25 pubs you must drink in before you die, I'm on 9
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25 pubs you must drink in before you die, I'm on 9
http://www.buzzfeed.com/timchester/2...-drink-in-baqg
Ive done 10 on that list,
Spaniards London
Nutshell Bury St Edmunds
Feathers Ludlow
Jerusalem Tavern London
Britons Protection Manchester
White Lion Barthomley
Trip to Jerusalem Nottingham
Eagle and Child Oxford
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese London
Dove Hammersmith
I've been to nine for sure and have probably been to the Eagle and Child if it's in Central Oxford but can't remember!
One wonders what the criteria was for this list. The Jerusalem Tavern, despite appearances is not an original pub it only opened in 1996 "as a re-creation of an 18th century tavern". It's as fake as you can get!
A measly three for me,
Jerusalem
Eagle and Child
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
I totally agree, with the St Peter's beers it's well worth a visit, but you wouldn't go to most of the others that I know for the beer.
I can't believe there isn't more than one killer pub in Scotland. I thought the Clachaig Inn at Glencoe was pretty good but that was over 40 years ago.
Just the four for me:
The Spaniard, Hampstead.
Birch Hall Inn, Whitby.
Ye Olde Trip, Nottingham.
The Dove, Hammersmith.
It's so long since I was at The Spaniard, I can barely remember anything about it. The only thing that sticks in the mind is having to drink Swan Light, because I was driving. Remember that stuff? :eek:
8. The Jerusalem Tavern, London
10. The Butcher’s Arms, Herne
11. The Britons Protection, Manchester
12. Bridge Inn, Topsham, Devon
16. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, Nottingham
20. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, London
21. Crown Posada, Newcastle
24. The Dove in Hammersmith
25. The Shipwright’s Arms, Hollowshore
Done a few, could nominate others.
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese-pre PUG days
Crown Posada, Newcastle-ditto
Nutshell, Bury St Edmunds-ditto, when it was exciting to drink Greene King
Pelican, Tacolnestone
Shipwrights Arms, Hollowshore, now reopened after the tidal surge last winter.
After looking up the Eagle and Child on the site I've decided that I almost cartainly haven't been to it. I don't recall ever going North up that road and as it seems to have a literary connection it would probably have been on my avoid list.
My definite 9 are these :-
1. The Spaniards, London
4. The Nutshell, Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
8. The Jerusalem Tavern, London
12. Bridge Inn, Topsham, Devon
14. Haunch of Venison, Wilts
16. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, Nottingham
20. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, London
21. Crown Posada, Newcastle
24. The Dove, London
I still can't believe there is nothing else of merit in Scotland. The Clachaig Inn is a climbers/walkers pub and was all keg when I was there but they did have some great Scotch and bottles of Fowler's Wee Heavy.
Why don't we produce our own lists?
I don't think any of those would make it onto mine.
Just 2
Just four for me :o;
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
Dove
Jerusalem Tavern
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
and only the first two since I started reviewing five years ago.Maybe not the greatest list from an ale point of view.
Here's my list
1. Spaniards
11 Britons Protection
13 Birch Hall
14 Haunch of Venison
15 White Lion
16 Ye Olde Tripe
17 Stein Inn
20 Ye Old Cheshire Cheese
21 Crown Posada
I might get the second Scottish pub soon as I'll be going through Glen Coe this Saturday afternoon on the way north.
Just the four London pubs for me as apparently there are no noteworthy pubs in Sussex, Hampshire or Surrey. Seems like the author likes pubs along the M5/M6 and in Norfolk. The two in Kent are as North as you can get and a stone’s throw from each other.
These pub lists seem quite popular; my missus got sent this list via facebook!
We should compile a PuG list which some of our wordsmiths can write up properly and send out. Might raise the profile of the site a bit and cause some lively debate ;). (I think this idea may have been mooted some time ago).
