Having been patron of JDW since very early days, 1st visit The Drum, Bakers Arms early 90s , I would like to pose a question. How much influence do individual house managers have in the choice of cc ales available?
Around Manchester they seem to have a lot of influence. Several Spoon's recently banded together to run a Local Ales Festival, featuring many fine beers from Manchester's many fine micro breweries.
As far as I can make out, the only rule is that the invoices absolutely must go to Wetherspoon High Command in Watford.
By the way, if any readers have got some CAMRA vouchers to use in Spoon's, do note that the "Autumn" ones expire on Friday 4th December, and not the end of the month as earlier ones. And for that matter, the "Winter" ones are valid from 3rd January to 31st March 2010. In other words, they're not valid over Christmas and New Year.
In Google Groups, the link to the beerlist is all messed up, so here, hopefully is one that works?
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I tried #10 on the Festival List yesterday, a Batemans Bitter with a disgusting name that I won't repeat here. A very enjoyable pint all the same. Found in Spoons Chorlton, Manchester.
Excuse the awful Margaret Thatcher related word play! - "the lady's not for turning" & all that - the beer which Ken dare not speak its name is Bateman's 'Iron Lady' - named in honour of one of Lincolnshire's proudest(!) daughters. MikeMcG
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