20 questions

[london calling]

Gives us an idea of what others think.Try to answer each question even if is a guesstimate. You can expand your answers as you see fit

1 first pub you drank in -Lea Rig Dundee 17years old
2 last pub you visited - express brentford
3 last beer you had in a pub-Deviant and Dandy blueberry pancate milk stout -keg
4 first beer fest visited gbbf 2005
5 last beer fest visited -mild fest at the Dog and Bell Deptford 2020
6 total reviews on PG -920
7do you have to have a drink in a pub to review -yes
8 have you done a Winfield 22 .nearest total in a day -had a drink in 19 pubs when doing a beer survey visited and recorded cask in 46 London pubs .2015 found 212 different cask beers
9 fav PG crawl-bristol
10 least fav PG crawl -leicester
11-first pub reviewed -red lion Isleworth 7
12 last pub reviewed -the boundary Reading 7
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons-yes
14 camra member-yes
15should we have interior pictures of pubs- yes
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub-no way
17if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Humphrey Smith,,Tim,or Boris -Tim
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella -stella
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass -pride
20 fav beer this year-Brewdog -confectionist perfectionist in Reading
cheers hope you respond.

[sheffield hatter]

1 first pub you drank in - The Cupid, Hemel Hempstead. 16 years old. Long since demolished for road widening.
2 last pub you visited - Beer House, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield - 20th March 2020
3 last beer you had in a pub - Triple Point Debut US-style IPA 5.5% (cask)
4 first beer fest visited - Can't remember
5 last beer fest visited - Camra GBBF 2020 Winter in Birmingham (4th February)
6 total reviews on PG – 2599 of 2452 pubs
7 do you have to have a drink in a pub to review – I will review pubs that I've tried to have a drink in, but I'll only give a rating for a pub if I've had a drink. I also use the review box if I think it's useful to give information about a closed pub or a soon-to-be-opened pub (though the latter I will either change to a proper review or delete).
8 have you done a Winfield 22 .nearest total in a day – 20 pubs (Alan Winfield Memorial Pub Crawl, Stapleford 5th September 2018)
9 fav PG crawl – Newcastle under Lyme
10 least fav PG crawl – London (bus route 38)
11 first pub reviewed – Fox & Goose Inn, Wigley, Chesterfield 13th September 2010 (a generous 8)
12 last pub reviewed – Uig Hotel, Isle of Skye (7) – visited last summer, review posted this week
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons – No - boycotting after three times being asked to pay for my beer before they would start pouring
14 camra member - Yes
15 should we have interior pictures of pubs - Yes
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub – Yes, but not several shots of the same view: be selective and upload your best shots. (If you've uploaded an interior shot, would you be barred from uploading an exterior too? No, I thought not.)
17 if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Sam,Tim,or Boris – If you mean Humphrey Smith when you say Sam, then probably him. I would only go for a drink with the other two if they were with Nigel and all three were drinking a deadly poison so I could watch them all die in agony.
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella – None of them, unless I had cycled a long way on my bike to get there and there were no other pubs around, in which case I'd likely join you in a Stella
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass – Pride if it's in a Fullers pub, otherwise Bass
20 fav beer this year – Torrside Kneel Before Grod imperial stout 9.5%, Shakespeare's, Sheffield, 12th & 13th March. Can I have another, please?

[Al Bundy]

1. Newsham Park (The Birk) - Anfield, Liverpool
2. Bow Legged Beagle - Upton, Wirral,
3.Tonkoko - Brew York
4. Don't bother with them
5. Don't bother with them
6. 3299
7. Yes
8. Can't remember
9. Haven't done one but bumped into a PG crawl in Stockport and Shrewsbury
10. N/A
11. Coach And Horses - Greasby, Wirral
12. Little Taproom - Aigburth, Liverpool
13. Yes
14. No
15. Not Bothered
16. Not Bothered
17. Stay in
18. Fosters
19. London Pride
20. Creme Bearlee - Beartown

[Mobyduck]

1 The Phoenix (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59675/) aged 15, my gran was head cook and all the barmaids loved me.
2 The Waggon & Horses. (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59679/)
3 Salopian Whirlygig
4 Overton Beerfest 1996
5 GBBF 2019
6 1332 of 1308 pubs
7 Yes
8 highest I recorded is 17 although I do struggle to count after 12.
9 Manchester
10 can't say ,honestly enjoyed every one I've been on, (12)
11 The Harp (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/53779/) 10 , I was more into it 10 years ago than I am now under Fullers stewardship.
12 The Drumming Snipe (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/53398/)
13 No
14 Yes
15 Yes but not front page.
16 Yes if they're different
17 Hump
18 Stella
19 Not keen on any ,but if I had to, Bass, as its the beer I see least and definitely have never liked Pedigree
20 Dark Star Revelation, Evening Star (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/10425/)

