16, 201214 yr by Henry_VIII
March 16, 201214 yr Nearest is Top Spinners but I prefer The Cardwell or Bottom Spinners (Oh matron!). If I am lucky enough to enjoy a pint on a Friday after work then its the Long Pull (Flea Pit). Not that I get out much these days!
March 16, 201214 yr Black Horse on Bury Road, dearest pub ont road but a great crowd. Carling Extra Cold ?3.10 a pint, which has made a few of the lads drift off to Halliwell Road but still we have a laugh. My local used to be The Hare and Hounds which is two mins from our gaff, loved the place and many a mental night was had in there, and I mean mad
March 16, 201214 yr Apart from going on Athy Colls we tend to drink in the Rope and Anchor, a good boozer that caters for al football fans, landlords alreet apart from being a dingle
March 16, 201214 yr Black Horse on Bury Road, dearest pub ont road but a great crowd. Carling Extra Cold ?3.10 a pint, which has made a few of the lads drift off to Halliwell Road That's a long drift.
March 16, 201214 yr Nearest is Top Spinners but I prefer The Cardwell or Bottom Spinners (Oh matron!). If I am lucky enough to enjoy a pint on a Friday after work then its the Long Pull (Flea Pit). Not that I get out much these days! Get in the Albert at Tea time, we're all gonig there en route to a do!
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