{"id":173848,"date":"2025-04-06T15:30:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T15:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/pull-out-the-stopper-lets-have-a-whopper\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T15:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T15:30:25","slug":"pull-out-the-stopper-lets-have-a-whopper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173848","title":{"rendered":"Pull out the Stopper, Let&#8217;s have a Whopper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-3426833561984851362\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<div align=\"LEFT\" class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj7Yfq8qc8mZrp6uDZv3oSjRH-c7e_w4BPNRVEAKPTfHAf7EfjXYTPw0wDEZ-Tq8QvGfV_lH2BzibJzZJxHA41ZLI2jGN_0CU4kf_rsEAJiITnALZPv_UTgKUFbvLGmIfQ93Aa7OK_-yRM\/s1600\/IMG_20160602_091811.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj7Yfq8qc8mZrp6uDZv3oSjRH-c7e_w4BPNRVEAKPTfHAf7EfjXYTPw0wDEZ-Tq8QvGfV_lH2BzibJzZJxHA41ZLI2jGN_0CU4kf_rsEAJiITnALZPv_UTgKUFbvLGmIfQ93Aa7OK_-yRM\/s200\/IMG_20160602_091811.jpg\" width=\"120\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The Happy Couple<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">After the last blog post, I, or rather We, (Jane and I) became a little, shall we say, busy. That meant a slight break from posting on the blog. The reason? On the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> of<br \/>\nJune, T&#8217;other &#8216;arf and I tied the knot! In a very private ceremony,<br \/>\njust the two of us, along with Coral and Sally, who work in the local<br \/>\nBritish Heart Foundation shop in Cleethorpes and agreed to be our<br \/>\nwitnesses, met up at the Registrars&#8217; office in the resort, and, with<br \/>\nthe 2 officials also in attendance, T&#8217;other &#8216;Arf became my Better<br \/>\n&#8216;arf. This was, and will always remain, the best day of my life. We<br \/>\nhad kept this a secret from family and friends for a whole 9 months,<br \/>\nalthough they had been advised for years that if we were ever to get<br \/>\nmarried, this is exactly how we would do it. Some people never<br \/>\nlisten! We had decided to honeymoon in Malta, so immediately after<br \/>\nthe ceremony, we were in the car and off to a hotel in Didsbury, via <b style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Dog and Partridge, <\/b>near\u00a0Flouch, a Pennines pub situated on the A628 Woodhead Pass, before flying out to this wonderful Mediterranean island the<br \/>\nfollowing day.<\/span><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\nCatching up.<\/h4>\n<div align=\"LEFT\" class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">But, hold on a while, I am getting ahead of myself. In<br \/>\nmy last post, I signed off with a promise of a review of <i><b>The<br \/>\nNottingham House<\/b><\/i>, Cleethorpes, Beer Festival, so here we go. Steve, my<br \/>\nrecently retired friend, and I agreed that, as our womenfolk were on<br \/>\na work&#8217;s night out, we should plunder the spoils available at <i><b>The<br \/>\nNotts&#8217;<\/b><\/i>. On arriving, we were soon perusing the \u201cmenu\u201d of beers, a<br \/>\nreasonable mixture of local and nationwide ales. When I say \u201cwe\u201d,<br \/>\nI really meant I, as vain Steve, as usual, hadn&#8217;t brought his reading<br \/>\nglasses. I was now, not only offering my limited advice on said<br \/>\nbeers, but also reading out the tasting notes, brewers, ABV, and<br \/>\npointing out where the toilets are ( \u201cBig sign over there, and<br \/>\nthrough the door, mate\u201d). We started off in here with two from the<br \/>\n<b>Dancing Duck Brewery, \u201cDark Drake\u201d<\/b>, a 4.5% smooth drinking<br \/>\nstout with a big coffee punch complimented by hints of liquorice and<br \/>\ncaramel, and the 4.3% Blonde Ale, \u201c<b>DCUK<\/b>\u201d. This is a beer<br \/>\nwith a strong citrus backbone, with pine