[Aqualung]

1) Not sure, it was one of three all long gone.
2) Rose & Crown E17
3) Redemption Big Chief
4) City University Fest around 1974/1975. Many of the North London branch went there.
5) Rose & Crown early November.
6) 2143 pubs
7) Yes and a pint. There's only one pub where I had a half of Guinness.
8) No, but I did have a pint in 14 Cambridge pubs with the two Spoons and the Adnam's pub done before midday.
9) Probably Newcastle Under lyme
10) Manchester, I don't like City Centres.
11) Not sure
12) The Bird In Hand, Stourbridge
13) Yes, despite the beer choice spiralling down.
14) Yes, life member. If I had to renew I would have not done so over National Bass Day.
15) Yes, but not on front page.
16) Yes
17) Sam as I don't know who he/she is.
18) I'd walk out or go for the cheapest.
19) Ditto but Pedigree is the most likely
20) Hammerton N7.

[Aqualung]

1 The Phoenix (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59675/) aged 15, my gran was head cook and all the barmaids loved me.

Were they all very drunk????

[sheffield hatter]

14) Yes, life member. If I had to renew I would have not done so over National Bass Day.


As far as I know, this was not a Camra initiative.

[Mobyduck]

Were they all very drunk????

Not as drunk as me after two pints of mild.

[Aqualung]

As far as I know, this was not a Camra initiative.

It's not but Protz gave support to it in his last editorial.

[london calling]

1. Newsham Park (The Birk) - Anfield, Liverpool
2. Bow Legged Beagle - Upton, Wirral,
3.Tonkoko - Brew York
4. Don't bother with them
5. Don't bother with them
6. 3299
7. Yes
8. Can't remember
9. Haven't done one but bumped into a PG crawl in Stockport and Shrewsbury
10. N/A
11. Coach And Horses - Greasby, Wirral
12. Little Taproom - Aigburth, Liverpool
13. Yes
14. No
15. Not Bothered
16. Not Bothered
17. Stay in
18. Fosters
19. London Pride
20. Creme Bearlee - Beartown
Bow Legged Beagle.You must be kidding me.

[london calling]

1) Not sure, it was one of three all long gone.
2) Rose & Crown E17
3) Redemption Big Chief
4) City University Fest around 1974/1975. Many of the North London branch went there.
5) Rose & Crown early November.
6) 2143 pubs
7) Yes and a pint. There's only one pub where I had a half of Guinness.
8) No, but I did have a pint in 14 Cambridge pubs with the two Spoons and the Adnam's pub done before midday.
9) Probably Newcastle Under lyme
10) Manchester, I don't like City Centres.
11) Not sure
12) The Bird In Hand, Stourbridge
13) Yes, despite the beer choice spiralling down.
14) Yes, life member. If I had to renew I would have not done so over National Bass Day.
15) Yes, but not on front page.
16) Yes
17) Sam as I don't know who he/she is.
18) I'd walk out or go for the cheapest.
19) Ditto but Pedigree is the most likely
20) Hammerton N7.

Actually its Humprey Smith rather than Sam Smith
Not sure that NBD is anything to do with Camra.

[Bucking Fastard]

Gives us an idea of what others think.Try to answer each question even if is a guesstimate. You can expand your answers as you see fit

1 first pub you drank in -Wilton Arms,Thornton Heath before a Palace game,16 years old.
2 last pub you visited - Wenlock Arms Friday 13th March 2020
3 last beer you had in a pub-Mighty Oak Cascade IPA (cask)
4 first beer fest visited Something at Ally pally in late 70's,vague memory.
5 last beer fest visited -GBBF 2008 ( I really dont like them)
6 total reviews on PG -2054
7do you have to have a drink in a pub to review -Ideally but not necessary if posting something useful for the next person that will.
8 have you done a Winfield 22 .I visited 19 with the great man around Walthamstow,but not the full Winfield
9 fav PG crawl-Newcastle under Lyme
10 least fav PG crawl - York,as I missed it.
11-first pub reviewed -Steamcoach,Boxmoor
12 last pub reviewed -Queens Head,Bloomsbury
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons-Depends on which one,yes to The George,Croydon
14 camra member-yes
15should we have interior pictures of pubs- yes
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub- From different angles
17if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Sam,Tim,or Boris - Sam Fox all day
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella -stella
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass -Bass ,when well kept in Staffordshire.
20 fav beer this year-Mighty Oak Cascade IPA in The Wenlock Arms
cheers hope you respond.

