P.O.S.T. #12 - Hoppy New Year!
Voted 2025’s most popular newsletter (by us, this morning), this is fully fact-checked, Ofcom-approved reportage bringing you news of up-coming gigs, the beer line-up, and the all-important Rupert's Password at the Old Street Tavern in Ludlow, Shropshire.
It’s been a delight to be open and busy over this festive period – a massive thanks to all our customers old and new, young and old, regulars and honorary regulars. If there are awards for cheerful hubbub - and there should be - we are surely a contender.
Here’s to a fantastic 2025, whatever it brings!
If anyone would like to leave us a Google review, it’s always a help, but don’t be a Brummy Trev – if it’s great tell Google, if it’s pants tell us, and we’ll make it all better!
L.O.S.T. - Live at the Old Street Tavern
This year we kick off L.O.S.T. on Friday 10th January with the inimitable Reverend Ferriday – a master slide guitar bluesman, who tells tales of red painted lips, cheap whisky and bad roads. Early attendance is advised if you want a seat.
The following week on 17th we have Laurel Canyon’s Adam Giles, who will be bringing us his original solo work - keep checking back as we book more gigs, and soon we will announce After The Castle line-up for our official after party for the Ludlow Castle events.
GET L.O.S.T.
Do you write your own material? Are you more musically competent than Bob bloody Dylan? Then why don’t you get L.O.S.T.? Drop us a line at live@oldstreettavern.com with links to your stuff online, or drop us a demo at the bar.
GUEST BEERS
CASK
Our wonderful house beers are locals HPA, a polished real ale at 4%, and Butty Bach, a marvellous premium ale at 4.5% – both from Wye Valley Brewery.
This week, we are delighted to welcome the following:
Baldwin IPA by Bewdley Brewery - A golden hoppy pale brewed with Summit, Columbus, Citra and Mosiac hops. A fruity, well balanced beer without bitterness. 4.2%
Wheelie Pale from Fixed Wheel - Our easy drinking house pale, sweet malts with hints of citrus and melon from a combination of Citra, Blanc, Magnum & Cardinal hops. 4.1%
OUR 100TH GOOGLE REVIEW WINS A DRINK
We love our Tavern, and try to offer you the best British pub experience we possibly can. If you’ve enjoyed our real ales, live music, or wood-burning fire, or perhaps your dog has enjoyed a biscuit here, then do leave us a Google review.
The 100th reviewer will receive a free drink of their choice.
Rupert's password this week is "Don't Bother".
RUPERTS SAVE DURING THE WEEK
Between opening on Sunday to 6pm on Thursday afternoon we offer a discount to Ruperts - those good sorts (or at least subscribers to this newsletter) who support us, as follows:
- Up-size a glass of wine
- Up-size a measure from a single to a double
- 50 pence off a pint of beer, or bottled alcoholic beverage
Until next time - take it easy!
Everyone at the Old Street Tavern
SOCIAL MEDIA
You can find us on the four usual social media channels:
Facebook: oldstreettavern
Instagram: lostludlow
Twitter/X: @OST_Ludlow
Bluesky: @ost-ludlow.bsky.social