and zest throughout. Both of<br \/>\nthese beers were well received. Next up I chose a Mild, <b>Nottingham<br \/>\nRock Ale&#8217;s \u201cMild<\/b>\u201d, a 3.8% beer with a lovely balanced mix of<br \/>\ncoffee, malt and sweet caramel. I thought it an excellent, easy<br \/>\ndrinking beer of this style. Steve&#8217;s preference was for the light,<br \/>\ncitrus Ale, brewed from malt and torrefied wheat,namely,\u00a0<b>Grafters<br \/>\n\u201cMoonlight\u201d<\/b>, 3.6%. Next up Steve kept to one of the lighter<br \/>\nbrews, and chose <b>Bridestones \u201cSandstone\u201d<\/b>, a Lager styled<br \/>\nbeer of 3.9%. A very fresh tasting beer, with a nice hopped finish. I<br \/>\nopted for another dark beer, the lovely, <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgy0c3U8L_xP8nLWbsHxeJv2Hoj8dOnJMmUzCsRUgCW_NNmvH5rr4iiv-uNBGJh-OSOqWK1lva5kBbgjX8w_CPTqh5fHsbCmudrXkKnsm9V3TmalFJcQrGXQ8qNWTNE3OVyWFOsa5HlwAo\/s1600\/bs.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgy0c3U8L_xP8nLWbsHxeJv2Hoj8dOnJMmUzCsRUgCW_NNmvH5rr4iiv-uNBGJh-OSOqWK1lva5kBbgjX8w_CPTqh5fHsbCmudrXkKnsm9V3TmalFJcQrGXQ8qNWTNE3OVyWFOsa5HlwAo\/s1600\/bs.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">fruity, coffee and chocolate<br \/>\ntasting \u201c<b>Black Sabbath<\/b>\u201d. Far from leaving me Paranoid<br \/>\n(sorry! Couldn&#8217;t resist that one)  it left a wonderful taste in the<br \/>\nmouth which was sweet and rounded. This<b> Brunswick Brewery <\/b>beer<br \/>\nwith an ABV of  6% was a real gem, and certainly belied its strength.<br \/>\nMy fellow taster then went for <b>Thornbridge \u201cWild Swan<\/b>\u201d, a<br \/>\n3.5% light Golden Ale which imparted lovely flavours of lemon, slight<br \/>\nherb tones and just a hint of spice, whilst <b>Titanic \u201cChocolate<br \/>\nand Vanilla Stout\u201d<\/b> was next up for myself, which was exactly as<br \/>\nit said on the tin, so to speak! A great tasting stout of 4.5%. To<br \/>\nfinish on at this good festival, we chose the same beer, \u201c<b>Crop<br \/>\nCircle<\/b>\u201d a 4.2% Golden Ale from the <b>Hopback Brewery<\/b>. This<br \/>\nis a light, fruity beer, with hints of citrus, and an excellent bitter<br \/>\ndry finish. With its mix of gravity and hand pulled beers, The Notts<br \/>\nBeer Festival is always a pleasure to visit. If you are ever in the<br \/>\narea, festival or not, get yourself in to this great traditional<br \/>\nboozer. The night fast ebbing, we felt the need to head back up to<br \/>\nGrimsby, and meet up with our beloved ladies, which is where this<br \/>\nchapter ends. Back now to the secrecy, and a couple of days out doing<br \/>\nsome deceptive wedding shopping. We are sneaky you know!<\/span><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hull. Re-visited.<\/span><\/h4>\n<div align=\"LEFT\" class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjbgqXvOwUQl2yh5ysb_w1LOVGWe5AH2IXGX_qq5qN3ZvH63_izzdZCDhJJM2A9nDvgzQQF8xBq_k2dKrK4KIa8ysYPp1m5PH_Jv-JXPYkQ-d0-dIJOEt3T364Tk10GIN4sk5-SviGCZEU\/s1600\/20160430_125637.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjbgqXvOwUQl2yh5ysb_w1LOVGWe5AH2IXGX_qq5qN3ZvH63_izzdZCDhJJM2A9nDvgzQQF8xBq_k2dKrK4KIa8ysYPp1m5PH_Jv-JXPYkQ-d0-dIJOEt3T364Tk10GIN4sk5-SviGCZEU\/s200\/20160430_125637.jpg\" width=\"112\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The Old House, Hull.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Part<br \/>\nof our secret wedding plans necessitated my future wife to purchase<br \/>\ncertain \u201caccessories\u201d ( shoes and the like), from sources outside<br \/>\nof North East Lincolnshire, secrecy and beer hunting to the fore. We<br \/>\nstarted our shopping spree  back in November with a visit to<br \/>\nNottingham, where ale was consumed and dresses browsed,  <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/fozzy21.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/11\/the-nottingham-crawl-narrowboats-crow.html\" name=\"(Here)\">(Here)<\/a>,<br \/>\nand carried on with trips to Sheffield <a href=\"http:\/\/fozzy21.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/03\/lubricating-wheels-of-steel-sheffield.html\" name=\"(Here)\">(Here)<\/a><br \/>\n(rings purchased at a lovely jewellers called Morris Bywater) and a<br \/>\nprevious trip to Hull, <a href=\"http:\/\/fozzy21.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/12\/hull-of-day-out-and-other-jottings.html\" name=\"Here\">(Here)<\/a><br \/>\n. A further trip to Hull was planned, as was an excursion to Doncaster. I<br \/>\ncould get used to this wedding planning malarkey! So off we popped,<br \/>\nacross the mighty Humber Bridge on the Humber Flyer bus. An hour<br \/>\nlater and I was thirstily stood outside The St Stephen&#8217;s Shopping<br \/>\nCentre whilst some browsing and perusing was going on inside. We then<br \/>\ndecided to follow separate pursuits, with me deciding to have a look<br \/>\naround the Holy Trinity Church and Old Town area, whilst some shops<br \/>\nwere on Jane&#8217;s agenda! I was quite surprised at the interior of Holy<br \/>\nTrinity. I am not a religious person, but do like the architectural<br \/>\nlook and feel of these ecclesiastical monuments. As you walk in, the<br \/>\nhigh ornate ceilings and fantastic commemorative windows dominate,<br \/>\nand light floods in some areas and dapples in others, leaving an ethereal sight to take in. There are wonderful treasures and<br \/>\nreminders of the hard life of the area&#8217;s fishermen, and their losses,<br \/>\nall around. An area for The Falkland&#8217;s War,( Hull sent the North Sea<br \/>\nFerry MV Norland to the conflict), is also respectfully covered. After<br \/>\nthis interlude it was time (11-55 ) to find a hostelry for<br \/>\nrefreshment purposes. I wandered back to the Scale Lane area and<br \/>\ndropped into a bar we somehow missed on our last visit. Situated at<br \/>\nnumber 5 Scale Lane, the<i> <\/i><b><i>Old House<\/i> <\/b>is the city&#8217;s oldest<br \/>\ndomestic building. The interior is a little dark, quite small but<br \/>\nvery homely. The beer selection isn&#8217;t huge, but it does carry beers<br \/>\nfrom the local\u00a0<b>Yorkshire Brewing Company<\/b>. My pint was \u201c<b>Mutiny<\/b>\u201d<br \/>\na  Porter of 3.6%. There was a really good fruity backbone to this<br \/>\nbeer, which then leads to a coffee edginess with a faint, but<br \/>\ncertainly noticeable, dark chocolate hint. Although a little thin in<br \/>\nthe mouth, it does leave a nice taste on the palate. Heading back<br \/>\ntowards the centre of the city, I walked past, stopped and then<br \/>\nwalked back to <b><i>Oscar&#8217;s Cocktail Bar<\/i><\/b>. I had noted the<br \/>\nchalkboard outside proclaiming \u201cCask Ales\u201d, so I had to<br \/>\ninvestigate. Well done, Sherlock! In side this modern bar, which was<br \/>\nshowing the Hull City early kick-off game on the screens, were a<br \/>\nselection of beers from the <b>Great Newsome Brewery<\/b>. Of the four<br \/>\ncask beers on offer, my tipple was to be \u201c<b>Holderness Dark<\/b>\u201d,<br \/>\na Mild of 4.3%.  This was a lovely creamy mild with a well rounded<br \/>\nnuttiness on the palate. One to savour and very enjoyable. T&#8217;other<br \/>\n&#8216;Arf had joined me by now, and her <b>Great Newsome<\/b> beer was<br \/>\n\u201c<b>Frothingham Best\u201d<\/b>, also 4.3%. This was a delightful Best<br \/>\nBitter, with a fruity taste at the outset, which is well balanced  by<br \/>\nmedium bitterness in the finish. I liked this bar, and I will<br \/>\ncertainly pop back in again on our next visit. Do they show Grimsby<br \/>\nTown games on those screens??!