Oink

Ugh, you can smell the beard wax from here.

Atlantic Xpat

Real men don't feel the need to wax their beards...

dbd33

Agonisingly hip it may be but I'd love to be there this sunny afternoon.

Atlantic Xpat

There are many more agonsingly hip places in that locale, gentrified and hipsterfied as it is. The Old Fountain does remain one of the places you can go for a pint or three on your own, be assured of a decent pint (& good food) and within stumbling distance of the hotel I stay in. And yes, I'd be happy to be there this grey and rainy afternoon too!

Oink

Me too. Obviously though with a satirical viewpoint.

macadian

Real men don't feel the need to grow beards In the first place. ☺

el_richo

Real men can't grow very good beards

Pizzawheel

On behalf of you all I shall seek a quality English pubbe and drink a quality pint for each and every one of you. Sporting my 12-day Chin Holiday scuffbeard (unwaxed).

PS: MicroWheel who is peering over my shoulder wants to say hello.

Pizzawheel

Back on the Hallowed Soil of Canuckstan, I found some decent cheese over the weekend. Sobey's Sensations 5 year Canadian cheddar. Overpriced but actually pretty good.

This was tempered by getting some Armstrong Monterey Jack and thinking that wasn't bad either. Ten years ago I'd have fallen off my chair laughing at the idea of Monterey Jack being cheese, let alone good.

Shard

Have you been in Canada that long? I thought you were a newbie for some reason.

Pizzawheel

5 years here, but a long spell in Africa diluted my cheese snobbery somewhat.