:cheers:

[oldboots]

Not as drunk as me after two pints of mild.

"A whiff of the barmaid's apron"

[Aqualung]

Not sure that NBD is anything to do with Camra.
You may well think that but if you've still got the last WB (and why would you given the panic buying of bog rolls?) then read the last paragraph and sentence of the editorial. I'd rather have a pint brewed with good ingredients and served carefully with a cask breather (remember them?) than a pint brewed with cheap and nasty dross and that uses the "CAMRA approved" quick dropping yeast from Marston.

[oldboots]

1. first pub you drank in - Bede's Lea, Rownhams, Hampshire, aged 15 in school uniform.
2. last pub you visited - One Eyed Rat, Ripon, Yorkshire (20/03/20)
3. last beer you had in a pub - Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild
4. first beer fest visited - Southampton, 1978, worked there as well and also visited the GBBF for the first time that year at Ally Pally.
5. last beer fest visited - Otley 2019
6. total reviews on PG - 2098 different pubs
7. do you have to have a drink in a pub to review - Usually.
8. have you done a Winfield 22 - close but no cigar.
9. fav PG crawl - Black Country.
10. least fav PG crawl - loved them all but didn't enjoy getting lost in Nottingham.
11. first pub reviewed -? was on BITE from which I was banned.
12. last pub reviewed - Pitcher House, Redcar.
13. happy to drink in Wetherspoons - yes
14. camra member - yes, since 1977
15. should we have interior pictures of pubs - yes
16. is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub - don't get me started; photos on the site boils my piss sometimes, generally any photo that adds something is valuable.
17. if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Humphrey Smith, Tim, or Boris - Tim
18. no cask so which one Bud, Fosters, Carling, Stella - all shite but I'll drink any of them on an attempted Winfield, and have done and usually it's a half of whatever is cheapest.
19. cask but which one Doom, Pride, Pedigree or Bass - Bass for sentimental reasons Pride otherwise
20. fav beer this year - well other than Sarah Hughes, either Brass Castle or North Riding Hazelnut Mild.

Highest number of Units in a day (2020) 24.68 on 14th March
Highest number of Units in a week (2020) 80.71 30th December 2019 - 5th January 2020

[Mobyduck]

"A whiff of the barmaid's apron"

Enough to make you dizzy.

[Aqualung]

11. first pub reviewed -? was on BITE from which I was banned.


Snap! I roasted the admin of the site and had my login removed along with the few reviews.

[Wittenden]

1. Woolpack, Chilham. Aged c14
2.The Ram,Firle.15/3/20
3. Burning Sky,Arise. Yep,evil keg.
4.Either Kent/Canterbury 1976 or an unofficial and probably illegal one in Durham same year.
5. In The Flyer carpark,Smarden in say 2015.
6.242
7.Yes
8.No
9.N A
10. N A
11.Rose and Crown,Bainbridge,Wensleydale
12.Stephan Langton,Friday Street, Surrey.
13.No
14.Yes
15.Yes
16.No
17.Boris,but really none of them appeals.
18.I wouldn't.
19. Bass
20.Three Legs IPA Larkins Alehouse,Cranbrook.

[Aqualung]

4.Either Kent/Canterbury 1976 or an unofficial and probably illegal one in Durham same year.


I remember Canterbury 1976. It was late June and held on a green in a marquee somewhere in Canterbury. It was one of the hottest days of the year during that horrible hot drought ridden summer. Three of us cycled there from London and I was dehydrated with a hangover but managed to get 4 pints of milk from a milkman in Rochester. I was a real lightweight at the festival due to the heat. I remember later Canterbury fests at the cricket ground where there was a tree and at a farm on the outskirts of Canterbury.

