St George The Patron Saint of Sainsburys

Advantages: It's by possibly the best overall brewery around, it's relatively cheap
Disadvantages: It's a mix of better Youngs beers, and the sum of the parts don;t make the whole, it's also exclusive to Sainsbury's, which means a 14 mile drive for me!

...St George ? patron saint of England. Symbol of English spirit, bravery in the face of adversity, stiff upper lip. What better personification of this great land to choose for a thoroughly English ale? And so we have Young?s St George?s. Never heard of it? No, well neither have I! Having seen this ale mentioned in the hallowed lists of ciao, I felt pangs of guilt that I hadn?t even heard of this ale. Even worse was that it was brewed by the fair hands of Young?s, whose Double Chocolate Stout, London Ale, Waggle Dance and Old Nick all feature regularly in my beer cupboard restocking (yes, I do have a cupboard just for beer!) The shame of it. Would people point and whisper behind my back if they knew I hadn?t heard of this ale? Would ciao members in their hundreds turn their backs on my ops, even those loyal few who know of my addictions...

peppermint 07.12.2001 · Read review
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Review of Young's St. George's Ale

A SUITABLE RESTING PLACE FOR St ALBAN

Advantages: Antiquity, Architecture, Free Entry, Guides, History.
Disadvantages: None Found

...It was one of those rare days that we "happened upon" St Albans and it's Cathedral. Having half a day to kill whilst the car was being serviced in Chiswick, West London, although our loan car, being electrically assisted, was, for now at least, exempt from the Central London Congestion Charge, we made the positive decision to leave "The Smoke" and search out somewhere a touch less claustrophobic. THE ROMAN "CITY" OF ST ALBANS Around twenty miles to the north of London is the delightful old town of St Albans, many years ago I had enjoyed a day out here, Mrs R in her seven years in England had never had the pleasure - but was not, for whatever reason over-excited at the prospect! Asking me 'what was there to see', my first and only real answer was the Cathedral. However, having had a very early start that morning, my thoughts...

RICHADA 28.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of St Albans Cathedral, England

Pleasant stay at the St George

Advantages: Comfortable, attractive hotel with good range of facilities
Disadvantages: Location not the best, can be chaotic in the dining room

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Review of Hotel St. George, Paphos

ST IVES THIRTY EIGHT YEARS AND STILL MAGIC

Advantages: FAMILY FRIENDLY
Disadvantages: Still looking for any.

...First went to St Ives with my girl friend in 1969, will go this year in September with the SAME Girl now my wife for our 36th Visit. The first time, we had arrived by the little train that runs from St Erth (On lthe main line) to St Ives, MAGIC. And we feel this is the best way to View St Ives. Hopefully it is Sunny (Always seems to be) sit on the RIGHT side of the train facing direction of Travel and glue your nose to the Window, Watch the miles of golden sands at Lelant then St IVES will appear floating on a sea of Blue water as good or even better than all the Med Resorts of Italy and the South of France. As a young Couple we went out to explore that first night, and could not work out why which ever street we went down we seemed to come to the Sea. Then in daylight viewing from the Top of the town you see that it is...

poshtroika 01.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of St Ives (England)

worst hotel complex in malta,St Georges Hotel

Advantages: ?????
Disadvantages: food,noise,rooms,swimming pools,position in fact everything

...Our last minute "allocated on arrival" holiday was cheap. The courier told us that the St Georges Park Hotel was in a lively part of town, with easy access to the whole of the island. The entrance to the hotel was impressive but not grand, and the tired 1960s foyer suggested to us what the rest of the hotel was like. We slowly, as the lift only had two speeds (extremely slow and stop), rose to the eighth floor and trundled our luggage along the dark and dismal corridor to our apartment. I use the term advisedly because the room was fairly grim. Its cold tiled floor housed two single beds that would not have been out of place in a local homeless centre's dormitory. They were covered with bedding that I think must have been purchased when the hotel was built. It was clean but extremely thin and in need of replacement. There was a TV...

babajack 21.10.2006 · Read review
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Review of St. Georges Park Complex, Saint Julian's

