9/10/21
I joined 2 friends on M1069 to take part in this event. We did one return trip Dorking to North Cheam as a flyby ie not in passenger service. More info here
Ready to depart the yard
Toilet break at Sainsburys just outside Epsom
And finally a photo from a friemd
Oct 2021
In August I decided to take a couple of wednesdys off work to visit the Walkie Talkie and Shard buildings in London.
While in a pub in Windsor which I only occasionally visit I realised this would be 3 wednesdays in a row I was doing some thing new or unusual or something I only did occasionally. This was the inspiration behing this blog. I now had to find something to do on the other 2 wednesdays that met this criteria.
Talikng to a colleague at work he mentioned that he might be able to get me a free ticket for entry to the Tower of London, not been I thought so freat. Unfortunately due to Covid restrictions this was not going to be possible. Still I may try again next year.
22nd September would be a problem as taking a day off work would not be feasible. Still I had an idea for something I could do after work. That left finding something to do on the 29th. Travel on a new bit of London Underground from Kennington to Battersea Power Station fitted the criteria. I had visited some new to me London brewery taprooms on the 8th so I did a bit of internet research and another 2 new to me that would be open on a wednesday afternoon with the added bonus that they were not far from each other.
I now had my 5 wednesdays planned. Would it all work?
Wednesday 1 September
A Hoppy Place in Windsor:
Wednesday 8 September
Links to my blogs below:
Wednesday 15 September
Link to my blog below:
I also visted 3 pubs:
The Rake on the outside of Borough Market not far from The Shard
Mother Kelly's at Vauxhall
Wednesday 22 September
Had to be in work today so 2 pint takeaway of a new beer at home. First time dinkinking 2 pints of a 10%+ beer in one sitting. A rather smooth fruity little number and very enjoyable.
Wednesday 29 September
First new thing of the day was travelling on the Northern Line extension from Kennington to Battersea Power Station. This opened on Monday 20 September.
3 videos below about this:
29/9/21
My final Wednesday in September off work.
More new brewery taprooms, pubs, and and previously visited.
Started off at the Pretty Decent taproom in Forest Gate.
Then from Forest Gate station to Hackney Wick via Stratford.
First stop at Hackney Wick was the Crate taproom but because of Covid their beers are currently being brewed at Purity brewery.
A minute walk away is the Howling Hops taproom.
Then a five minute walk to the Beer Merchants Tap
Then to the Old Street taproom
And finally the Lord Napier pub
Then back to Hackney Wick station and home
Beers I had:
| beer_name | brewery_name | beer_abv | venue_name | serving_type |
| I Could Get Better At T*sco For A Quid | Pretty Decent Beer Co | 4.5 | Pretty Decent Brewery Tap | Draft |
| Is This A Thing Now | Pretty Decent Beer Co | 5.5 | Pretty Decent Brewery Tap | Draft |
| Lager | CRATE Brewery | 4.8 | The White Building | Draft |
| N.E.I.P.A. | CRATE Brewery | 7.4 | The White Building | Draft |
| Famous Blue Cagoule | Howling Hops | 4.0 | Howling Hops Tank Bar | Draft |
| Gliding Home | Howling Hops | 5.0 | Howling Hops Tank Bar | Draft |
| Function Void | Howling Hops | 4.8 | Howling Hops Tank Bar | Draft |
| Stout | Newbarns Brewery | 5.0 | Beer Merchants Tap | Draft |
| Into The Haze | DEYA Brewing Company | 6.2 | Beer Merchants Tap | Draft |
| Barleypop | Howling Hops | 4.4 | Howling Hops Tank Bar | Draft |
| Blackberry Sour Grenade | Old Street Brewery | 3.5 | Old Street Brewery & Taproom - Hackney Wick | Draft |
| Watermelon Gose | Old Street Brewery | 5.5 | Old Street Brewery & Taproom - Hackney Wick | Draft |
| Caught In the Rain | Old Street Brewery | 3.8 | Old Street Brewery & Taproom - Hackney Wick | Draft |
| Infinite Bliss | Old Street Brewery | 4.8 | Old Street Brewery & Taproom - Hackney Wick | Draft |
| Mosaic Love Triangle | Old Street Brewery | 5.5 | Old Street Brewery & Taproom - Hackney Wick | Draft |
| Too Many Adam's | Old Street Brewery | 7.5 | Old Street Brewery & Taproom - Hackney Wick | Draft |
| Pomegranate & Orange Sour | Brick Brewery | 3.6 | Lord Napier and Star | Draft |