[Pubsignman]

1 first pub you drank in - Chequers, Lytchett Matravers aged 16.
2 last pub you visited - Oak & Pastor, Tufnell Park, 10th March 2020 - feels like a lifetime ago. :(
3 last beer you had in a pub - Dark Star Hophead
4 first beer fest visited - A CAMRA festival in the Patti Pavilion on Swansea seafront in 1998/9 - I was a cider drinker at the time, knew nothing about real ale, and was the favourite (i.e. only) customer of the lady manning the cider bar, which meant I got very generous half pint measures of all manner of evil scrumpys! :nishelypished:
5 last beer fest visited - Croydon Beer Festival 2020 - it was dreadful, won't be bothering next year.
6 total reviews on PG - 2,425
7 do you have to have a drink in a pub to review - yes, but it doesn't have to be beer/alcoholic.
8 have you done a Winfield 22 .nearest total in a day - No - probably around 15-16 at best
9 fav PG crawl - Liverpool for the pubs, Leeds and Pompey for the crack
10 least fav PG crawl - Loved them all, but maybe Brighton?
11-first pub reviewed - Royal Standard, Croydon
12 last pub reviewed - Denmark Arms, East Ham
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons - Yep
14 camra member - Lapsed a couple of years ago
15 should we have interior pictures of pubs - Interior, yes. Inferior, no.
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub - What Will said
17 if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Humphrey Smith,,Tim,or Boris - Tim, I suppose - Wouldn't last five minutes with Humph before falling foul of his swearing ban
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella - These four are interchangeable to me - normally go for Guinness when faced with no cask/craft
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass - Pride, although *whisper it* I don't mind a well kept Pedigree or Bass.
20 fav beer this year - Hasn't been a great year for beer so far. Probably Pressure Drop Tambourine Mountain at 'The Experiment' in Hackney. Best cask - Moor Stout in the Rusty Bucket, Eltham.

[AlanH]

1 first pub you drank in - Old Cock, Stretford 16years old (Only time ever asked my age!)
2 last pub you visited - Aqueduct, Froncysyllte, 14th March on 70th birthday
3 last beer you had in a pub- Forgot, but it was good, see Q-20 (too many on birthday)
4 first beer fest visited - Camra AGM, Blackpool, 197? ???
5 last beer fest visited - Camra North Wales, Wrexham FC 2017 or-18
6 total reviews on PG -668 :o
7do you have to have a drink in a pub to review -yes (unless to say "total crap, just walked out!)
8 have you done a Winfield 22 . - 18 on our Stockport crawl
9 fav PG crawl-Newcastle-U-L I think, too close to call
10 least fav PG crawl - All too good to choose!
11-first pub reviewed - Crown Hotel, Corwen, Clwyd
12 last pub reviewed - Wentworth, Emley
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons-yes
14 camra member-yes, since 1975 after buying 1974 GBG
15should we have interior pictures of pubs- yes
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub - yes if interesting
17if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Humphrey Smith,,Tim,or Boris - Tim
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella - Guinness, Real cider, Keg cider, coke, in that order.
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass - pride
20 fav beer this year- My last pint on March 14th!

[Brainypool]

1 first pub you drank in - Game Bird near St Helens, 18 years old
2 last pub you visited - Masons Arms , Billinge
3 last beer you had in a pub- I think it was Black Sheep bitter
4 first beer fest visited - Lancaster Uni 2018
5 last beer fest visited -Lancaster Uni 2018
6 total reviews on PG -717
7do you have to have a drink in a pub to review - No, but i almost always do
8 have you done a Winfield 22 .nearest total in a day - 15 in Chester
9 fav PG crawl- Not done one
10 least fav PG crawl - Not done one
11-first pub reviewed - Stag Inn , Orrell, 4
12 last pub reviewed - Colonel Porters, Newcastle, 9
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons- Yes but don’t love them
14 camra member- No
15should we have interior pictures of pubs- Yes
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub- Yes
17if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Humphrey Smith,,Tim,or Boris - Tim
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella - no Guinness, mild, bitter? stella, of those four
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass - Pedigree
20 fav beer this year- I don’t know

[NickDavies]