<\/div>\n<p>\nJust a 5<br \/>\nminute stroll away, in the wonderfully named Land of Green Ginger,<br \/>\n(nobody knows how this area of the Old Town, formerly Beverley<br \/>\nStreet, got its name, but reading up on it I think the most likely<br \/>\ntheory has to be it originated from the Dutch immigrants who lived<br \/>\nand traded here in the middle 1600&#8217;s onwards. Whether it is a<br \/>\ncorruption of one of these emigres, Lindergroen Jonger, who had set<br \/>\nup business here, or a play on another possible trader&#8217;s name,<br \/>\nLindegren, which leads to the street being \u201cLindergren&#8217;s Ganger\u201d<br \/>\nor walk, are also up for discussion) along here is <b><i>The George<br \/>\nHotel.<\/i><\/b> A former gatehouse to the long demolished hotel of the<br \/>\nsame name This friendly boozer has a very striking Edwardian<br \/>\ninterior, with large mirrors and plenty of panelling on show. 5 cask<br \/>\nales are on display. The welcome is warm and genuine, and we were<br \/>\nsoon settled down with our drinks. Jane went for a half off \u201c<b>Otter<br \/>\nAle<\/b>\u201d from the brewery the same name, whilst I indulged in<br \/>\nanother dark beer, \u201c<b>Queen Rat Stout<\/b>\u201d. The 4.5% \u201c<b>Otter<br \/>\nAle<\/b>\u201d was mahogany in colour, and leads with a big malt aroma<br \/>\nand opening taste. Fruit and hints of a floral nature then impart<br \/>\nthemselves on the palate. The finish is medium in bitterness, and<br \/>\nvery satisfying. <b>Rat Brewery&#8217;s<\/b> offering, a Stout of 5% was rich and<br \/>\nwholesome in the mouth, with chocolate prominent but not<br \/>\noverpowering. There were hints of spiciness, and a good bitterness in<br \/>\nthe finish. Another very good beer. We decided on a visit to<i><b> <\/b><\/i><b><i>The<br \/>\nHop and Vine<\/i> <\/b>for our last drinks of the afternoon. This Hull<br \/>\nCAMRA award winner is situated in Albion Street and since opening 9<br \/>\nyears ago has dispensed over 1150 different cask ales through the 3<br \/>\nhand-pulls on the bar. It has also been cider Pub of the Year<br \/>\nlocally, and been in the mix for the National title too. Not bad for<br \/>\nHull&#8217;s smallest pub. My beer of choice in here was \u201c<b>Triple<br \/>\nChocoholic<\/b>\u201d a 4.8% stout from <b>Saltaire Brewery,<\/b> a beer I<br \/>\nhave had before, and one absolutely rammed with chocolate flavours. A<br \/>\nvery satisfying brew, if you like chocolate. Jane chose a \u201c<b>Long<br \/>\nDay IPA<\/b>\u201d, also from <b>Saltaire<\/b>, an ale of 3.8% which was<br \/>\nvery dry on the palate, but gave a good citrus rush, mainly oranges,<br \/>\nbut some lemon hints. Quite a refreshing brew. Although tucked away<br \/>\njust a little, this is a bar one must eke out. The beers and ciders<br \/>\nare very well kept, and for the discerning drinker, that means so<br \/>\nmuch. What a good day we had, again, across the river. Its a shame<br \/>\nthere are no late buses back to Grimsby, but at least a reasonable<br \/>\nafternoon session can be enjoyed. Next up? Doncaster, of course.\n<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\nDoncaster<br \/>\nmini trip.<\/h4>\n<div align=\"LEFT\" class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi_NSdEL1TnRlYB5NA6ngfyR_skgbLLLHAnemH8WM_T2dPAzgH9siFX-L5LT5gpHTNwvftSOiJfbMP5rvjFbbYPf2Td63-zhzF3MDddRVphx363PS5vW3Fy1P2T4jJErfacCmrObq7yG-Q\/s1600\/20160526_174434.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi_NSdEL1TnRlYB5NA6ngfyR_skgbLLLHAnemH8WM_T2dPAzgH9siFX-L5LT5gpHTNwvftSOiJfbMP5rvjFbbYPf2Td63-zhzF3MDddRVphx363PS5vW3Fy1P2T4jJErfacCmrObq7yG-Q\/s200\/20160526_174434.jpg\" width=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The Doncaster Brewery and Tap.