Shrewsbury Beer Festival 2023

The time has come and the Shrewsbury Beer Festival is in full swing once again. I wrote about it last year, and I am happy to tell you it’s even…

The George Ludlow

The mid-nineteenth century listing building, formerly a hotel, re-opened as The George Ludlow recently. It was one of those rare cases where a building has been brought back into use…

Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2023

Well, it was a sadly whistlestop tour of Shrewsbury Folk Festival for me this year, as I had a Shrewsbeer tour to give. But in those short hours I fell…

Unicorn Inn, Little Dawley

Well, after breaking the exclusive on the new management at the Unicorn Inn, I finally got to pay them a visit today. And what a wonderful pub it is. Little…

The Shropshire GOAT is one!

It’s hard to believe, but The Shropshire GOAT is celebrating its first birthday. It’s incredible to think that a whole year has passed since I moved to Telford and started…

Exclusive: The Unicorn Inn, Little Dawley

I think this is the first real exclusive Shropshire story that I’ve broken here on the GOAT, but as of the 1st August, The Unicorn Inn Little Dawley will be…

The Boot Micropub Rebooted

I was so sad to hear about the temporary closure of The Boot Micropub that I even wrote about it for CAMRA’s What’s Brewing a few weeks ago. So, joy…

Kashpur at the Salopian Tap

The Salopian Tap is back this weekend. And it’s a big one. Kashpur is pouring, the Salopian Brewery collaboration with Thornbridge Brewery of Derbyshire. A formidable mash up of Kashmir…

Shrewsbury Food Festival

SHREWSBURY FOOD FESTIVAL: The sun shone over the Quarry Park last weekend, except for that one MASSIVE thunderstorm. Foodies and festival goers came together for the annual Shropshire Festivals extravaganza.…

Paso Primero Wine Tasting with Shropshire Salumi

Primero accompanied by Shropshire Salumi. Kinch’s at the back of the butchers and farm shop is the ideal location for small, intimate tasting sessions. In fact, they run them quite…