Last months Pub of the month now archived to Beer of the Week forum (You can still post on it).
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Pub of the Month (September)
Last months Pub of the month now archived to Beer of the Week forum (You can still post on it).
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With little on the horizon, I may as well play my cards now.
The Brunswick, Derby.
Lovely feel as soon as you enter, fantastic old stone slabs for flooring, traditional decor across several separate rooms/drinking areas (one with dartboard), carpetted in wood-panelled lounge area around bar, own brewery beers included Old Accidental, Grillsy's Re-restoration, White Feather, Railway Porter, Second Brew, Triple Hop, & Father Mike's Rich Red Ruby (5.8%), guests were TT Landlord, Everards Tiger, Old Original & Beacon, Wadworth Henry's IPA, Pedigree. Friendly service from pretty young barmaid. It's just criminal that time permitted only a brief visit.
All the Everards beers are permanent as it is in fact an Everards pub.Originally Posted by trainman
See this thread.
http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showt...ent-Innovation
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Well it certainly works brilliantly here.
It may not be PotM, but The Elm Tree, Hightown, just outside Ringwood, certainly deserves a mention. Last time I was there the place was little better than a tip. No food, service with a snarl, if you could get any, it was dirty, dingy, unwelcoming and served some of the worst liquid anyone has ever had the termerity to proffer in the name of beer. The only good point about said liquid was that short measure seemed to be the order of the day.
What a transformation. When I popped in a few days ago the place was clean, the staff friendly. The food appeared to be good without trying for gastro stars. But the icing on the cake was the beer, six real ales varying from GK IPA to Bath Gem and Olde Trip. I settled for acouple of very satisfying pints of Olde Trip, not a beer that I normally associate with my neck of the woods.
This is the sort of establishment that gives pubs a good name. One of the most pleasant hour or so I've spent in a pub for a long time, not oustanding, but thoroughly recommended if any of you are in the area. And, yes, a review will follow..........
Last edited by runningdog; 16-09-2010 at 19:06.
Pubs are a hobby, real ale is a passion. Oh, and like me dogs, fear no evil..........
I have just returned from what I think may be my D Day pub crawl, my POTM must be the Golden Lion at Southwick
Recently refurbed, supports local brewers, has micro brewery [Southwick Brewhouse] out the back, free parking, loads of history, yep, does it for me
http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13441/
PS. I will sort the photos out later
Last edited by Farway; 18-09-2010 at 15:42. Reason: PS
A hard one this month - The Earl of Normanton is as strong as ever, while I've discovered some excellent places in Oxfordshire (Radnor Arms in Coleshill and the King and Queen in Longcott in particular) and have enjoyed my favourite Edinburgh haunts (Halfway House and Bow Bar). Most months any of these would have been a strong contender, but this month I happen to have been in The Guidedog in Southampton which always feels a bit like visiting an old friend. So, my POTM is that one ( http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59830/ ).
Two pubs really stand out for me over the last month .Having heard that The Edgar Wallace off The Strand www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22089/ had changed hands ,I visited with some trepidation but was pleased to find the new regime even better than the old.My primary interest is quality real ale and that was delivered there but last nights visit to an old favourite The Old Cross Tavern,Hertford www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55450/ was pure joy and given it's more interesting interior that has squeezed in as my POTM.
No new pubs that I can shout about this month but a few oldies revisited. the Coal Hole in the Strand is still as good as I remembered when I worked around the corner. I reviewed the nearby Wellington about 5 years ago and commented on the 3 ales. A visit this week found 9 ales across 14 hand pumps with some good choices among them. I think I will have to go for the Wenlock Arms, this month, even with its temporary plastic furniture, as the beer are second to none and it needs all the publicity and praise that it can get at the moment!
Some new ones for me this month, from the fab plushness of the OXO Tower bar to the Ale and Cider emporium at the Southampton Arms amongst others in NW5 via the vile-looking but amazing beer pub of CASK at Pimlico.
I think the CASK Pub and Kitchen shaded it on the strength of one visit to each.
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