1 first pub you drank in - Cross Keys, Wallingford (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/31862/)
2 last pub you visited - Blue Bell, Stoney Stanton (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/20467/)
3 last beer you had in a pub - Everards Beacon in (2) above
4 first beer fest visited - GBBF - one of the Ally Pally ones in the late 70s
5 last beer fest visited - GBBF 2019
6 total reviews on PG - 488
7do you have to have a drink in a pub to review - No. Have to enter the pub though.
8 have you done a Winfield 22 - No
9 fav PG crawl - Not been
10 least fav PG crawl - Not been
11-first pub reviewed - could be any of a load of Bite imports c2011
12 last pub reviewed - Blue Bell, Stoney Stanton (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/20467/)
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons - No
14 camra member - Yes
15should we have interior pictures of pubs - Yes
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub - Yes
17if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Humphrey Smith, Tim,or Boris - Smith
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella - Stella
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass - wouldn't bother.
20 fav beer this year-Brewdog - Local Purity Mad Goose or Hooky Bitter suit me fine

[Mobyduck]

20 fav beer this year - Hasn't been a great year for beer so far. Probably Pressure Drop Tambourine Mountain at 'The Experiment (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/86793/)' in Hackney.

Review waiting in the wings?

[ETA]

1 first pub you drank in Belisha Beacon (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/70427) It was The Belisha Beacon, a Whitbread pub then.
2 last pub you visited My local (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57806)
3 last beer you had in a pub Church End Brewery, What the Fox's hat?
4 first beer fest visited Salisbury CAMRA Wintex
5 last beer fest visited - Stafford Beer Festival
6 total reviews on PG - 2530
7do you have to have a drink in a pub to review - no, but I do need to visit and spend some time there.
8 have you done a Winfield 22 - 23 was my record, in Edinburgh in 1997
9 fav PG crawl-My first one in London.
10 least fav PG crawl - I've enjoyed them all.
11-first pub reviewed - Hole in the Wall, Colchester (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/11644) on BITE
12 last pub reviewed - Wise Man, Dorset (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/60583)
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons-yes
14 camra member-yes
15should we have interior pictures of pubs- yes
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub-yes
17if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Humphrey Smith,Tim,or Boris -Tim
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella -I'd give it a miss
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass -Bass
20 fav beer this year- Fine Tuned Sunshine Reggae or Langport Bitter. Or almost anything from fff.

[Pubsignman]

Review waiting in the wings?

Yes, it's lined up for a review, but with about 30 other pubs in the queue ahead of it!

[Mobyduck]

Yes, it's lined up for a review, but with about 30 other pubs in the queue ahead of it!

You'll beer keeping the new reviews page going for a while then. :cheers:

[Delboy20]

1 first pub you drank in - Not sure but it could be The Crown (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/38269/)
2 last pub you visited - The Moon under Water (JD Wetherspoon) (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57005/) - 2nd March on the way back from our latest Wembley defeat. I had planned a quick one but ended up having a few and getting in the bad books at home yet again!
3 last beer you had in a pub- Kelham Island Pale Rider in the Moon, Cradley Heath
4 first beer fest visited - N/A
5 last beer fest visited - N/A
6 total reviews on PG - 1049
7do you have to have a drink in a pub to review - Not really - sometimes a "review" can be a comment to let others know some useful information such as opening times etc ..
8 have you done a Winfield 22 .nearest total in a day - Probably - used to do over 20 pubs with my brother on a good day put but this was before I started recording them
9 fav PG crawl- only done the Black country coach tour so it has to be that one!
10 least fav PG crawl - N/A
11-first pub reviewed - The Anchor (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/38264/)
12 last pub reviewed - Fownes Brewery Tap (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/88939/)
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons- Absolutely
14 camra member- yes
15should we have interior pictures of pubs- Don't see why not, I have added a few myself.
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub- Again I don't see why not
17if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Humphrey Smith,,Tim,or Boris - Not much of a choice but I suppose Tim
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella - stella but I'd rather have Coors if I have to have lager.
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass - Probably Pride
20 fav beer this year-Brewdog - An IPA from the Wildcard Brewery in here - Beer Asylum (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/84626/)

[aleandhearty]

1 first pub you drank in - The College, Wakefield. I was 13 (14?).
2 last pub you visited - Old Print Works, Wakefield.
3 last beer you had in a pub - Parkway - Ruffled Feathers. Totally forgettable.
4 first beer fest visited - Queens Hall, Leeds. 1986-ish.
5 last beer fest visited - Wakefield CAMRA 2014-ish.
6 total reviews on PG - 357, although quite a few are just introductions to new pubs.
7 do you have to have a drink in a pub to review - Personally, I wouldn’t review without drinking at least a half a beer.
8 have you done a Winfield 22 .nearest total in a day - Not interested. A leisurely stroll is the idea.
9 fav PG crawl - Birmingham
10 least fav PG crawl - No strong opinions.
11-first pub reviewed - On PuG: Golden Lion, Todmorden.
12 last pub reviewed - Kobenhavn, Halifax.
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons - Theoretically, yes. Although it’s not even once a year.
14 camra member- Lapsed several years ago.
15 should we have interior pictures of pubs - A cautious yes, but see Q16.
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub - Not usually. It’s not a crime scene.
17 if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Humphrey Smith,Tim,or Boris - Humphrey.
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella -stella
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass - Probably Pride, for old time’s sake.
20 fav beer this year- Rat - Dark Ratanic Mills.

