A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Easy choice this month.The fabulous Sheffield Tap had everything I could want from a pub.South Yorkshire got the Sheffield tap us Londoners got the Euston tap.Not fair.
Alcohol doesn't solve problems .... but then again, neither does milk.
Easy choice for me as well, The Gunmakers Arms. Never had a bad pint here in fact they're nearly always exceptional,a good looking pub from the outside and a good drinking experience within, firmly up there with the best London can offer in my opinion the only downside is, it is closed weekends.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
The newly done up and re-opened The Dolphin Inn well worth the short walk in the wrong direction .
Theres a Man with a Mullet going Mad with a Mallet in Millets !
Will have a look at the Dolphin next time I'm up there. We went a few times when it was a brewpub, and never managed to get the brew!!
Alcohol doesn't solve problems .... but then again, neither does milk.
Very quiet on the new pubs front this month, but a second visit to The Maltings, York proved very enjoyable. A natural double header with the York Tap, in some ways I prefer its smaller, cosier feel. Beer quality is excellent. God knows what it was like trying to get served before the extension was built.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
A couple of contenders this month, really enjoyed the King Charles in Worcester, excellent beer and best cob of the year. This one Hop Pole Inn gets my POTM - a great local's pub this one, friendly staff, great beer, could stay a good few hours here.
"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
Tempted to go for BHT, where I watched the dismantling of the forces of darkness last week (4th goal lost me £900), but I'll opt for Generous Briton, which wasn't on my initial Loughborough list for Saturday but a pal noted its local Camra win - very decent ale range, good bustle about the place during footy, and the first time I've ever seen a dartboard (one of their two) illuminated from the actual board surround-mounting. I did make some proper notes, for a change, but couldn't find them by Sunday! Beers included JHB, Salopian Shropshire Gold & Golden Thread, good Bass, maybe 7 or 8 in all.