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Good things come to those who wait.

Forgetting for a moment the actual beer associated with that immortal phrase, it feels apt as I FINALLY watch a pint of the elusive cask-conditioned Boddingtons settle in front of me.

Following an epic - albeit failed - quest for a taste of the revived Manchester favourite last week , I was disheartened. Visits to six pubs in two days on a journey of over 15,000 steps saw me accomplish exactly nothing.

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I settled for a pint of the existing keg version of The Cream of Manchester I stumbled across having sulkily wandered into The Bay Horse Tavern, knowing it would be inferior to a 'proper' Boddingtons (should I ever find one).

Now, he

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