Beer in the Evening

 Hey guys!

Check this out, a cyber barman! This may be the answer to pub landlords and landladies prayers everywhere… friendly and efficient staff? Programmed to pour the perfect pint? Genius.

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It’s the news you have all been waiting for, the return of the BITE blog!

Last time there was an ecclectic mix of drink reviews, polls and competitions, but this time it’s up to you; we want to hear what YOU would like to see posted on the blog. Just leave us a comment below this post, and we will check to see what you really want to see on the blog, then in the next few weeks you shall see the blog reincarnated bigger and better than it has been before…

So go away and have a think, and get back to us as soon as possible so we can get the blog up and running again. We look forward to your suggestions!

Hello everyone and Happy New Year!

Hope you all had a good time off relaxing (and visiting pubs!) – here are the poll results for our poll we ran over Christmas. We asked you where you were going to spend NYE..

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55% of you then chose to not spend it in any sort of licensed establishment. Probably the sort of figure we’d been expecting actually. This year I spent it in a club again with a load of friends – it was considerably quieter than usual though until after midnight when it filled up. Is this the culture changing now, more people drinking at home before going out?

On to this week’s poll. There has been a lot of talk from some pubco’s about lobbying to change the drinking age - should it be lower, higher or stay the same?

Would be interested in some comments to why you think it should be changed too! 

ps. I hope the one of you that voted ‘Online’ had a good time playing Second Life or whatever you did on NYE!

Hi Everyone.

Well, we’re out of the office now until Jan 2nd – although we’ll still be doing admin stuff on the site and forums we might not be so public on the blog. So we just want to wish you all a Merry Xmas and we’ll be back with our first post of the New Year on Jan 2^nd. Until then – have a good time and don’t drink and drive! Drink and rate pubs instead! – The BITE Team!

First of all thank you to all who entered this competition, we received hundreds of correct entries.  Infact we had so much interest I have decided to give away a second and thrid prize.  So two extra lucky people will each be receiving some Rosey Nosey this festive season.

So, to recap we asked you;

Question 1. What was the name of the Georgian Style property purchased by George Bateman in 1880?
Answer 1.  Salem House

Question 2. In 1927 Harry Bateman purchased which hotel in Skegness?
Answer 2.  The Vine Hotel

Question 3. Name the Peterborough pub that George G. Bateman purchased in 2003
Answer 3.  The Palmerston Arms

And the winners;
1st prize goes to Martin Goodson from East Grinstead, well done Martin 6 bottles of Rosey Nosey will be on their way to you.

2nd prize goes to Micheal Dunai from Cardiff, well done Micheal, 3 bottles of Rosey Nosey will be on their way to you.

3rd prize goes to Jo Major from Bracebridge Heath Lincoln, well done Jo, 2 bottles of Rosey Nosey will be on their way to you.

Well done to our winners, and thank you again to everybody who entered the competition, may you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Don’t forget to check back here in the New Year for more Beer In The Evening prizes to be won.

If you’d like to know more about Rosey Nosey real ale you can read our review.
Or, if you’d like to learn more about Batemans Family Brewery and buy Rosey Nosey online, visit the Bateman brewery website.