HOWLING WOLF - HALLOWEEN ALE

AFTER FORGETTING TO GET ANY SWEETS FOR HALLOWEENERS TONIGHT, WE WERE SAVED BY MRS MITHRIL'S CAR PARKING  CHANGE BOWL. I HAVE NEVER KNOWN SO MANY CHILDREN BE OUT IN ALDBROUGH ON A NIGHT - COLD HARD CASH SEEMED TO GO DOWN WELL...................AND FORTUNATELY THE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR DIDN'T INTERRUPT STRICTLY TOO MUCH.

HOPE YOU HAVE ALL HAD A GOOD HALLOWEEN WHEREVER YOU HAVE BEEN, AND WHATEVER YOU HAVE BEEN DOING.

HOWLING WOLF WENT OUT TO:

THE OLD WELL, BARNARD CASTLE
THE SHIP, MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE QUAKER, DARLINGTON
GLAXO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, BARNARD CASTLE
LARTINGTON HALL, LARTINGTON
THE STANWICK, ALDBROUGH ST JOHN
THE FOUR ALLS, OVINGTON
SURTEES ARMS, FERRYHILL STATION
DARLINGTON SNOOKER CLUB

ENJOY!

GRAPPLE TACKLE - FINAL RUGBY WORLD CUP ALE

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THE FINAL RUGBY WORLD CUP ALE, FOR THE FINAL OF THE RUGBY WORLD CUP. AND I'M OFF TO THE STANWICK TO WATCH IT NOW!

GRAPPLE TACKLE WENT OUT TO THE FOLLOWING FINE ALES HOUSES:

THE OLD WELL, BARNARD CASTLE
THE SHIP, MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE QUAKER, DARLINGTON
CAFE 1618, MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE
BLACKWELL OX, CARLTON IN CLEVELAND
GLAXO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, BARNARD CASTLE
STANWICK INN, ALDBROUGH ST JOHN
THE TURBINIA, NEWTON AYCLIFFE
THE GEORGE AND DRAGON, BOLDRON
THE FOUR ALLS, OVINGTON

ENJOY!

HAIRY HOOKER - RUGBY WORLD CUP ALE

WHEN THE RUGBY WORLD CUP STARTED ON THE 18TH SEPTEMBER I HAD HOPED THAT ENGLAND WAS GOING TO BE THERE AT THE END. SADLY THAT WASN'T TO BE.

I'VE STILL ENJOYED THE GAMES AND THERE'S STILL ANOTHER TWO WEEKS TO GO! I RECKON THE KIWIS ARE GOING TO WIN - WHAT DO YOU THINK?

HAIRY HOOKER WENT OUT TO THE FOLLOWING FINE ALE HOUSES:

THE WHITE SWAN, STOKESLEY
THE SHIP, MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE QUAKER, DARLINGTON
THE CROWN, MANFIELD
QUEENS HEAD, NEWBIGGIN BY THE SEA
THE FOX HOLE, PIERCEBRIDGE
THE STANWICK, ALDBROUGH ST JOHN
THE OLD VIC, DARLINGTON
THE FOUR ALLS, OVINGTON
OVINGTON VILLAGE HALL, OVINGTON

ENJOY!

JOGGERS TIPPLE - RICHMOND 10K ALE

THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE, THEY THEN SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE AGAIN - BUT THEY WERE WRONG!!! BUT, OUR BEER MUSE FROM THE SWALEDALE RUNNERS HAS COME UP WITH ANOTHER CRACKING NAME FOR AN ALE TO COMMEMORATE THE 2015 SWALEDALE RUNNERS RICHMOND 10K.

LIKE 'THE STIG' OUR BEER MUSE CANNOT BE NAMED..................HE MUST LIVE IN THE SHADOWS (OR ALDBROUGH ST JOHN ANYWAY) .  HOPEFULLY HE'LL MAKE IT A HAT TRICK FOR NEXT YEAR?

JOGGERS TIPPLE  IS NOW RUNNING OFF TO THE FOLLOWING FINE ALE HOUSES:

THE OLD WELL, BARNARD CASTLE
THE SHIP, MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE QUAKERHOUSE, DARLINGTON
THE WHITE SWAN, GILLING WEST
RICHMOND BEER FESTIVAL
GLAXO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, BARNARD CASTLE
THE STANWICK, ALDBROUGH ST JOHN
THE GEORGE AND DRAGON, HUDSWELL
THE GEORGE AND DRAGON, BOLDRON
THE DOG INN, HEIGHINGTON

IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO JOIN A FRIENDLY RUNNING CLUB, WHY NOT POP ALONG TO THE SWALEDALE RUNNERS WEBSITE, BELOW. A LITTLE BIRD TELLS ME THERE ARE STILL A FEW PLACES LEFT FOR THE RICHMOND 10K.

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ODD SHAPED BALLS - RUGBY WORLD CUP ALE

HAD HOPED THIS WOULD BE A BEER TO DRINK WHILST CELEBRATING ENGLAND'S PERFORMANCE - PERHAPS MORE A BEER NOW TO DROWN SORROWS?

MRS MITHRIL HAS SUGGESTED I CAN JOIN HER IN SUPPORTING SCOTLAND.........SOD THAT, I'M SUPPORTING IRELAND NOW!  .

ODD SHAPED BALLS WENT OUT TO:

THE OLD WELL, BARNARD CASTLE
THE SHIP, MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE QUAKERHOUSE, DARLINGTON
BEEN AND GONE TO NORTHALLERTON BEER FESTIVAL
LARTINGTON HALL, LARTINGTON
THE HALF MOON, DARLINGTON
CAFE 1618, MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE
THE WHITE SWAN, DANBY WISKE
THE STANWICK, ALDBROUGH ST JOHN
THE FOUR ALLS, OVINGTON

ENJOY!

HAMMERTIME - 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF MY VERY MINOR PART IN A HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER

MANY YEARS AGO,  I WAS GAZING HALF HEARTEDLY AT THE VACANCIES IN RICHMOND JOB CENTRE WHEN AN ADVERT CAUGHT MY EYE:

WANTED: ATHLETIC PEOPLE WITH BEARDS TO UNDERTAKE FILM EXTRA WORK

I WAS NEITHER ATHLETIC, NOR DID I HAVE A BEARD - BUT THAT WASN'T GOING TO STOP ME IN MY QUEST FOR FAME.

FOR FOUR DAYS,  I LIVED THE DREAM. WORKING AS AN EXTRA ON ROBIN HOOD, PRINCE OF THIEVES. I DRAGGED MORGAN FREEMAN OFF HIS HORSE MULTIPLE TIMES FOR A SCENE THAT WAS SADLY LEFT ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR.   WHAT DID I LEARN FROM MY EXPERIENCE? MORGAN FREEMAN IS A GENT - CHRISTIAN SLATER IS ALSO DESERVING OF A FOUR LETTER DESCRIPTION - BUT, GENT IS NOT IT.

HAMMERTIME WENT OUT TO THE FOLLOWING FINE ALE HOUSES: (FORTUNATELY CHRISTIAN SLATER WON'T BE AT ANY OF THEM)

THE OLD WELL, BARNARD CASTLE
THE QUAKERHOUSE, DARLINGTON
THE WHITE SWAN, GILLING WEST
NORTHALLERTON BEER FESTIVAL
THE STANWICK, ALDBROUGH ST JOHN
GLAXO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, BARNARD CASTLE
WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY
THE FOUR ALLS, OVINGTON
DOG AGILITY EVENT, LUCKY DOGS!

ENJOY!