[Tris39]

1 First pub you drank in - The Rosslyn Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23723/), aged 16.
2 Last pub you visited - The Prince Alfred (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22729/)
3 Last beer you had in a pub - Proper Job.
4 First beer fest visited - Something at Olympia around 1988.
5 Last beer fest visited - See above.
6 Total reviews on PG - 939.
7 Do you have to have a drink in a pub to review? - Yes - or at least fail to get served and leave after trying.
8 Have you done a Winfield 22, nearest total in a day? - No - maximum visited at around 18.
9 Fav PG crawl- Brighton - most fun. Sheffield - best beer.
10 Least fav PG crawl - N/A
11 First pub reviewed - Can't remember.
12 Last pub reviewed - As above.
13 Happy to drink in Wetherspoons - Grudgingly.
14 CAMRA member - No.
15 Should we have interior pictures of pubs? - Yes.
16 Is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub - Why not, if the facility exists?
17 If you had to go for a drink with one of these, which one: Humphrey Smith, Tim or Boris? - Humphrey. Grudgingly.
18 No cask so which one: Bud, Foster's, Carling, Stella? - Stella.
19 Cask but which one: Doom, Pride, Pedigree or Bass? - Pedigree.
20 Fav beer this year - Marble's Manchester Bitter at The Kings Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24952/)

[london calling]

1 first pub you drank in - Chequers, Lytchett Matravers aged 16.
2 last pub you visited - Oak & Pastor, Tufnell Park, 10th March 2020 - feels like a lifetime ago. :(
3 last beer you had in a pub - Dark Star Hophead
4 first beer fest visited - A CAMRA festival in the Patti Pavilion on Swansea seafront in 1998/9 - I was a cider drinker at the time, knew nothing about real ale, and was the favourite (i.e. only) customer of the lady manning the cider bar, which meant I got very generous half pint measures of all manner of evil scrumpys! :nishelypished:
5 last beer fest visited - Croydon Beer Festival 2020 - it was dreadful, won't be bothering next year.
6 total reviews on PG - 2,425
7 do you have to have a drink in a pub to review - yes, but it doesn't have to be beer/alcoholic.
8 have you done a Winfield 22 .nearest total in a day - No - probably around 15-16 at best
9 fav PG crawl - Liverpool for the pubs, Leeds and Pompey for the crack
10 least fav PG crawl - Loved them all, but maybe Brighton?
11-first pub reviewed - Royal Standard, Croydon
12 last pub reviewed - Denmark Arms, East Ham
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons - Yep
14 camra member - Lapsed a couple of years ago
15 should we have interior pictures of pubs - Interior, yes. Inferior, no.
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub - What Will said
17 if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Humphrey Smith,,Tim,or Boris - Tim, I suppose - Wouldn't last five minutes with Humph before falling foul of his swearing ban
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella - These four are interchangeable to me - normally go for Guinness when faced with no cask/craft
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass - Pride, although *whisper it* I don't mind a well kept Pedigree or Bass.
20 fav beer this year - Hasn't been a great year for beer so far. Probably Pressure Drop Tambourine Mountain at 'The Experiment' in Hackney. Best cask - Moor Stout in the Rusty Bucket, Eltham.
I did actually include Guinness but felt most would choose it as a default option so added wife beater.

