tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post8884583620203074875..comments2024-03-19T12:00:16.160+00:00Comments on The Deptford Dame: The Times visits the Dog & Bell. Or does it?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-54178880634572138812009-07-20T15:15:53.917+00:002009-07-20T15:15:53.917+00:00"It's journalism at it's very worst.&..."It's journalism at it's very worst."<br /><br />A bit like water at its wettest. The majority of press articles about Deptford are written by people who have never been here.<br /><br />As to whether or not The Times actually visited the Dog and Bell, the giveaway is the final line:<br /> "There’s no better place to settle back, crack a <b>Poperings Hommelbier</b> and rejoice in the fact that we are not alone."<br /> The D and B has not stocked it recently but does have a <b>Poperings Hommelbier</b> sign attached to the fascia as can be seen here:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/bagrec/138417934/sizes/lThe Grim Reaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369913438808659085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-526047962212204682009-07-20T12:04:14.734+00:002009-07-20T12:04:14.734+00:00It's journalism at it's very worst. What d...It's journalism at it's very worst. What do we learn in this so-called review? That the D&B serves local ale and Belgian beers. The rest is mindless padding. I agree with the dame's assertion that no visit was made.Gareth Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371885015248755434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-78823648640711611182009-07-16T12:47:27.900+00:002009-07-16T12:47:27.900+00:00Last night in the Dog and Bell I had a pint of ...Last night in the Dog and Bell I had a pint of 'Side Pocket' from the Tring Brewery<br />http://www.tringbrewery.co.uk/PermanentandSeasonal.html<br />followed by two bottles of Brooklyn Lager<br />http://www.onlyfinebeer.co.uk/beer/738/<br />The Dog has something for everyone and the article did refer to ''a great range of British beers''.<br /><br />People go there for a variety of reasons, not least that with no jukebox or fruit machines, customers talk to each other.The Grim Reaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369913438808659085noreply@blogger.com