11 for me. As usual I fall down on the South, professional Northerner that I am ;)
What about a list of 25 Pubs I Would Rather Die Than Drink In.Sounds more interesting to me.
There was that book, 'The Rough Pub Guide'. It wasn't really consistent though, it had some pubs that could be considered 'edgy' I suppose, but there was a liberal sprinkling of traditional boozers that would never be called rough, like the Briton's Protection in Manchester, for example. They were confusing 'ungentrified' with 'rough' I think. There was a programme about 10 years ago that was closer to the mark. New Penny Farthing, Liverpool anyone?
Not in your borough but they named it after you. Aqua Spirit. :D
I'll second that, my review is here and Peter Rydings doesn't appear to like it either. You could go round to Lime St to McHale's Irish American Bar or to prove I'm not anti Liverpool you could go to, or rather avoid, almost any pub in Brackley in Northamptonshire
Eight for me
4. The Nutshell, Bury St Edmunds
8. The Jerusalem Tavern, London
10. The Butcher’s Arms, Herne
12. Bridge Inn, Topsham, Devon
14. Haunch of Venison, Salisbury
16. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, Nottingham
18. The Eagle and Child, Oxford
20. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, London
Had the Dove in Hammersmith on the ‘to do’ list for years, must try and get that ticked off this Summer. Never heard of the Spaniard so will add that to my London list as well!
Just four:
7. The Skirrid Inn
9. The Drunken Duck
16. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
21. Crown Posada
...and I was taken into the Spaniards by my grandparents when I was too young to drink, so I don't think that would count.
The Dove is a really nice Fullers house that is right next to the Thames,i have been in the pub twice because i like it so much,get in early dinner and you should bag a seat by the window which overlooks the Thames.
The Spaniards is also a nice old pub situated in the middle of Hampstead Heath,loads of busses go by from either Hampstead or Highgate,i did the pub in winter and it was still packed with tourists,with slow service,i would'nt bother trying to do it in the warmer months.
There are some decent pubs in Aberdeen, although I haven't been now for a number of years. My brother-in-law still lives there and I get some updates from him. Under the Hammer is very good. As is Blackfriars and the Mariners, although trying to talk to a drunken man who has a broad Scottish accent and no teeth, was a very interesting experience! There are plenty of others.
I've never drank in Aberdeen, Perth or Dundee. I've been to one pub in Glasgow and a few in both Inverness and Edinburgh. I couldn't tell you what any of them were, but I still find it unbelievable that none of the Scottish towns and cities don't have at least one killer pub. Quite a few of the pubs that I've been to on that list are nothing more than tourist traps, and I suspect that some I haven't been to are as well.
1. The Spaniards Inn, London
2. The Cherub Inn, Dartmouth
4. The Nutshell, Bury St Edmunds (Pre PuG days)
6. The Feathers Hotel, Ludlow (actually stayed there but again pre PuG days)
8. The Jerusalem Tavern, London
11. The Britons Protection, Manchester
12. Bridge Inn, Topsham, Devon (but again pre PuG days)
14. Haunch of Venison, Salisbury
16. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, Nottingham
18. The Eagle and Child, Oxford
20. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, London
24. The Dove in Hammersmith
So almost up to half way.. A decent showing for a change..
And I wont forget the Eagle abd Child as that is where I sat next to a bunch of Tolkienites who gave me hope that there are bigger saddos out there than us pub tickers.
Another one in today's Times: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/f...ard-2014_06_20
I score 0/10
It says I have to pay £1 to read the full article but I have been to the one I could see, the Godolphin Arms Marazion. We went there for a beer festival in 2012. There were rumours this year it was to be developed for apartments, but it is still there and open.
The attractive picture is of the Bell Inn at Skenfrith - not been there either!
Not being able to see the list but finding this article http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/best-su...ail/story.html I've at least been in 3 although there appears to be an amalgamation of lists possibly.
The Kensington Arms
The Pony & Trap
The Hare & Hounds Hotel