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Bitter end to Stuart's 5yr mission
By Euan Stretch 2/06/2010
PUBS
Ale lover Stuart Ashby has thumbed his way through the Good Beer Guide - by hitchhiking to all the 700 pubs in it.
He sank at least one pint in every boozer listed.
Mr Ashby, 60, set out in 2005 with a thirst for travel and his trusty copy of the 1990 guide.
His odyssey ended at the Lamb in Yapton, just a few miles from his home in Shoreham, West Sussex.
The retired rail worker, who cannot drive, said: "I managed to keep going. I thought by now I'd be fed up with it or infirm."
Including his Good Beer Guide tour, Mr Ashby has hitchhiked to 16,912 pubs since 1984, covering 25,000 miles, but finds it hard to pick a favourite.
He said: "I have done so many to remember. If I had to choose a favourite beer it has to be London Pride or Deuchers IPA. But I'm not an ale expert - just a willing taster."
Talk about dedication.:beerwave::beerwave::beerwave:
Bitter end to Stuart's 5yr mission
By Euan Stretch 2/06/2010
PUBS
Ale lover Stuart Ashby has thumbed his way through the Good Beer Guide - by hitchhiking to all the 700 pubs in it.
He sank at least one pint in every boozer listed.
Mr Ashby, 60, set out in 2005 with a thirst for travel and his trusty copy of the 1990 guide.
His odyssey ended at the Lamb in Yapton, just a few miles from his home in Shoreham, West Sussex.
The retired rail worker, who cannot drive, said: "I managed to keep going. I thought by now I'd be fed up with it or infirm."
Including his Good Beer Guide tour, Mr Ashby has hitchhiked to 16,912 pubs since 1984, covering 25,000 miles, but finds it hard to pick a favourite.
He said: "I have done so many to remember. If I had to choose a favourite beer it has to be London Pride or Deuchers IPA. But I'm not an ale expert - just a willing taster."
Talk about dedication.:beerwave::beerwave::beerwave:
