Wandering Minstrel was open in the 60's spent many a happy night in thereWandering Minstrel and Matador were in the Bull Ring which was built around 1963/4, looking at the graphics as well I would hazard a guess at sometime late 70's early 80's?????
Hello, I think that I knew your grandfather Wilf. Do you know if he was a friend of Phil Langley. I would have been around 7 at the time, but remember Wilf I am sure. Picture attached of the ground around 1960, I think. Cheers, PeterMitchell's & Butler's
Does anyone have a photo of the M&B Recreation Ground pavillion at Portland Road, please? My grandfather, Wilf Moseley, played cricket there up until about 1960 and it is where I first tasted beer (aged about four years). I believe it has all gone now, but if you know differently, please let me know.
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Bitter was my brew!I remember some of those adverts, really takes me back, I was an M&B, drinker, loved the black mild , started when I was 14. It is Dick Emery before he was famous, thanks for posting Alan!!
Brown & mild or Mackie black & tan for me.Bitter was my brew!
Gor me thinking now, who made Manns Brown Ale and Mackeson stout?Brown & mild or Mackie black & tan for me.
ditto smudgerBrown & mild or Mackie black & tan for me.
I do rememebr Barly Wine, hellishly strong beer in small botttles, Gold Label I think?Does anyone here remember the lovely old dears in the snug, in yesteryear?? They sat together near the fire, curlers in headscarves on, drinking " barley wine and stout together, which they called "Black and Tans ", all night?? I now marvel at their constitutions (That generation were strong), I tried barley wine once , awful stuff, but, I was inebriated for about 5 hours!!!! heallish strong drink!!
Back in the 1970s-80s Mackeson wqs made in what had been the Kirkstall brewery in /Kirkstall, Leeds. I knew someone who worked there and they brought regular supplies homeGor me thinking now, who made Manns Brown Ale and Mackeson stout?
Mom would buy Barley Wine or Old Ale to go into the Christmas Puddings. As I got to be a teenager, I'd sample the bottles. She had an old neighbour from Ladywood who now lived in Winson Green. At Christmas we would buy four bottles of Mackeson to take. The old dear would take the top off, drink some and warm them by the fire, then heat the poker and plunge it into the bottle. I'd not seen this done before and it's not easy to do without an open fire! 1960s.Does anyone here remember the lovely old dears in the snug, in yesteryear?? They sat together near the fire, curlers in headscarves on, drinking " barley wine and stout together, which they called "Black and Tans ", all night?? I now marvel at their constitutions (That generation were strong), I tried barley wine once , awful stuff, but, I was inebriated for about 5 hours!!!! heallish strong drink!!
Absolutely Paul, they were a strong generation and needed to keep the cold out in those damp and draughty houses.We did't know it then Stokkie, but we were witnessing, the very last, of the old Victorian customs that had come down the generations!!
I was thinking of installing a wood burning stove, but developed senile asthma as it is delightfully called! So this project is shelved, indeed the neighbours woodburners make me cough and I use an inhaler regularly now. I shall try the poker trick using a camping stove in the garden. Open fires are a holiday treat for me.A hot poker, heated in the fire and plunged into a glass of stout or cider is still done in a few places in Devon pubs where there is an open fire. It is also easily achieved for those with open fires at home - which I have.
Derek, sorry about your ailment! Wood burners are very romantic and stoves are great if you have a supply of wood (hard) at a great price. We installed a stove in one of our houses, we lived on 1 1/2 wooded acres and lots of free fuel. The stove worked great heating the house which was about 3,000 sq ft. The key is the availability of free or almost free fuel, failing that gas logs should do the trick!I was thinking of installing a wood burning stove, but developed senile asthma as it is delightfully called! So this project is shelved, indeed the neighbours woodburners make me cough and I use an inhaler regularly now. I shall try the poker trick using a camping stove in the garden. Open fires are a holiday treat for me.
Thanks Richard, I was lucky to avoid asthma as a child. So I count my blessings. DerekDerek, sorry about your ailment! Wood burners are very romantic and stoves are great if you have a supply of wood (hard) at a great price. We installed a stove in one of our houses, we lived on 1 1/2 wooded acres and lots of free fuel. The stove worked great heating the house which was about 3,000 sq ft. The key is the availability of free or almost free fuel, failing that gas logs should do the trick!