As previously mentioned, Eastwood in Nottinghamshire back in the early 80s when my drinking days began was an old coal mining town,and although it had a good choice of drinking establishments the choice of beers was very limited.
A beer and wine shop opened on the high street and was a fantastic addition to the beer and wine scene,although at first it was very much a shop to cater for the area (only large brewery beers and lagers were on sale).This was still great news for myself as there was plenty of choices and my plan was to try a different brewery beer each weekend.
Nottingham city centre was the place to go for a treat,just a 30 minute bus ride away and pubs a plenty,the trouble was though that the security on the pub doors was how can i put it ‘ready for a fight’, and so my times in the big city were limited to a few times a year mostly for birthdays and stag nights.
Derby city centre was also a good place to go but from coming in from Eastwood it turned into a hard place to get to having to catch two buses and then pay for an expensive taxi ride home.
Enjoying a pint of great beer 