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I needed to<br \/>\nget suitably attired, apparently jeans or shorts and t-shirts don&#8217;t go well at<br \/>\na wedding, especially as the groom! Off we went again, this time on the train to Doncaster. After a few<br \/>\nshop visits, a wander round The Frenchgate, and before  Lakeside, we<br \/>\nended up in <b><i>The Plough<\/i><\/b>, in West Laith Gate. The welcome is<br \/>\nfriendly, the pub cosy but, unfortunately, our pint and a half of<br \/>\n\u201c<b>Barnsley Bitter\u201d,<\/b> from <b>Acorn Brewery<\/b>, lacked its<br \/>\nexpected sparkle and was a less than average pint. It wasn&#8217;t off, it<br \/>\njust wasn&#8217;t quite \u201con\u201d. I have been told this is quite unusual<br \/>\nfor this establishment, so I will give it the benefit of the doubt<br \/>\nand re-visit in the future. Later, our next pub visit was to  St<br \/>\nSepulchre Gate, and <b><i>The Corner Pin,<\/i><\/b> a good locals local, but very<br \/>\naccepting of passing strangers. Our beer in here was <b>Leeds \u201cPale<br \/>\nAle<\/b>\u201d, at 3.8%, a good \u201csession ale, and it was served up to<br \/>\nperfection with a fresh taste, slight citrus hints and a nice<br \/>\nbitter-sweetness in the finish. As time was ticking, and we had a<br \/>\ntrain to catch, we left here and popped into the nearby <b><i>Leopard<\/i><\/b>,<br \/>\nalso in St Sepulchre Gate. This is another very friendly hostelry,<br \/>\nand has an excellent range of Real Ales. The ales are from local<br \/>\nYorkshire breweries and we chose two from the <b>York Brewery<\/b>.<br \/>\nJane chose the \u201c<b>Yorkshire Terrier<\/b>\u201d, the 4.8% Premium<br \/>\nGolden Ale, a favourite of ours, whilst I went for a Fruit Beer from<br \/>\nthe<b> York<\/b> stable, 4.7% \u201c<b>Off the Wall Black and Weiss<\/b>\u201d.<br \/>\nThe taste of this beer is distinctly blackberries, which is evident all the way to<br \/>\nfinish, and the tart bitterness is well balanced though, within the<br \/>\nsweetness of the ale. A very unusual, but satisfying pint. We could<br \/>\nhave stayed here a while longer until our train was due, but I had<br \/>\nbeen advised of another \u201cmust visit\u201d alehouse, just five minutes<br \/>\naway, so off we went to find <b><i>The Doncaster Brewery and Tap<\/i><\/b>, in<br \/>\nYoung Street. <b>Doncaster Brewery<\/b> ales in here.The pub is quite airy and modern and seems to be a good place to drop anchor and have a natter. The beers are brewed on site at the brewery in the back of the premises, and the selection offers most people with an option. Between us, we sampled three excellent First up was <b>\u201cPeppercorn<br \/>\nDunkel<\/b>\u201d, a 6.3% dark ale which leads with dark fruits and hints<br \/>\nof liquorice and has a nice dry finish with just a touch of balancing<br \/>\nheat from the peppercorns. I really enjoyed this one. \u201c<b>Three<br \/>\nLegs Bitter<\/b>\u201d was next, which was a typical malty Yorkshire<br \/>\nBitter of 5%, with a creamy smooth mouthfeel, and a well balanced<br \/>\nbitter-sweetness. A beer that is very moreish. Last up was the truly<br \/>\ngorgeous tasting \u201c<b>Stirling Single<\/b> <b>Coffee Stout<\/b>\u201d It<br \/>\ncertainly hides little away by its title. Coffee it says, and, by<br \/>\ncrikey, coffee is what you get in this 4.5% ale.. With only 20<br \/>\nminutes left, we regretfully headed back towards the station, and<br \/>\nonward to Grimsby. We had a good day in \u201cDonny\u201d and enjoyed the<br \/>\npubs we visited. Who knows? I may go shopping again!!<\/div>\n<p>\nAfter our<br \/>\nceremony, which, unbiasedly, we thought was lovely, and after a few<br \/>\nsnaps, we drove away from North East Lincolnshire, en route to<br \/>\nManchester and romance in the sun. A beer or two were \u00a0partaken of, and soon I will posting about these and I will also\u00a0be reviewing some of the beers of Malta and Gozo.<br \/>\nUntil then:-<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Cheers and<br \/>\nkeep it \u201cReal\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Happy Couple After the last blog post, I, or rather We, (Jane and I) became a little, shall we say, busy. That meant a slight break from posting on the blog. The reason? On the 2nd of June, T&#8217;other &#8216;arf and I tied the knot! 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