Ignoring my locals top five probably would be and in no particular order:
The Blue Bell York
The Bow Bar Edinburgh
Falstaff Tavern Derby
Kings Head Bristol
Beacon Hotel Sedgley, nr Dudley
Ignoring my locals top five probably would be and in no particular order:
The Blue Bell York
The Bow Bar Edinburgh
Falstaff Tavern Derby
Kings Head Bristol
Beacon Hotel Sedgley, nr Dudley
It's been a poor year for new pubs visited, so three of the five have been nominated before. However, I particularly enjoyed visiting the following:
The Grayston Unity, Halifax.
The Whalebone, Hull.
The Beer Engine, Skipton.
The Old Cock, Otley.
Rat & Ratchet, Huddersfield.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Some repeats here but, in no particular order, I thoroughly enjoyed:
Harry's Bar, Wakefield
Fernandes Brewery Tap, Wakefield
The Grove, Huddersfield
House of Trembling Madness, York
Craft Beer Co, Leather Lane, London
You wouldn't have to push me very hard to nominate Harry's Bar as Pub of the Year. It's a fantastic spot and we had a great evening there.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
I hope I'm not too late to contribute to this thread?
My pubs of the year -
The Drillmans Arms Cirencester
The Pelican Inn Gloucester
Robert Raikes's House Gloucester
The review I've posted is a rehash of one that I submitted to TripAdvisor, so it is more food based than the guidelines of Pubs Galore will probably allow. There is still not much to offer real ale enthusiasts, but they do a lovely bottled bear which I can't remember the name of.
I wanted to include The Boat at Ashleworth Gloucester, but since the pub was featured in a list of best riverside pubs in one of the broadsheets last year, they seem to be attracting a rather different clientele!
Going to stick my neck out and go for The Cuckoo in Toddington.
"Breakneck speed we drown ten pints of bitter"