[london calling]

From the answers above old Wife Beater seems to be the lager of choice.Think Pride is just edging it and most striking answer is should we have interior pub shots.Definitely worth considering as practically unanimous.I wouldn't take a photo but there are some striking interiors that would enhance this site.cheers

[Pangolin]

1. Presuming you mean alcohol, I think it was probably the Forresters (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35844/), Guildford
2. The Express (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/3498/), Crewe
3. Wadworth's Horizon
4. Farnham Maltings, late 1970s
5. Pig's Ear, Dec 2019
6. 2194
7. Nearly always, but odd exceptions (eg keg-only restaurant bar with no-one serving)
8. Certainly over 20 in a day, but proudest was 17 in an evening session (when we used to have afternoon closing)
9. Portsmouth (possibly biased!)
10. Manchester (only because it rained)
11. The Regent (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/53331/), Walton on Thames
12. The Imperial (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/69206/), Rhyl
13. yes
14. yes
15. yes
16. absolutely: different views can be very different, and I like to see notable features recorded
17. Tim, provided he was not allowed to mention the EU
18. Fosters, if forced
19. Lots of 'depends on', but probably Bass
20. Facer's Mountain Mild

[ROBCamra]

From the answers above old Wife Beater seems to be the lager of choice.Think Pride is just edging it and most striking answer is should we have interior pub shots.Definitely worth considering as practically unanimous.I wouldn't take a photo but there are some striking interiors that would enhance this site.cheers

Seems to be some more confusion going on here.

There are thousand upon thousands of interior pictures on PuG, in fact most with interesting or historic interiors have them, they're just not shown on the front page.

[Mobyduck]

Seems to be some more confusion going on here.

There are thousand upon thousands of interior pictures on PuG, in fact most with interesting or historic interiors have them, they're just not shown on the front page.

No confusion this end.

[hondo]

1 - The Royal Esk Musselburgh now a bank
2 - Guildford Arms Edinburgh
3 - Stewart Brewing - Radical Road Reverse
4 - Ascot Racecourse camra beer festival not sure what year
5 - Ascot Racecourse camra beer festival last year
6 - Reviews on Display: 2636
7 - no
8 - think so
9 - n/a
10 - n/a
11 - https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/39499/
12 - Royal Union (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/12428/)
13 - yes
14 - no
15 - yes
16 - yes
17 - Humphrey Smith
18 - stella
19 - doom
20 - New Bristol Brewery - Wonderland keg

[Tris39]

As an additional question, if people can remember where they were, where did people celebrate all-day and all-day Sunday openings? Taking place on the actual change-over day in question:

All day: Marquis of Granby (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55106/)

Sunday opening: The Sydney Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23117/) when it was trading under it's original name of the Wellesley and was a slightly down-at-heel boozer from which I am technically banned - after over 30 years!

[bcfczuluarmy]

1 first pub you drank in - The Country Girl, 14 onwards. Barmaid very pissed off when I presented ID saying I was 18 years later. Prince of Orange (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59919/) was a lager and black as a child.
2 last pub you visited - The Anchor, Bristol.
3 last beer you had in a pub- Carling.
4 first beer fest visited - I went to Worcester BF a few years ago
5 last beer fest visited - As above...
6 total reviews on PG - 360 but some reviews are updates.
7do you have to have a drink in a pub to review -yes, I also think you actually need to have a pint rather than a half.
8 have you done a Winfield 22 .nearest total in a day -I did a Winfield with the great man himself with 1/2 in nearly all the pubs. I normally do 17 pints when visiting a town based on ticking over real ale quality.
9 fav PG crawl-Bristol only one I've been on.
10 least fav PG crawl - Only been on one.
11-first pub reviewed -Think mine relate to a reopening rather than an actual review but back in about 2012.
12 last pub reviewed -No idea something in Wales at a guess.
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons-yes
14 camra member- No my dad is though, not sure what that brings to the table.
15should we have interior pictures of pubs- yes if they warrant it.
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub- Different angles show a different perspectives. Better than a bus window 8 miles away.
17if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Humphrey Smith,,Tim,or Boris - Boris
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella -Carling obviously as that's what keeps me alive.
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass - Probably Bass
20 fav beer this year- I drank some weird IPA that didn't make me vomit.
cheers hope you respond.

[oldboots]

As an additional question, if people can remember where they were, where did people celebrate all-day and all-day Sunday openings? Taking place on the actual change-over day in question:

All day: Marquis of Granby (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55106/)

Sunday opening: The Sydney Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23117/) when it was trading under it's original name of the Wellesley and was a slightly down-at-heel boozer from which I am technically banned - after over 30 years!

Long time ago and I can't remember when it was 1988 or 1995? Either way if it was a Sunday it will have been one of these pubs

The Abbey Hotel (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13658/)
The Tudor Rose (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59809/)
Dog & Crook (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/68361/)

I don't remember any actual celebrations just sinking more ale than usual.

[london calling]

Seems to be some more confusion going on here.

