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BRAPA in .... A GAME OF TWO HALVES AND SEVEN PINTS IN LONDON (W9 to E17)

Si Everitt

12 minutes ago8 min read

BRAPA in .... A GAME OF TWO HALVES AND SEVEN PINTS IN LONDON (W9 to E17)

Saturday 23rd November 2024 BRAPA F.C. are away at the London City Casuals, always a tough place to go and get a result. Daddy BRAPA...

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BRAPA is ..... BLUE SKY DRINKING WITH THE STEEPLE PEOPLE (Northallerton /Darlo Special)

Si Everitt

3 days ago5 min read

BRAPA is ..... BLUE SKY DRINKING WITH THE STEEPLE PEOPLE (Northallerton /Darlo Special)

Thursday 21st November 2024 Not a cloud in the bluest of blue skies on the iciest of icy mornings as I trundle up the line to...

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BRAPA is .... OMNI-PRESENT IN MALTON (EAST-NORTH YORKS MOP UP)

Si Everitt

5 days ago6 min read

BRAPA is .... OMNI-PRESENT IN MALTON (EAST-NORTH YORKS MOP UP)

Saturday 16th November, 11:57am A last minute decision to swerve off the heavy traffic on the A64 and into Malton meant we'd reversed...

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BRAPA .... LONDON COLIN TO THE FARAWAY TOWNS

Si Everitt

Dec 136 min read

BRAPA .... LONDON COLIN TO THE FARAWAY TOWNS

Saturday 9th November 2024 Time to say adios to Oxfordshire, and head to London for a bonus day of pub ticking. I'd normally go home at...

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BRAPA .... OXFORDSHIRE COUNTDOWN FINALE (PART 5 of 5, PUBS 6-1)

Si Everitt

Dec 108 min read

BRAPA .... OXFORDSHIRE COUNTDOWN FINALE (PART 5 of 5, PUBS 6-1)

Evening pop pickers / pub tickers / window lickers, Here we go. The moment all your hard work on this Tuesday (even though I'm writing...

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BRAPA .... OXFORDSHIRE COUNTDOWN (PART 4 of 5, PUBS 13-7)

Si Everitt

Dec 96 min read

BRAPA .... OXFORDSHIRE COUNTDOWN (PART 4 of 5, PUBS 13-7)

Seven more pubs. All decent or actually good. Let's get straight into it ....... Crafty Pint, Witney Despite its atrocious frontage...

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BRAPA .... OXFORDSHIRE COUNTDOWN (PART 3 of 5, PUBS 19-14)

Si Everitt

Dec 64 min read

BRAPA .... OXFORDSHIRE COUNTDOWN (PART 3 of 5, PUBS 19-14)

'Hidden Gems of Oxfordshire' is how A.I. wants me to approach this blog. Silly robot. Far too optimistic, although now that we've...

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BRAPA .... OXFORDSHIRE COUNTDOWN (PART 2 of 5, PUBS 26-20)

Si Everitt

Dec 36 min read

BRAPA .... OXFORDSHIRE COUNTDOWN (PART 2 of 5, PUBS 26-20)

Welcome back you gluttons for pub punishment - PUBISHMENT! I suspect this next batch might be hard to make interesting, colourful or...

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BRAPA .... MONTH END REVIEW : NOVEMBER 2024

Si Everitt

Dec 14 min read

BRAPA .... MONTH END REVIEW : NOVEMBER 2024

Greetings! This 'cat' might be playing a late lament for 2024, but cheer up mate, here at BRAPA Towers we are in jubilant mood after a...

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BRAPA .... OXFORDSHIRE COUNTDOWN (PART 1 of 5, PUBS 32-27)

Si Everitt

Nov 276 min read

BRAPA .... OXFORDSHIRE COUNTDOWN (PART 1 of 5, PUBS 32-27)

My first serious foray into Oxon earlier this month yielded 32 ticks (well one was in Bucks but it is near enough to the border to be...

