Some folk may think this blog a bit obsessed with urinals; just wait till you’re as old as me.
More short posts about Sussex compiled on dodgy WiFi in a campervan in Ayr for you, starting with the Roebuck in Laughton.
The Roebuck is what we call a destination pub, but manages to retain a bit of youthful Lewes vigour despite being hidden away in bucolic countryside near places called The Dicker and Muddles Green.
Cute
It looks like a gastro, but there’s lads drinking outside (students no doubt) and what I can only call a relaxed vibe within. Can I say “vibe” ?
Immaculate
My lazy comparisons are with the Windmill in Sevenoaks Weald, and the weirder Sheppey in Glastoland.
How often do you see real craft in a rural hamlet ?
Craft
Resisting the 10% keg, I shut my eyes and pointed at the Burning Sky.
“Just a quick one, Sir ?”
None of your business, mate.
Joking, he was a perfect host, and the Pale was cool enough (NBSS.3+).
“Ah, Rees-Mogg. Moggie.”
Some high-class banter, in every sense, centred on politics and the World Cup “that ‘arry Kane, ‘ees no good”.
But it was weird, in a good way. No idea what’s happening on the roof.
retiredmartin 
“It doesn’t bite”
Not sure why his teeth are green. I mean, from where I sit, they really should be *cough* yellow. (LOL)
“Cute”
Indeed.
“Can I say “vibe” ?”
Oh, you can say it alright; but are you ‘hip’ enough to use it? 😉
“How often do you see real craft in a rural hamlet ?”
Not a bad selection.
“that ‘arry Kane, ‘ees no good”
With comments like that he must be a esteemed economist. 🙂
“No idea what’s happening on the roof.”
I think that silver thingy is spare parts for the urinals. 🙂
Cheers
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Ah, you’ve got it Sir 😉
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You can say vibe.
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When does a pub stop being a pub and become a restaurant? Is it a pub because it doesn’t do table service? Or because it has a bar (albeit with no seating)? One for the next Camra general assembly I’d say.
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I’d say the key factor is whether all seating is reserved for diners. Some micropubs have no bar and only provide table service.
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Spot on Mudgie (no idea who Array is).
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Where did that “Array” come from? 🤔
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That’s your Blake’s 7 name.
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CAMRA doesn’t do a general assembly; it’s a Party Congress.
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Don’t you mean “Some folk may think this blog a bit obsessed with urinals” ?
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Yes you’re right. More to the pint (😉) how come Russ didn’t spot it ?
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Often I read your posts and take an opinion something along the lines of … pub looks pretty shit, but it’s in GBG so the beer must be okay and I’ll post an inane comment anyway. This time I’m thinking, I really want to visit this place, it looks cool with it’s keen focus on local, Sussex brewers, of which there are some good ones.
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I was thinking “this is a Richard pub” – classy, different, a bit quirk, crafty…. (shall I stop now ?)
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Just looks really nice …
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Disappointed the regulars weren’t in steam punk outfits to complete its quirky perfection.
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Perhaps they were, but were shy.
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