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ROBCamra
12-11-2011, 12:39
First possibility for POTM from our recent trip to Chester.

The Pied Bull (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55523/)

Not a new pub to us, but one given a new lease of life by the owners.

It now has a one barrel brewery in the cellar.

Definitely one to visit when in Chester.

ROBCamra
02-12-2011, 10:50
Another possibility from our recent visit to my second home, Edinburgh.

Thomson's Bar (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/64723/)

Excellent, typical Scottish bar, with great looking pies as well as beer.

Al 10000
02-12-2011, 14:32
No pub crawls this month so my pubs of the month are fairly local to me.

Pub of the month is The Globe in the meadows area of Nottingham,this is a single room pub but always has a good choice of beers on the bar and the atmosphere is really laid back when Forest or Notts County are not at home.

A close runner up is the Stanhope Arms in Stanton by Dale,this pub has been knocked into one room but still has different drinking areas,the pub does food but it is not in your face with no tables being laid out.
There are always four real ales on the bar and Castle Rock Harvest Pale seems to be on permanantly and it is just as good here as it is in central Nottingham

Strongers
04-12-2011, 15:27
Spotted Dog (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/10576/) in Brighton has had a bit of a transformation.

Old Blue
04-12-2011, 16:27
Has to be the Sheffield Tap for me.

I mistimed my day trip this week, having finished earlier than scheduled but with a train booked for an hour later than my colleagues. I tried to change to the earlier train, for which the ticket office offered to charge me £40.50, which was more than my original ticket cost. My response "I think I'd prefer to see how much of that it's possible to spend in an hour in the Tap" was met by an enthusiastic "That sounds like a much better idea!".

Bucking Fastard
04-12-2011, 16:35
POTM for me was The Hand and Heart (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/30935/) ,one of the many pubs visited on the PuG crawl of Nottingham.There is a good varied selection of real ale,an interesting interior and the obligatory cave.
In fact there are a lot of good pubs in the Canning Circus part of Nottingham and for my next trip in May ,thats where I will be heading.

Wittenden
04-12-2011, 22:37
My POTM was the Lion on Blakey Row in the North York Moors.Atmospheric in November, with fog and blazing fires, I probably wouldn't be so keen in the hight of the tourist season, but the congregation on our visit comprised like minded souls-walkers and locals engaged in enjoying an impressive line up of well kept ales. Nothing unusual, but all well kept:my annual adoration of the Old Peculier.

trainman
05-12-2011, 13:19
Well I'll be in trouble with a&h if I don't don't pin my gong to Fernandes Brewery Tap, Fernandes Brewery Tap (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55466/) , so I will.
A fine hostelry to bunker down for a few; comfortable, own beers & guests and, as I discovered when exiting, a separate 'lager bar' downstairs (with a couple of real pumps if you have to visit unenlightened friends/acquaintances down there..), hic!

ROBCamra
05-12-2011, 14:29
After much consideration I'm going to go for The Pied Bull (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55523/) in Chester.

Good pub, good food and a micro brewery in the cellar. :cheers:

oldboots
05-12-2011, 17:48
Well I'll be in trouble with a&h if I don't don't pin my gong to Fernandes Brewery Tap, Fernandes Brewery Tap (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55466/) , so I will.

and I'd be in trouble with him if I didn't nominate the Bull and Fairhouse (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/60168/), so I will.

Ignore the review by David Hammill, must have been an off day.

BTW A&H what happened to the updated review promised in 2010?

Thuck Phat
06-12-2011, 11:08
Not original but I haven't been in for some time and had forgotten quite how good The Harp (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/53779/) is. Definitely the best I visited in November.

Pubsignman
06-12-2011, 13:03
I managed two fairly short crawls this month in High Wycombe and Rochester, with the latter being the more enjoyable. The stand out pub in Rochester was The Man Of Kent (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/16666/) which ticked a lot of boxes for me. The highlight was the beer selection - ten handpumps offering a range of strengths and styles from nine different Kentish breweries. Excellent stuff.

aleandhearty
06-12-2011, 16:28
Well I'll be in trouble with a&h if I don't don't pin my gong to Fernandes Brewery Tap, Fernandes Brewery Tap (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55466/) , so I will.



and I'd be in trouble with him if I didn't nominate the Bull and Fairhouse (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/60168/), so I will.

Touched by your loyalty guys. :D To set the record straight, the Fernandes Tap has been the pub I've called home for the past fourteen years, but I think the Bull is gradually winning my affections.


BTW A&H what happened to the updated review promised in 2010?

Usual thing of the road to hell and all that. Currently pending, #157 in a long list...:whistle:

gillhalfpint
06-12-2011, 16:55
I have always thought pub of the month is difficult to do as I enjoy different pubs for different reasons.

Nottingham crawl. How different these pubs were. Chosen Ropewalk.
Sheffield crawl. Again could put any of them. Chosen Gardeners Rest.
Leicester crawl. Did 3 new ones. How to choose.... Chosen Salmon.

Also in running would be Egham USC where we went for a beer festival at the beginning of the month, and Wood Farm Brewey Tap which was amazing and a must visit for anyone in the area near Willey, Warwickshire.

Cannot pick one from these and would be more likely to add others, so will leave it at that.