Punters went wild when a much-loved real ale institution launched a crisp butty menu last year.
Customers flocked to Stalybridge Buffet Bar to get their hands on one of 13 different flavours of crisp butty - or a seven-course tasting menu, if they were particularly hungry.
It was easy to understand why it was such a hit.
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After all, nothing soaks up a good pint better than carbs.
And when you've finished chowing down on those salty crisps, you'll be straight back to the bar craving another beer.
The menu became an internet sensation and crisp butty fans from across the north gave it rave reviews, putting Stalybridge firmly on the potato-based snack map.
But it didn't stick around, and before I had chance to try it, the menu had already disappeared.
So when Stalybridge Buffet Bar announced the return of the crisp butty earlier this month, I was certain I wouldn't miss out for a second year running.
The crisp butties made their comeback on Thursday (January 27), as the bar hosted a special pairing menu, with beers provided by Derbyshire-based Thornbridge Brewery.
The historic bar was fairly quiet when I first arrived during the afternoon, but by 5pm the bar was filling up with crisp butty fans once again.
This time, the menu featured five special flavours, each paired with a different Thornbridge beer.
If you thought the flavours were creative last time - including the surf 'n' turf, which featured both bacon fries and scampi fries - this new menu was even more intriguing.
Diners could pick from a ploughman's, a seafood special, a big meaty, a hot and spicy, and a Philly cheese steak.
Each sandwich was served on fresh white bread, with butter, and condiment chosen to compliment the crisps - including Thornbridge's own recipe hot sauce on the hot and spicy.
To say the flavours were quirky would be an understatement - I went for what I felt would be safest choice, but even that featured Marmite.
My butty was the big meaty, which included half a bag of Seabrook beef crisps, and half a pack of Worcester sauce French Fries.
The sandwich was remarkably assembled with almost all the crisps staying in place, and served up with a half-pint Thornbridge beer chosen to go with the butty.
Admittedly, the beer I was served would have been my last choice out of the five pumps on offer, and at 7.4% it was the strongest.
But the beer - a stout called St Petersburg - turned out to be delicious, and worked a treat with the big meaty butty.
Biting into the sandwich, the first thing that hits is a wave of tanginess that reverberates around the inside of your mouth.
As the old adverts warned, you'll either love or hate the taste of Marmite here, and for some the bitter spread might be a step too far with already-strong flavours of the beef crisps and Worcester sauce French Fries.
However, I really enjoyed it, and the creaminess of the stout was perfect for washing down the sharpness of the sandwich.
The sandwich isn't the easiest thing to pick up and eat - you have to be prepared for crisps to fall out with pretty much every bite - but it's all part of the experience.
If you're hoping to get your hands on one of Stalybridge Buffet Bar's crisp sandwiches - forget it, for the time being at least.
The menu was only on offer for two days on Thursday and Friday for the special event, and the bar was booked up for the two evenings.
Those butties are treasured by punters at the Buffet Bar though, so it wouldn't be too surprising to see them make another comeback at some point.
