A Barnsley man who regularly drinks 8 pints a night has announced ambitious plans to reposition himself as a craft ale connoisseur.
Barry Lard, 48, from Wombwell says he is sick of being seen as a piss head and feels his hobby is misunderstood.

“People see me staggering home after a skin-full and assume I’m some kind of ale monster” he told The Bugle “But nothing could be further from the truth. I’m a student of the brewing process and the fine nuances of the art and getting on the outside of a gallon each evening is just an unfortunate requirement of following my passion.”

Regulars Barry’s local ‘The Fighting Dingle’ appeared unconvinced when we visited earlier today. “He’s talking bollocks, said drinking pal Geoff Sponge “If you bring him owt but Tetley’s he turns his nose up. And if it’s more than £2.50 a pint he doesn’t want to know.”

Regular readers will remember that this isn’t the first time Barry has hit the headlines. Last year we reported how he had secured a job as stunt double in the tv adaptation of the book, ‘The man who had a baby’.