Real Ale lovers take note!!

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Wed 15 Aug, 2007 5:47 pm

Hi Simonm!Those were the days when I worked(?) at Greenbats!Probably why you had to 'Up' your orders!EEEH! they did a lovely pint o' Tet's mild as well as the bitterat the Albion. Didn't Walkers usurp Tetley's later?We were always late back for work after lunch!Arry

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Wed 15 Aug, 2007 9:28 pm

simonm wrote: drapesy wrote: stevief wrote: simonm wrote: I hate those new smooth beers with a passion! Campaign for the cask conditioned ales to be brought back with a vigour!! I'm a proud member of CAMRA simonm and I'm with you all the wayre-smooth.I started drinking in the 70's and it really was the dark ages for cask beer,if it hadn't been for Tetleys providing a few oases we'd have had to enjoy the delights of Double Diamond,Worthington'E' and Watneys Red Barrel. I remember those days too - ironically one of the few 'oases' was the Albion on Armley Road. went in the other day only to find the pumps dry and idle and John Pith's 'Smooth' the only 'bitter' on offer! You say "ironically", is that because you were aware that that was the pub the wife and I ran? I went in there on my way home from work last year. Asked for a pint of bitter and was told "we don't do that, no call for it??????????"I remember the time i had to up my orders from 3 full barrels to 6 of bitter (cask cnditioned, none of that smooth sh1te) when I had the gaffe. This is probably indicative of why so many pubs are closing these days! Too many people with too little knowledge being employed by companies who only want profit at any cost? Hi simonm,During your time as a landlord of the Albion did you know Tony Nelson who was mein host at the Scarborough just up the road?It was one of my haunts around that time.

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Thu 16 Aug, 2007 11:03 am

Sorry Stevief, Was the manager on the Albion in the 90's. long after the death of the scarboroughArry, As far as I am aware the albion was a walkers house. Tetley's bought the walkers brewery and "swallowed" into their growing empire, but still sold the brew for quite some years after. However, nowadays you can plainly see the old glass walkers signage outside that Tetley's have covered for years with some god awfull wooden tets signs! Some building restoration work in the late 70 uncovered the glass sign and it was decided by the brewery to uncover and renovate to the original! The inside of the pub has beed altered quite a bit by previus tennants over the years! Looks a right dump inside nowadays.. I reckon it'll not be long before it too goes the way of so many cracking houses!! Shame!

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Sat 18 Aug, 2007 5:29 pm

Hi Simonhave just typed a load of text regarding the Albionbut it seems not to have transmitted!!! Grrrr!Anyway, just to say that I worked at Greenbats'from 1975 to '80 and the Albion served a cracking pintin those days. Re Walkers', yes I remember now,the signs did say 'Tetley Walker' but the bitter 'hung' in the glass a treat as did the odd pint of mild! Soon as I think of the Albionthe pop tune 'Convoy' goes thru my head! Always on the jukebox when we were in there! I don't think they changed the selection much all the time I was there!Anyway,mate, I don't think I'll be 'renewing my acquaintance' with the 'Alby' again from what you describe!MemoriesCheers Arry

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Sat 18 Aug, 2007 7:21 pm

arry awk wrote: Hi Simonhave just typed a load of text regarding the Albionbut it seems not to have transmitted!!! Grrrr!Anyway, just to say that I worked at Greenbats'from 1975 to '80 and the Albion served a cracking pintin those days. Re Walkers', yes I remember now,the signs did say 'Tetley Walker' but the bitter 'hung' in the glass a treat as did the odd pint of mild! Soon as I think of the Albionthe pop tune 'Convoy' goes thru my head! Always on the jukebox when we were in there! I don't think they changed the selection much all the time I was there!Anyway,mate, I don't think I'll be 'renewing my acquaintance' with the 'Alby' again from what you describe!MemoriesCheers Arry An interesting point there arry.On the radio at work they occasionally play hits from the 70's&80's and certain songs remind me of pubs I used when those songs were popular.Its almosta subliminal thing but great for nostalgia.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Sat 18 Aug, 2007 7:52 pm

arry awk wrote: Hi Simonhave just typed a load of text regarding the Albionbut it seems not to have transmitted!!! Grrrr!Anyway, just to say that I worked at Greenbats'from 1975 to '80 and the Albion served a cracking pintin those days. Re Walkers', yes I remember now,the signs did say 'Tetley Walker' but the bitter 'hung' in the glass a treat as did the odd pint of mild! Soon as I think of the Albionthe pop tune 'Convoy' goes thru my head! Always on the jukebox when we were in there! I don't think they changed the selection much all the time I was there!Anyway,mate, I don't think I'll be 'renewing my acquaintance' with the 'Alby' again from what you describe!MemoriesCheers Arry I used to work next door (status diy) when I was a very callow youth!!(you cant imagine how callow I was...)Do you remember Arry - just before 1 o'clock the bar staff used to pull about 50 pints of bitter and line them up on the bar - then the workers on their dinner-break could walk in hand over there 20p or whatever it was then and get a pint straight away!

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Sat 18 Aug, 2007 8:16 pm

A lot of older regulars use to say about the lining up of the beer! Arry, don't bother going in anymore mate. Turned into a real sh1thole. Don't even sell bitter (cask) "no call for it" I was told??????????????

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Sun 19 Aug, 2007 12:08 pm

Yeah. The bar-stewards (can I say that?),were certain the lineup would be sold in 5 mins!Mind you I only went in Fridays (4pm finish!) so don't knowmuch abt during the week 'lunch' hours!Arry

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Sun 19 Aug, 2007 12:17 pm

Further to the last post,what brewery did the Oak,just over the dogleg bridge,(Green Lane?),support?Have a feeling it was Webbo's?,Didn't like it a lot(Pub or ale!),but there was a strong Oakfollowing at Greenbat and I was 'forced' to attend any leaving 'do's'etc.when necessary!Arryps Good win for the team yest!

Post by **cnosni** » Sun 09 Sep, 2007 12:42 am

Leeds Best is on at whitelocks,shame about the Speckled Hen,not as good as it should be.I think the Whitelocks has gone down the nick,prefer the Angel with all the dossers and the Sammies Old Brewery Pale Ale in bottles.PS i found out that Sammies export 80 to 85 % of their produce.