Worst looking pub photo ??

[Delboy20]

Easy. To paraphrase Quinno, there's only so much that my wallet or liver can accommodate, so why waste time on poor beers or crap pubs?

I can see your point but how can you tell if it is a crap pub with poor beer if you have never been in ??

I am with Arwkrite on this - I find it almost impossible to walk past a pub if it is open. The only thing that would stop me is if there are too many pubs to get round - then you have to be a bit more selective. I have had many pleasant surprises over the years - although it has to be said that some pubs are " exactly what it says on the tin " !

[rpadam]

I can see your point but how can you tell if it is a crap pub with poor beer if you have never been in ??

I am with Arwkrite on this - I find it almost impossible to walk past a pub if it is open. The only thing that would stop me is if there are too many pubs to get round - then you have to be a bit more selective. I have had many pleasant surprises over the years - although it has to be said that some pubs are " exactly what it says on the tin " !

Quite so.

Even if one's visits to previously unreviewed pubs frequently end up with hastily consumed jars of John Tetleys Super-chilled Taste-free Smooth, there is almost invariably something to take note of and write about.

Alternatively, the blandest or dodgy-looking exterior can sometimes disguise a hidden gem.

If you don't go, you don't know...

[trainman]

Alternatively, the blandest or dodgy-looking exterior can sometimes disguise a hidden gem.

Agree with all that; let's face it, one wouldn't imagine the external 'appeal' of Stockport's Olde Vic or, say, The Wenlock, would be hiding rewarding pub experiences, but these days I rarely find myself on a wander without prior research so, yes, I am again indebted to those trusted reviewers who have gone before and left so much guidance.

[General Staal]

The Lord Clifden in Hockley, Birmingham looks pretty uninspiring from the outside. But it is pretty darned good!

[runningdog]

Not only is life too short to be wasting time on crap beer, the bliudy stuff often costs more than good beer..........

[Maldenman]

Quite so.

Alternatively, the blandest or dodgy-looking exterior can sometimes disguise a hidden gem.

If you don't go, you don't know...

Anyone suspect a hidden gem here?

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/66280/

[ETA]

This really is a hidden gem... http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/65623/ : in a cellar (the clue's in the name) under a dodgy Indian takeaway. Well worth it though.