Slaying St George

Advantages: Sadistic - great viewing
Disadvantages: Can't smell the money

...TV - Dragons Den Reality TV Show - BBC TWO - 9- 10 pm Monday nights BBC TWO repeats it at 7:00 pm on the following Tuesday URL link - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/ Current Dragons: Duncan Bannatyne, James Caan, Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Theo Paphitis Titled: Slaying St George ---------++++++++++++------ St George certainly wouldn't understand this TV concept in fact he would of thought we had gone completely mad. For a start he wouldn't be able to get up the stairs with his horse and the only weapon required is the word as the sword. A killer sales pitch that would mesmerize the dragons into handing over their business know-how and wads of cash; one of the hidden agendas in this program is the steep see through stairs and squash-ball hitting sound effects that greet the entrepreneurs if you can call them...

1st2thebar 27.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dragons Den

Cry God for England, Harry and St George

Advantages: It's English, It's Imperial, It's Premium
Disadvantages: The Safeway special might not last long.

...I don?t know whether it has struck you but we have been surrounded over these last few days by an increased interest in St George and a controversy over who should be the patron Saint of England (The BBC Today programme has even suggested a move to St Thomas A?Becket.). St George?s Day of course is April 23rd. There have been suggestions that it should be moved to a Monday and made the subject of an extra Bank Holiday. There are societies who propose increasing St George fever in the same way that the other countries fete Sts. David, Patrick and Andrew. I have pursued this preamble to introduce a very English brew from a brewery that has been doing its own bit to further the cause. The Brewery also says: ?We think it's about time St. George's Day (April 23rd) got the recognition it deserves, and that's why, with your support, we...

Newfloridian 30.04.2003 · Read review
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Review of Bombardier English Premium Bitter

St Georges, the University of London (SGUL)

Advantages: probably best teaching in london and certainly best value med school in london
Disadvantages: still expensive compared to outside london, lack of multifacet uni, budget in recent years

...like Imperial and UCL to me is a huge gain in ents spending power. I dont think I would be able to cope without this freedom to spend if I was studying up in the city. Teaching in my experience is variable but generally good. This is pretty much true of all the places I've studied, so no gain there. The research factor is good but thats isnt really relevant to an MBBS, biomed, nurse or physio student, who will use research facilities in about 0.1 % of their time. One negative is halls, which are very poor but are to be updated soon. Another possible problem lies in funding (see the press about George's being in the red), which has affected some aspects of the university recently, but with luck wouldnt really affect you. It might explain the lack of societies there , but lets be honest, theres more than enough to keep you busy...

Rohan01 31.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of London University St George's Hospital Medical School

Celebrating England

Advantages: looks cute
Disadvantages: retired

...Everybody my age had TY beanies, they were adorable! My close circle of friends and I were huge collectors and between us we have most, if not all, of them going! One of these is England the Bear. England: The name is pretty self explanatory. This bear represents the country England. Whether it is bought as a souvineer by a tourist in England, or by somebody whose home country is England and they are proud of that, this bear is there to represent it. Appearance: To look at, England from a distance seems plain, almost like a basic white bear. Indeed, his fur is white, which goes hand in hand with the whiteness of the England flag. Around his neck there is a little red, white and blue bow - the colours of the Union Jack. This alone is cute, and then on his chest you will notice a little England flag has been stitched on. This adds to...

Amy69 23.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of TY England the Bear

England vs New Zealand 2004 1st Test At Lords.

Advantages: Great Entertainemnt
Disadvantages: NONE

...batting in the nets. England played Andrew Strauss for his test debut. The New Zealanders who lost to Leicestershire previously, were playing their full strength team. ----------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEW ZEALAND'S 1st INNINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming won the toss, and elected to bat, on a warm day with a flat pitch (good for batting). New Zealand openers Fleming and Mark Richardson were trundling along nicely, when Captain Fleming was caught by new boy Andrew Strauss of Simon Jones' bowling for 34, with the total on 54. Then came in Nathan Astle, who is well known for playing his shots. The England bowlers were toiling away with no success until just...

andywood 13.06.2004 · Read review
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Review of England