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BRAPA .... ALL SCREAM FOR HALESOWEN (Hallowe'en Special Part 2/2)

Si Everitt

Nov 255 min read

BRAPA .... ALL SCREAM FOR HALESOWEN (Hallowe'en Special Part 2/2)

Saturday 2nd November 2024 A.I. suggests I call this blog "The Quirky Pub Culture of Yorkshire" which reassures me that I'm still...

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BRAPA in .... HORRORBRIDGE BOROUGHBRIDGE / IN THE BRUMMIE CRYPT (Hallowe'en Special Pt 1/2)

Si Everitt

Nov 205 min read

BRAPA in .... HORRORBRIDGE BOROUGHBRIDGE / IN THE BRUMMIE CRYPT (Hallowe'en Special Pt 1/2)

Boo! Prepare to be terrified as I take you on a journey (probably in a hearse) around the new GBG pubs I visit at that thrilling time of...

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BRAPA in .... GROOVERS IN THE HEART : DEEE-LITE IN RIPLEY

Si Everitt

Nov 186 min read

BRAPA in .... GROOVERS IN THE HEART : DEEE-LITE IN RIPLEY

Saturday 26th October 2024 Derbyshire had been kinder to me than most counties regarding the #CruelChurn of the 2025 Good Beer Guide, but...

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BRAPA in ..... THE KILNSEA KIND : WON'T BE SPURNED AT THIS POINT

Si Everitt

Nov 175 min read

BRAPA in ..... THE KILNSEA KIND : WON'T BE SPURNED AT THIS POINT

Wednesday 23rd October 2024 Those pesky East Yorkshire CAMRA folk could not have chosen a more isolated pub for inclusion in the 2025...

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BRAPA is ... BOLLING(TON) FOR SOUP : THE PUB ALL THE TICKERS WANT

Si Everitt

Nov 157 min read

BRAPA is ... BOLLING(TON) FOR SOUP : THE PUB ALL THE TICKERS WANT

Saturday 19th November Cheshire III was upon us, and with Audlem, Barnton and Bostock Green all safely tucked under my belt, 'Bollington'...

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BRAPA .... THINKS VERY FILEY OF YOU (EAST & NORTH YORKS BEGINNINGS)

Si Everitt

Nov 134 min read

BRAPA .... THINKS VERY FILEY OF YOU (EAST & NORTH YORKS BEGINNINGS)

Thursday 17th October 2024 I'll keep this brief(ish) as I've been suffering from flu-like symptoms which I caught from some filthy...

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BRAPA in .... MY LINCOLNSHIRE TICKING IS IN TATTERS(HALL) : The Cruel Churn Strikes Again

Si Everitt

Nov 117 min read

BRAPA in .... MY LINCOLNSHIRE TICKING IS IN TATTERS(HALL) : The Cruel Churn Strikes Again

Saturday 12th October 2024 Every year you do this to me Lincolnshire, every blinking year! One of the most churnable counties in the...

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BRAPA .... OCTOBER MONTH END REVIEW (Brat Summer v BRAP Autumn)

Si Everitt

Nov 15 min read

BRAPA .... OCTOBER MONTH END REVIEW (Brat Summer v BRAP Autumn)

Good evening pub lovers, Out of the burning wreckage of September's #CruelChurn emerges BRAPA, like a smooth shiny healthy baby...

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BRAPA .... LONDON COUNTDOWN : PART 4/4 (Pubs 8-1) : God Loves a Cryer

Si Everitt

Oct 297 min read

BRAPA .... LONDON COUNTDOWN : PART 4/4 (Pubs 8-1) : God Loves a Cryer

Here we go, my favourite 8 pubs in London out of the 33 I visited early this month. Confident you'd enjoy a trip to all of these ..........

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BRAPA .... LONDON COUNTDOWN : PART 3/4 (Pubs 17-9) : Sweet Cheams are Made of This

Si Everitt

Oct 277 min read

BRAPA .... LONDON COUNTDOWN : PART 3/4 (Pubs 17-9) : Sweet Cheams are Made of This

Let us get into some decent pub experiences ...... 17. Nonsuch Inn, Cheam I think pub staff underestimate the power of including the lone...

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