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The Lariat.

Well, today's been shite.

Well, that was a poor show. Does any of the Mania torusits stay for the Tuesday?

This is a thread for lovers of real food. As me and NEWM have discussed several times on Social Media, the more things you fit into a tin the better the meal. So I'm going to keep you updated on my food inttake and would love for you all to chime in with your favourite real foods. This is no place for pansie foods like Big Spud's posh stuff. These are real mealks. The kings of Real Food are the Westlers company. And today I sampled their delectable Beans and Meatballs. As you can see, it's MUMS CHOICE if you've got a mum that loves you. And at a very reasonable £1.09 who can argue with the value? So, I slopped it into a microwavable container and you can see a rich and dark tomato sauce along with promisingly fatty meatballs. Processed, but that's what makes them great. 3 minutes later they are served with 4 pieces of lighlty toasted medium sliced white. A pint of scalding hot tea and 4 or 5 cigarettes on the side gave this dish a delightful finish. Out of 10? I'd give it 11. it was fucking gorgeous. The perfect accompaniment to The Daily Politics. So yeah, here be where we discuss real food for real men.

So today begins the start of the Annual Bridge End Beer Festival, in the Bridge End in a village by me called Ruabon. The pub won CAMRA UK Pub of the Year 2011, and came 2nd last year which is really good going for a small Welsh village only known for Mark Hughes and Bryn Law. To say this is one of the highlights of my year is an understatement, and I'll be there for at least 3 of the 4 days. I'm looking very much forward to sampling all 30+ ales and ciders on offer this year, some brewed especially for the occasion. Now, I know I'm not the only Real Ale Twat on here, so I thought this'd be a good place to discuss ale, moan about Hobgoblin being for part timers, home brewing, stuff like that really. I'll have some tasting notes tomorrow from the first night's festivities. I'm hoping mainly for some cracking porters and American style pales tonight.