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Beer and Pubs in Oxford and beyond

The challenge in 2020 was to visit all of the pubs and bars within Oxford's ring road - but that was put on hold for reasons that need no explanation. The Great Oxford Pub Crawl will begin again in 2021, if circumstances allow. In the meantime, this space will be filled with my post-lockdown pub crawls, views and observations, with a few recollections of days out in happier times.

The Beery Moose

Dec 31, 2020
4 min

That was the Year that Wasn't

Three hundred and sixty days ago, I set out on my quest to visit all the pubs and bars within Oxford’s ring road. I had aimed to do this...

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The Beery Moose

Dec 9, 2020
4 min

The great scotch egg hunt

We all need to eat, me included. And I like a beer, so a pub lunch is something I don’t do regularly, but I enjoy nevertheless. On the...

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The Beery Moose

Oct 15, 2020
6 min

Waiting at Tables

Pub crawling, 2020-style, in Reading

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The Beery Moose

Oct 12, 2020
5 min

Drinking Problems

Escaping lockdown

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The Beery Moose

Apr 30, 2020
7 min

Rome wasn’t drunk in a day

Italy was never the sort of place I’d have considered for a beer trip. Wine, scenery and history, yes; beer, definitely not. But the...

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The Beery Moose

Apr 9, 2020
6 min

Cornish Coasteering

Back in the summer when the sun was shining and the pubs were busy I was on my annual trip down to Cornwall, exploring some pubs along...

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The Beery Moose

Mar 30, 2020
5 min

A Lithuanian Adventure

In May last year we were sad to hear of the passing of Vidmantas Laurinavičius. Vidmantas was the expert on all things beer and brewing...

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The Beery Moose

Mar 17, 2020
3 min

Elegy Written in an English … pub

Blimey, it’s only Tuesday. As you’ve probably gathered, my 170 pub crawl has been put on hold. Or has it? The Government’s advice on pubs...

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The Beery Moose

Mar 3, 2020
5 min

The Brewery Taps

Despite a rich brewing history, Oxford has in recent years had very few “brewery taps”. At the end of the last century just before...

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The Beery Moose

Feb 26, 2020
4 min

Spot the Difference

Swan and Castle (#27) Four of Oxford’s pubs took advantage of the traditionally quiet post New Year period to carry out some...

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