Originally Posted by aleandhearty
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
This looks like a good list and I like the idea of starting the crawl close to Portsmouth & Southsea station and then winding through Southsea ,finishing in the Fratton area ,where another train station is close by.
I've not been drinking in Portsmouth in living memory ,and glancing through the 2019 GBG just wondering what your thoughts were on these entries to the guide ?
King Street Tavern Near the Hole in the Wall,but does the Wadworth tie count against it ?
Apsley House Near the Wave Maiden.
Porters Near Phoenix and mentioned by Gann.
Lawrence Near Northcote and mentioned by Gann.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Thanks
I've added links to each pub's page on the site for ease of reference.
Come On You Hatters!
Does not the pub's appearance in the Good Beer Gide suggest that it serves good beer?
Come On You Hatters!
It does for me however well kept the beer is, I don't like their beers at all. They've also committed the cardinal sin of watering down 6X. Their Bishop's Tipple is nothing like the original 6.5% Gibbs Mew beer and just has that horrible Wadworth taste..
Is Farway joining us? His local knowledge might be useful.
Michael?
'Beer is for all day, not just for breakfast'.
King Street Tavern Near the Hole in the Wall,but does the Wadworth tie count against it ?
Apsley House Near the Wave Maiden.
Porters Near Phoenix and mentioned by Gann.
Lawrence Near Northcote and mentioned by Gann.[/QUOTE]
Personally I don't think the King St Tavern is worth the detour. The Apsley House has a bit of a pedestrian beer range. Porters is on the hipster side but could be a try also. The Lawrence is fine and I shouldn't have missed it out.
oops deleted the quote header! Sorry BF!
Last edited by Pangolin; 02-12-2018 at 20:50.
On leaving the bar, I felt a strong blow to the back of my head. Turning round, I discovered it was the pavement
I'll almost certainly be doing a "lite" version of this so don't want to comment too much on the route but the King Street Tavern appears to shut for 2 hours between 15:00 & 17:00 even on a Friday. I haven't spotted any other opening problems but did have to make a double check for the Hole In The Wall.
EDIT: I've just noticed the Apsley House opens at 15:00 on a Friday and I agree about the beer choice.
Last edited by Aqualung; 02-12-2018 at 21:22.
Personally I don't think the King St Tavern is worth the detour. The Apsley House has a bit of a pedestrian beer range. Porters is on the hipster side but could be a try also. The Lawrence is fine and I shouldn't have missed it out.
oops deleted the quote header! Sorry BF![/QUOTE]
I second the Lawrence - it's a really nice little boozer with good ales. Used to be slightly overshadowed by its near-neighbour the Leopold, but not any longer...
I second the Lawrence - it's a really nice little boozer with good ales. Used to be slightly overshadowed by its near-neighbour the Leopold, but not any longer...[/QUOTE]
From their website: "... winner of CAMRA’s PSEH Pub Of the year 2018 and CAMRA's current cider pub of the year."
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