31. Sunday 090417: Bodeguita La Mar de Bueno, Malaga

Beer: Cruzcampo 5.0%

Bar with a shellfish counter. We’ve been to Malaga a number of times and this is a great concept, which we’ve never taken full advantage of… but buying the prawns/langoustine etc is difficult for the non-Spanish speaker.

The service is rather brusque, and they’re ready to close at 4.30pm

We’re served Cruzcampo in nice glasses which state “Cruzcampo Gran Reserva”, to which my notes disparagingly suggest, though they’ve attempted to polish a turd, still tastes like s***. Bit rude that. Cruzcampo isn’t my favourite lager, but on occasion it can be disarmingly refreshing.

I was probably a bit miffed at feeling hurried and/or frustrated that I couldn’t order a serving of great big crab legs.

119 Sat 17/6/17: Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield

Beer: Abbeydale Deception 4.1%

Very busy pub but, as at The Sheffield Tap, there is plenty of room out back – and at least one room entirely vacant before we inhabit it. The bar has a huge (i.e. too much) choice of beer. But how, my notes implore, can one knock a pub with Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights triptych framed (in three frames) on the wall?



I think The Last Judgement was up in the front room too – but I might have mis-remembered that.

This is an excellent pub with NO STICKY TABLES.