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Despite stiff competition from The Tamworth Tap and The Last Heretic, amongst others of Burton's finest, POTM goes to The Smithfield for it's superb selection of cask ales.
Undoubtedly,The Royal Oak. I'm not a town pub regular, or town lover,but if I had to name one it would have to be this.
The Victoria in Durham. So good that I went for a second beer while on a crawl that eventually ran to 14 pubs. "... it's a shame that 10 is the maximum rating available on reviews on Pubs Galore. I don't award many 10s, and this is my first 11." :love:
The Guide Dog.
A very good ale house,not too far from the football ground and a real surprise given the neighbourhood.The Smithfield (above) would have got the nod but I was beaten to the punch and repetition can get boring.Both pubs were at the top of their games in each city.
I felt the same way last year. A wonderful pub.Quote:
Originally Posted by sheffield hatter
Yes, you wrote (20 Aug '21): "Unspoilt in every way, the kind of gem that you don’t find too often." This is spot on. Too many really beautiful pubs have nothing much on the beer front, or it's dead quiet, or the people running it think it's beneath them to make you feel welcome, or they just don't give a toss (like the Rose Villa in Birmingham). But this one's got it all. I didn't want to leave!Quote:
Originally Posted by Brainypool
You've reminded me that I really need to visit this absolute gem soon again, Will. It really is a special pub and is in my top 5 all time favourites.Quote:
Originally Posted by sheffield hatter
One that you and I also liked was coincidentally called the Victoria, at Great Harwood (Blackburn). One of my rare 10s, but it didn't quite reach Spinal Tap levels, like the Durham one did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Real Ale Ray
A fine place, I wonder if 'Guide Dog Saint' (from the dark side) is still with us and wandering the land seeking good pubs. Let's hope so...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bucking Fastard
I've not been very well travelled during May,Just only London trip plus a couple of hours in Winchester, so this month I shall go with a pub I use fairly regularly and has had some cracking beer on lately, The Ten Tun Tap House. . Blue Scrumpy was unlucky with his one cask beer there's normally three on, though it is craft keg led.
Finally got back to the New Barrack Tavern, good long chat with landlady Steph while she was setting up after opening, well done them for battling through the terrible period of covid and re-emerging. Did she say 20, or 30 years they've been there now?
Poked my head round the door during a brief spell in Durham in the mid '70s, only to find there was no real ale. My loss. Spent most of my pub time in the Half Moon for the Bass, and lunchtimes in the Pot and Glass, Nevilles Cross for the fizzy Lorimer and Clark's Best Scotch. The P and G is now a supermarket I think. I've enjoyed the accounts of your visit.Quote:
Originally Posted by sheffield hatter
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Originally Posted by Wittenden
That'd be 20 I reckon, Jim. When I came to Sheffield in late '97 I worked across the road at an office above the casino, and I started going to the New Barrack Tavern around May 1998. At that time it was managed by James Birkett, formerly of the Fat Cat and Kelham Island Brewery. He moved on from the Barracks and bought the Sheaf View in the early 00's, then the Blake Hotel in 2010 and the Wellington and the Neepsend Brewery in 2016. So I reckon that Kev and Steph must have taken over around 20 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by trainman
A poor month, with just two pubs reviewed with a score of '6' or over. The runner-up goes to:
The Ship
The clear winner goes to:
The Grapes
I enjoyed visiting all three of the new to me Shipley venues, on a recent Saturday, but Hullabaloo just shaded it. A really good atmosphere and bumping into 'old boots' was a bit of a bonus.