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BRAPA is ..... SIDMOUTH VICIOUS (DEVON PART 2/4)

Si Everitt

May 95 min read

BRAPA is ..... SIDMOUTH VICIOUS (DEVON PART 2/4)

Thursday 2nd May, 8:30am In the steamy mirror of my Premier Inn bathroom, the Ghost of Pub Ticking Yet to Come appears and offers a stark...

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BRAPA ...... A SHOUT OUT TO MY EXETER : LITTLE TIX IN DEVON (PART 1/4)

Si Everitt

May 87 min read

BRAPA ...... A SHOUT OUT TO MY EXETER : LITTLE TIX IN DEVON (PART 1/4)

I have to go all the way back to 17th August 2002 to find my last visit to Exeter, the only time I'd been there using the Good Beer Guide...

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BRAPA .... THE 7 BEER FLITCH : ONE MAN WENT TO DUNMOW

Si Everitt

May 77 min read

BRAPA .... THE 7 BEER FLITCH : ONE MAN WENT TO DUNMOW

Saturday 27th April 2024 You could be forgiven for thinking because I visit so many pubs that I actually know what I'm doing when I get...

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Si Everitt

Apr 304 min read

BRAPA MONTH END REVIEW : APRIL 2024

44 ticks in the month of April takes me up to 61.7% GBG completion (2777 out of 4500 pubs) as I strive to put as much distance between my...

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Si Everitt

Apr 287 min read

BRAPA is on the COSTA DEL SALFORD

Thursday 25th April 2024 As incomprehensible to me as this unseasonal dollop of hailstones I'm currently experiencing is Salford itself....

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BRAPA .... A TICK IN THE TWICK(ENHAM) : London Latest

Si Everitt

Apr 237 min read

BRAPA .... A TICK IN THE TWICK(ENHAM) : London Latest

Saturday 20th April 2024 With Hull City's fading playoff dreams now resembling a pair of stonewashed jeans from a mid 80's club in Soho,...

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BRAPA .... SUX TO BE BUX(TON), DUCKS - The Latest from Derbyshire

Si Everitt

Apr 227 min read

BRAPA .... SUX TO BE BUX(TON), DUCKS - The Latest from Derbyshire

A first visit to the curvaceous voluptuous steamy town of Buxton since 2017 when I did Cheshire Cheese, Ale Stop and the then 53 Degrees...

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BRAPA .... GLAMOROUS GLAMORGAN PUB KNOCKOUT TROPHY (Part 4/4)

Si Everitt

Apr 215 min read

BRAPA .... GLAMOROUS GLAMORGAN PUB KNOCKOUT TROPHY (Part 4/4)

Hope you've all had nice weekends, In the final part of this war of attrition, we have the two final fixtures before trying to whittle...

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BRAPA .... GLAMOROUS GLAMORGAN PUB KNOCKOUT TROPHY (Part 3/4)

Si Everitt

Apr 196 min read

BRAPA .... GLAMOROUS GLAMORGAN PUB KNOCKOUT TROPHY (Part 3/4)

Ever since my return from Glamorgan, I've been listening to Kate Bush. I don't know why. If you are aware of any scientific reasoning...

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BRAPA .... GLAMOROUS GLAMORGAN PUB KNOCKOUT TROPHY (Part 2/4)

Si Everitt

Apr 186 min read

BRAPA .... GLAMOROUS GLAMORGAN PUB KNOCKOUT TROPHY (Part 2/4)

Three more fixtures from arguably the second best pub/football/dice themed competition in the world ....... (the first being @DicePub on...

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BRAPA .... GLAMOROUS GLAMORGAN PUB KNOCKOUT TROPHY (Part 1/4)

Si Everitt

Apr 175 min read

BRAPA .... GLAMOROUS GLAMORGAN PUB KNOCKOUT TROPHY (Part 1/4)

22 pubs visited down in South Wales in early April to celebrate BRAPA's tenth birthday, and what a lovely young fellow he is becoming,...

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BRAPA .... LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTDOWN (Part 4/4 - Pubs 7-1)

Si Everitt

Apr 156 min read

BRAPA .... LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTDOWN (Part 4/4 - Pubs 7-1)

Grand finale time, so let's take a look at the seven pubs which most impressed me on what overall was a very impressive showcasing of...

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BRAPA .... LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTDOWN (Part 3/4 - Pubs 13-8)

Si Everitt

Apr 125 min read

BRAPA .... LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTDOWN (Part 3/4 - Pubs 13-8)

Weekend at last! I always think the week after Easter feels like the longest working week in the entire year, apart from everything in...

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BRAPA .... LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTDOWN (Part 2/4 - Pubs 19-14)

Si Everitt

Apr 115 min read

BRAPA .... LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTDOWN (Part 2/4 - Pubs 19-14)

One of the surprise bonuses of being a 'Dedicated Pub Blogger™ ' is that it regulates my drinking. If I'm suddenly weeks behind on my...

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BRAPA .... LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTDOWN (Part 1/4 - Pubs 25-20)

Si Everitt

Apr 95 min read

BRAPA .... LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTDOWN (Part 1/4 - Pubs 25-20)

Over the Easter break, I ticked 25 Leicestershire Good Beer Guide pubs and for the first time in my Leics career, and I'm pleased to be...

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BRAPA in ..... MATLOCK DASH TO MATLOCK BATH, WE'RE HAVING A LAUGH

Si Everitt

Apr 86 min read

BRAPA in ..... MATLOCK DASH TO MATLOCK BATH, WE'RE HAVING A LAUGH

23rd March 2024 I can't remember my last the climb up Matlock's big 'ill, only the descent. I'm going back a few years now but I think...

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Si Everitt

Apr 14 min read

BRAPA MONTH END REVIEW - MARCH 2024

Hello! Past the halfway point in the Good Beer Guide ticking year, and I can't lie, my copy is starting to feel a bit 'crispy', 'juicy'...

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Si Everitt

Mar 255 min read

BRAPA is .... WHITBY JET(TISONED)

Thursday 21st March 2024 It seemed an eminently sensible decision to take the bus direct from the top of my road all the way to Whitby,...

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BRAPA .... JOINS THE 60% CLUB : Please Sir, Can I Have Some Chor(ley)? Pt 2/2

Si Everitt

Mar 224 min read

BRAPA .... JOINS THE 60% CLUB : Please Sir, Can I Have Some Chor(ley)? Pt 2/2

Three pubs to go before I became the first ever person in the world who religiously watches Neighbours and eats fig rolls to complete 60%...

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BRAPA ..... Joins the 60% club : Chorley you can't be serious (Pt 1/2)

Si Everitt

Mar 195 min read

BRAPA ..... Joins the 60% club : Chorley you can't be serious (Pt 1/2)

Saturday 16th March With Coventry thinking that the FA Cup is still a 'thing', a bonus blank weekend took me to the leading pub town to...

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