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Issue 100 Autumn 2022 £4.95 magazine.inapub.co.uk
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e don’t feel a day over 25, but can you believe it, this is Inapub’s 100th issue! As we celebrate this momentous occasion, the team here has been getting a bit misty eyed, looking back at the countless pubs we have featured over that time, and reminiscing about the sector we love. Pubs mean so many different things to so many different people. One person’s favourite local might be a crumbling estate pub where they know the name of every single person who walks through the badly painted door, while another’s go-to boozer does a fine line in foie gras parfait and has just won its first star. Really, the essence of what makes a great pub lies in what it means to its particular area, its customers and its community – which means that every single pub is gloriously, unashamedly and proudly unique. There are no two alike. And that, friends, is the true genius of the pub. So, in honour of our Inapub centenary edition, inside this issue we bring you a list of 100 things that we absolutely adore about pubs, both past and present. Being in a nostalgic mood, we’ve rustled up a menu of retro classic dishes (p30-32) and taken a time machine back to a pub of the 1950s (p50). This issue also takes a look at some other “100s”, visiting a Kent pub that has been running a Bat and Trap league for 100 years (see p40-41) and meeting Debbie Hunter at The New Inn in Shrewsbury, a pub that has been in her family for over 100 years (p48). Here’s to the next 100! The Inapub Team
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what’s old-school
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drink Cask ale • Christmas drinks
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eat Retro classic dishes • Roast dinners • Chips
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stay How to keep those rooms full
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ideas Elton Mouna finds some things for you to try
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time at the bar Richard Molloy • Postcard from a past-time pub
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100 pub classics • Halloween
The time-honoured sport of bat and trap
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Editor Caroline Nodder
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Contributors Matt Eley, Richard Molloy, Claire Dodd, John Porter Production editor Ben Thrush Chief executive Barrie Poulter Sales manager Katy Robinson
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