Thanks for starting the ball rolling, OB.
I've reordered these initial suggestions to make a circuit (starting and ending with the two nearest the station) and Google maps makes it just under four miles (similar to Stockport, but this is before we add any wild cards!).
I've been to six of these (not the Admiral, the Hanover or the Mitre). You can read my reviews of the Basket Makers (my view was skewed by the depletion of available beers and the superabundance of fried fish), the Prince Albert (a suitable last port of call, I think) and the Victory. My favourite of these was the Victory. The Evening Star would be a good place to start a crawl as it's handy for the station. I liked the Beer Dispensary, not so much the Craft Beer Co.
In addition, I've reviewed the following: the Southover (quite a long way out but not as far as the Hanover),
Cricketers, Foundry, Earth & Stars,
Black Horse, Waggon & Horses,
Mash Tun. I liked the
Waggon & Horses. The
Earth & Stars and the
Foundry are not far from the Prince Albert, so might make suitable wild cards for those who have time and capacity before their trains.
I had a look in the
King & Queen but didn't have a drink (only one real ale on, I think) and had a drink in the
Prince George, but was suffering from Delhi belly at the time so have little to no recollection of the pub. The
Seven Stars used to be a nice Fullers pub but is now a ghastly craft ale bar. The
North Laine will float the boats of some people.
I've reviewed these in
Kemptown: Saint Georges, Barley Mow, Thomas Kemp, Hand in Hand, Saint James. An idea: these might do for anyone who's planning on spending Thursday night in Brighton?
There's a bit of a gap in the above (very early draft) route between the Victory and the Hanover. This could be filled by the Waggon & Horses, the North Laine,
The Geese (Have Gone Over The Water) (Nice review from Paul of Horsham)
(NB opens at 4pm) and the
Southover (NB opens at 3pm) without affecting the overall distance very much. (Or we could go up via the Admiral to the Hanover, then down via Southover and Geese before cutting across the Level to the Mitre.)
Similarly, it might be a good idea to go from the Dispensary to the sea front and along towards the pier, then cut inland on Black Lion Street to the Cricketers before the Victory, rather than try to find a route through the back streets and miss out the sea altogether.
So, here we go (1st draft):
1.
The Evening Star
2.
The Craft Beer Co
3.
Brighton Beer Dispensary
4.
Cricketers
5.
The Victory Inn
6.
Waggon & Horses
7.
North Laine
8.
The Geese (Have Gone Over The Water)
9.
Southover
10.
The Hanover
11.
The Admiral
12.
Mitre Tavern
13.
The Basketmakers Arms
14.
Foundry
15.
Earth & Stars
16.
The Prince Albert
OK, hope this stimulates some discussion, especially from people who live near Brighton and may have been to other pubs more recently than I have been to these. (Or been to these and want to disagree with me!)
Cheers