Hats off to Tom Roper...

[The Beast of Bevendean]

I think it must be in recognition of the substantial inroads I, son and son's irresponsible friends made into two of their bottled beer selection cases yesterday. The boys liked Armada and Old Ale, which shows that their palates have, remarkably, survived the filth they throw down their necks most evenings in Seaford's fashionable boîtes de nuit.
Not good for training though. I dread tonight's run with the hard-core element of the Striders