Stokes Croft: its own beer -and a shocking new pub

Today marks the start of the Bristol Beer Week, an event dedicated to showcasing some of the mind altering substances manufactured and sold in the city.

If there is one beer we need to highlight, it is Stokes Croft IPA, from the Ashley Down Brewery. This is the first time that Stokes Croft has its own beer. It has had its own Spirit - Methylated- for some time, so this beer marks another sign in the gentrification of the region.

We must also highlight a new drinking establishment on the street, taking over The Croft, is a new pub, the Crofter's Rights.

 
While normally a new pub is something to welcome, especially now that it is selling Stokes Croft IPA, this pub is unusual.

The sign at the bottom says "bikes welcome". And inside -can you see it: hangers for bicycles on the wall.

Cyclists are being encouraged to cycle to the pub, get drunk and go home. What do we get? There are no pubs between Bishopston and the Bearpit that offer parking spaces to their customers.

This shows how gentrification is changing the face of the area. Once people in the Bearpit start drinking single malt meths, it will be all over.

Transport options of old maids in the time of Orwell

Our recent coverage of Orwell's vision of the past, old maids making their way to holy communion, has caused dissent. We say: old maids hiking, others claim, mistakenly, that it was old maids biking.

That timely news outlet in our city, The Bristol Blogger, disagreed. Indeed, they said we were talking "bollocks" and challenging us to a duel. Furthermore, one of his on-line allies, BristleKRS, scanned in p75 of the 'Collected Essays, Journalism And Letters' volume 2 (first published 1968; Penguin edition 1970):-




However, that is the old version. It has been declared an unbook. Henceforth here is the new edition



Anyone with an existing paper copy is instructed to remove their old copy and insert a printed out version of our new version. We expect the known subversives in the city to comply.

On the topic of the duel, Captain Bikebeard has offered their homemade tallbikes for a duel. However, that would involve riding a bicycle, and that would be unacceptable.

Instead we have bought the Bristol Blogger a beer. One of the drinks on this table is our gift to them.



There. No need for long-lasting literary feuds in this city. Not when they can be settled over a couple of beers in one of the many fine drinking establishments in the city.

Farm Pub Path Update

Many of the Bristol Traffic correspondents have been visiting the newly enhanced Farm Pub Path, primarily on account of its destination: the Farm Pub. This pub welcomes cyclists.

Having consulted with the staff, we are delighted to announce that the pub will allow Bristol Traffic, and the population of the city, to call the St-Werburgh's to Muller Road path, The Farm Pub Path.

There are very good reasons for everyone to do this

1. It is easier to spell.

2. Muller Road is not an aspirational destination for anyone. Even if you live in Lockleaze, Muller Road is somewhere you head over on you way to somewhere else.

3. If the name sticks, they owe us beer.

The path will be formally opened on June 13th, during the St Werburgh's Fair. However, the path is open today, and to welcome new visitors to the path, the Farm Pub is running a special offer. For the very small price of £2.80, they will serve anyone who walks or cycles down the path a pint of Doom Bar Bitter, from Sharps Brewery, Cornwall. This is well worth not just the £2.80, but the journey to the pub.

Please go the pub, order a pint and say that you were sent by Bristol Traffic. That way we hope that our local St W. correspondent will get a commission on every pint so sold.