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Published: 13 August 2019
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Crackendale from Thornbridge. 5.2%, too strong for me or indeed anyone of a moderate disposition.
“And what”, said Max, “are those?”
“Dog treats Max and there really is no need for those apocryphal tones.”
“But you said” said Max, “that they didn't do them any more.”
“I think I said that there ‘appeared’ to be a change of policy but it now appears that they were just a little tardy in replenishing stocks”
“You think?” said Max.
“Well what other explanation could there be Max?”
“You didn't start a campaign?”
“No.”
“or lodge a complaint?”
“Well no Max, I didn't think that...”
“You didn't think it was worth making a fuss?”
“Well no, I ..”
“And why should you?” said Max, “You don't eat dog treats?”
“Well no but that's not the reason I ..”
“Perhaps” cut in Max “there are other dog owners, no, no, perhaps there are dog ‘lovers’ indeed, that did choose to raise the question, at the bar at least, if not with the brewery.”
“Now that not fair Max, we have been to other pubs that do...”
“Never mind” said Max,“ I am a dog and therefore you are forgiven.”
“Max I just want to say..”
“Do pass me a treat” interjected Max, “one of the brown ones.”
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: Clifford W Fulford
Cumudgeon
Wonderful Walks
Beer and biscuits
- Banks' Bitter
- Loop Daddy
- A day without beer.
- Silver King
- Red Raven
- Manhattan Project
- Free beer.
- Netherfield Lagoons.
- Ludlow Blondes
- Ilkley Summer
- Midnight Owl
- Dancing Duck
- Bass in the Chestnut
- Harvest Pale
- Slap in the Face
- Elsie Mo
- Green King IPA
- The Famous Grouse
- Piffle Snonker
- Snowhite Pale
- Electric Dreams
- Rooibos
- Theakston's Old Peculiar
- Zouch
- Bass - King's Head
- Speculation Ale
- Summer Storm
- Black Sheep
- Citra - The Embankment
- Butcombe Original
- Oakham Citra
- Catch the Rain
- Modern Love
- Postcode Envy
- Shipstones' Goldstar
- American IPA
- Crackendale
- Brother Rabbit
- Bluebird
Books
- The Outrun - Amy Liptrot.
- Milkman
- Rebecca
- The Enemy Within (4th Edition) - Seumas Milne 2014
- Tessa, The Trader's Wife - Louis Becke (1901)
- The End of the Tether - Conrad (1902)
- La Dame Aux Camilias - Alexandre Dumas
- Turn of the Screw - Henry James
- The Beast in the Jungle - Henry James (1903)
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Caroll 1807
- Man and Maid - Elinor Glyn (1922)
- The Hollow Needle - Maurice Leblanc = 1909
- Montpelier Parade - Karl Geary
- Five Run Away Together. - Enid Blyton
- Dracula - Bram Stoker - 1897
- Days Without End - Sebastion Barry (2016)
- The Witch Finders's Sister
- A Week in December - Sebastian Faulks
- The Devil and Miss Prym - Paul Coelho - 2000
- The Long and Winding Road - A Memoir (Alan Johnson 2016)
- William (Richmal Crompton 1929)