is there a fixed location for evening entertainments (- read hitting the beer) or is thie venue just hit on during the day's usual conversation....

This isn't a teetotal excavation I hope..........i've heard about them but never been on one

On Tuesday's it has to be the Twice Brewed. Mind you on any other day of the week the Twice Brewed is hard to go past as it is the closest :lol: Mine's a Guiness by the way ;)

as long as they have strong dark real ales I'll be happy


sorry but I cant get on with Guinness - too Bitter and cold for my beer buds, (but I dare say that I could afford to stand you one - just don't make me drink it)
:o


Chris

I second Rosie. The bartenders at Twicey pull a mean pint. It's also a very educational experience for a Yankee. I've learned many things there:

Beer-related:
1. Shandies are tasty, but they lose you points for machismo.
2. There's nothing sadder-looking than a half-pint of Guinness.
3. Quoits is much more fun after a pint or two.
4. The locals like Twicey so much, some don't want to leave.

Other:
5. David Keen, pub quizmaster, is a sadist.
6. The English don't really understand Caesar Salad yet.
7. Hadrian's Wall hikers tend not to smell so good.
8. When driving home, remember that sheep bounce, cows don't.

- H

I think it is 5 real ales they have on the hand-pull - do not know about bottles. A good evenings entertainment is to start at the left hand pump and work to the right - fall off stool after the rightmost. For subsequent evenings just vary the order - but it is ALWAYS advisable to fall off stool AFTER consuming the LAST pint.

Come off it, Harry - this is Hadrian's wall so a caesar salad here MUST be the pukka thing! :D

perhaps once each way along the pumps then fall off :blink:



Salad....Im sure even the Romans wouldn't eat salad...nasty nasty nasty


and I'm a vegetarian


what is a Ceasar Salad anyway ???? (already wishing perhaps that I hadn't asked)


Chris

Ah, Caesar salad. Lettuce, broken by hand, on a plate. (No other veg, just lettuce!) Add croutons & grated parmesan cheese. Then the most important bit, thick, creamy Caesar dressing, which is oil, egg yolks, salt, white wine, lemon juice and a few spices & sugars (sometimes a bit of minced anchovies too). Apply dressing liberally, toss, and serve.

Compare the above to the typical English pub attempt: every veggie in season on a plate, drizzled with Italian vinegar & a little olive oil (for that Mediterranean flair!).

You see, a true Caesar uses the veg just as a vehicle for the dressing, which has enough fat & cholesterol in it to drop a horse. An English Caesar makes the fatal mistake of thinking you ordered a salad because you're health-conscious.

- H

Harry

I Knew I shouldn't have asked....


I feel ill now...........................I think I will just go and have a little lie down


Chris