Up Middle Finger As it turned out, excessive bounty and largesse was spread yesterday evening in the Blue Posts to commemorate Emma’s increased agedness. The result was some deeply poor jukebox selections: A Forest by The Cure, anyone? Lying […]

Last one in the pub is a rotten egg I would maintain that, under normal circumstances, it is rather good to be the last person in a group of mates to arrive in the pub. Although you might be asked to buy a round, it is generally worth it. People ar[…]

Celebs in the Pub – A Note On Etiquette So we’re in an unnamed pub in an unidentified district of North London. We have just finished last in a pub quiz. Several excuses were forthcoming for this poor performance. All of us had drunk […]

Brainteaser It’s anagram time on Pumpkin Publog. Match the six lagers on the left to their secret A-names on the right (no prizes available).
STAROPRAMEN / BRAINY ARGUE
BUDWEISER / DIRT SPREE
STELLA ARTOIS / BREW I’D SUE
RED STRIPE / BOR[…]

Hopefully bringing this to a conclusion, I feel I should draw your attention to a couple of pubs in Brighton – the Brighton Tavern (fair enough) and the charmingly named Doctor Brightons (not fair enough). According to my researches, it has &#[…]

A Pumpkin Publog correspondent informs me that the Cambridge Blue (on Gwydir Street, round the back of Mill Road, where there are a couple of great balti restaurants) is quite a good pub. Apparently, it has a welcome no-mobile phone policy and is al[…]

The London Pub, London Picking up briefly on Pete’s comment on the inn in Hendon called The Hendon, I agree that any pub named after the town where it is located is bound to be trouble. However, I have no facts to back this up – as I hav[…]

I think were going to have to agree to disagree regarding Viewpub Pete. It is a worthy idea, just done badly. Pubs should be open to objective observation. The unexamined pint is not worth drinking. If a pint is downed in the pub and there’[…]

Low Resolution Viewpub is an appealing concept but the delivery lets it down. Under normal circumstances, it is not possible to objectively monitor the activities which are transpiring in the pub, for two reasons. One, as a pubgoer, you are an act[…]

Fitz of depression The Fitzroy Tavern is a bad pub on a Friday night. In fact, it may be the worst pub to meet in for a post-work drink on Fridays. After 4.45pm, it fills rapidly with assorted scumbags (suits + media types) until you find yourself […]