There are thousand upon thousands of interior pictures on PuG, in fact most with interesting or historic interiors have them, they're just not shown on the front page.

Unaware of this.

[london calling]

All day sunday opening was in the Royal Tar Brentford. Gteat crowd of locals in there.happy days.

[oldboots]

Seems to be some more confusion going on here.

There are thousand upon thousands of interior pictures on PuG, in fact most with interesting or historic interiors have them, they're just not shown on the front page.

Maybe LC thinks they should be on the front page not just on the pub page?

[Komakino]

Finally found some time to complete this:

1. First pub you drank in: The Royal Oak (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/31538/), Chinnor. Sadly now converted into flats.
2. Last pub you visited: The Inn at Emmington (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/31539/) in Sydenham (Oxfordshire) on the Wednesday night before the pubs were officially closed.
3. Last beer you had in a pub: Chiltern Brewery's Beechwood Bitter (https://chilternbrewery.co.uk/shop/beechwood-bitter/).
4. First Beer Fest Visited: Haddenham Beer Festival, July 2006.
5. Last Beer Fest Visited: Marlow RBL Winter Fest, December 2019.
6. Total Reviews on PG: 962 - I really should do my best to get to 1k this year (once everything re-opens). I would have hit it last year if I hadn't met my current missus...
7. Do you have to have a drink in a pub to review: Yes, even if it's non-alcoholic.
8. Have you done a Winfield 22? Nearest total in a day: I did 20-plus pubs in a solo crawl in London a few years ago sticking to halves per pub, although I'd have to check my notes to confirm exactly where and how many.
9. Favourite PG crawl: N/A - haven't attended one yet, but it's one for the bucket list.
10: Least-favourite PG crawl: N/A
11: First Pub Reviewed: The Boleyn Tavern (ttps://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24924/), E13, 3rd January, 2016 - visited before a Hammers match at the old stadium.
12: Last Pub Reviewed: The King's Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/985/), Cardington, Beds., 25th February, 2020.
13. Happy to Drink in Wetherspoons: Yes
14: Camra Member: Yes, Aylesbury Vale & Wycombe Branch
15. Should we have interior pictures of pubs: Yes, but only if of historical interest; not interested in funny signs or the pint you've just purchased resting on a table.
16. Is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub: Yes, although I can't think of any reason to post more than 3-4 of the exterior.
17. If you had to go for a drink with one of these which one - Humphrey Smith, Tim Martin, or Boris Johnson: Boris - he used to be our MP 'round these parts before poncing off to become Mayor of London.
18. No cask, so which one: Bud, Fosters, Carling or Stella: Stella
19. Cask but which one - Doom Bar, London Pride, Pedigree or Bass: London Pride
20. Favourite beer this year: Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild. Heard a lot about it on these pages, and finally got to try at The Beacon Hotel (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/38292/), although I was limited to a half as I had the car.

Thank you setting these questions John. Really interesting to see everyone's answers.

[Thuck Phat]

1 first pub you drank in - The Papillon, Rugby. Legendary place and now Marstons and bland. The William Webb Ellis (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/37255/).
2 last pub you visited - The White Horse (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/29953/), Welton
3 last beer you had in a pub - Oakham Bishops Farewell in excellent nick
4 first beer fest visited - Rugby Beer Festival around 1984
5 last beer fest visited - The Merchants (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57333/), Rugby 2018. They 2 per year and aim for 100 different beers over the course of a week for each.
6 total reviews on PG - 670 with something of a backlog
7do you have to have a drink in a pub to review - almost always
8 have you done a Winfield 22 .nearest total in a day - No chance. Focus on quality.
9 fav PG crawl- Rugby - only one I've managed.
10 least fav PG crawl - N/A
11-first pub reviewed - Can't remember but The Coal Hole (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22063/) rings a bell.
12 last pub reviewed - Beer Gonzo (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22063/), Coventry
13 happy to drink in Wetherspoons- if there isn't anywhere else
14 camra member- yes
15should we have interior pictures of pubs- yes, if they add to the sum of knowledge
16 is there any purpose in posting multiple pictures of a pub- not really unless each is genuinely adding
17if you had to go for a drink with one of these which one Humphrey Smith,,Tim,or Boris - Boris
18 no cask so which one bud,fosters carling ,stella -stella
19 cask but which one doom,pride ,pedigree or bass - Bass
20 fav beer this year- Howling Hops House IPA (tank)