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Looking grim for The Sumners

Looking grim for The Sumners

That is sad indeed. Mind you when I went in there a few years back and found it no longer had handpumped Boddingtons I did wonder how long it would last.
 
ernest said:
That is sad indeed. Mind you when I went in there a few years back and found it no longer had handpumped Boddingtons I did wonder how long it would last.
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Dont think hand pumped bods has been available anywhere Ernest for at least 10 years! Served as fizzy keg only and its on a par with John Smiths smooth - dreadful stuff - one of the few drinks that turns to me lager!
 
‘While the future use of the site is still shrouded in mystery’ is the line I don’t like the look of.

Was a great pub in its day. Remember being in there one evening at the end of one season, can’t remember which, and all the players came in. Lots of singing and merriment.

Very few pubs around Deepdale now compared with what there was. Sad times.
 
get thee sens' int charnock nobbers 🙂

this fan zone, what is it all about - will you be able to get a beer and keep dry at it?
 
ernest said:
That is sad indeed. Mind you when I went in there a few years back and found it no longer had handpumped Boddingtons I did wonder how long it would last.
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chorleythehord said:
Dont think hand pumped bods has been available anywhere Ernest for at least 10 years! Served as fizzy keg only and its on a par with John Smiths smooth - dreadful stuff - one of the few drinks that turns to me lager!
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old blackbul used to have it?
 
chorleythehord said:
Dont think hand pumped bods has been available anywhere Ernest for at least 10 years! Served as fizzy keg only and its on a par with John Smiths smooth - dreadful stuff - one of the few drinks that turns to me lager!
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The nearest I can get to it now is Sam Smiths down here in London. Try the Chandos at the bottom of St Martin's Lane if you are down here for a match. Youngs is also pretty close to what a pint of Boddies used to be or at least it was when I last tried it.
 
California_PNE said:
get thee sens' int charnock nobbers 🙂

this fan zone, what is it all about - will you be able to get a beer and keep dry at it?
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It's going in the old club shop or where legends is if you know/remember that, so yeah should be able to avoid any rain! But not heard much more about it.

The sumners used to be busy even on non match days but it wasn't updated for ages and the service got sloppy. Not sure where they'll be directing the away fans now.
 
Tino said:
It's going in the old club shop or where legends is if you know/remember that, so yeah should be able to avoid any rain! But not heard much more about it.

The sumners used to be busy even on non match days but it wasn't updated for ages and the service got sloppy. Not sure where they'll be directing the away fans now.
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Wigan hopefully.
 
Used to go in the Sumners before it was changed and moved round to new position,and used to be heaving.
Remember a landlord who was the most efficient one I have ever met.

Later on went in pre match and headed straight for pool room where many hours spent.

It has fallen on bad times over last few years and so sad last time we went in a couple of years back when it was a pale shadow of what I remembered.
 
chorleythehord said:
Dont think hand pumped bods has been available anywhere Ernest for at least 10 years! Served as fizzy keg only and its on a par with John Smiths smooth - dreadful stuff - one of the few drinks that turns to me lager!
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Had a kegged, cold, fizzy Boddingtons in the Charnock a few months ago and probably won’t be drinking it again.
 
ernest said:
The nearest I can get to it now is Sam Smiths down here in London. Try the Chandos at the bottom of St Martin's Lane if you are down here for a match. Youngs is also pretty close to what a pint of Boddies used to be or at least it was when I last tried it.
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Been to The Chandos several times. Amazingly cheap for it's location just off Trafalgar Sq and a decent pub.
 
Tark said:
Been to The Chandos several times. Amazingly cheap for it's location just off Trafalgar Sq and a decent pub.
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That’s because it’s SAm Smiths. Cheap for a reason! I think I’d prefer to take Ernest up in his offer over a pint of Youngs.


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chorleythehord said:
That’s because it’s SAm Smiths. Cheap for a reason! I think I’d prefer to take Ernest up in his offer over a pint of Youngs.


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Not had a pint of Youngs in a while. It used to be brewed in London in Wandsworth and there was a pub appropriately called the Brewery Tap attached to the brewery. But the brewery closed and it is now brewed under license elsewhere though as I recall I had a pint of Youngs in Richmond last year and it was fine. A lot of the pubs in central London are not very good at keeping their beer especially in this weather and you might as well order a pint of vinegar but there are a few good ones if you know where to look. Must admit this thread is now making me fantasise a bit about a nice pint of Sam Smiths so I might have to find an excuse to nip up to central London shortly. I once found some canned Boddingtons in a bar in the deep South of the USA - Alabama to be precise - and couldn't resist having one. I should have known better because it tasted just like Boddingtons always did from a can - like Brasso.
 
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