Pub Of The Month - July 2014

[Al 10000]

I'm not going anywhere other than local until next month so here is my POTM for July.
It's The New Zealand Arms in Derby.


EDIT: I forgot to mention that this isn't listed in an Old Derby guide. Does anyone know it's original ownership?

The New Zealand Arms was originally and Ind Coope tied house,i first went in it on 19th May 1985,it then sold crap fizzy beer which is the reason it is not in any old Derby guides,by the mid 90s the pub had been branded a Festival ale house and stocked many real ales,i have only been in the pub twice.

[Aqualung]

The New Zealand Arms was originally and Ind Coope tied house,i first went in it on 19th May 1985,it then sold crap fizzy beer which is the reason it is not in any old Derby guides,by the mid 90s the pub had been branded a Festival ale house and stocked many real ales,i have only been in the pub twice.

Thanks for tha, how did I guess that you would know the answer!
My suspicion was that it was Bass, so I got that wrong. I'm not surprised it failed as a Festival Ale house, from what I recall they were town centre based. The Dancing Duck people will have to work hard to make it pay, but there was a CAMRA coach party turned up from Walsall while I was there.

[Al 10000]

Thanks for tha, how did I guess that you would know the answer!
My suspicion was that it was Bass, so I got that wrong. I'm not surprised it failed as a Festival Ale house, from what I recall they were town centre based. The Dancing Duck people will have to work hard to make it pay, but there was a CAMRA coach party turned up from Walsall while I was there.

No problem,i have done almost all pubs in the city of Derby over many years,i have took a photo of the New Zealand in its Festival Ale guise.

I personally think it is a bit too far out of town to work,ashbourne road has lost many pubs over the years which is a busy road,the New Zealand is'nt the easiest pub to find as you no doubt know.

[Thuck Phat]

Like Mr. F, I thoroughly enjoyed The Baum but to avoid repetition and because it had the best beer I've drunk all year POTM goes to The Marble Arch in Manchester.

[Al 10000]

My pub of the month for July goes to http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57333/,this is a really nice pub with a great choice of real ales.