Perhaps not the most surprising Top 100 choice (this is actually No. 3,171) but you’ll know my feelings on London soup, and it’s taken an overdue return to the Royal Oak yesterday to convince me. First time here I’m fairly sure I saw McGrath rip through the England 1st innings on Day 1 of the… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – ROYAL OAK, BOROUGH
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TOP 100 PUBS – THE OLDE COTTAGE, CHESTER
Odd one this. The GBG records that I visited the Olde Cottage in Chester a fair few years ago and found the beer distinctly average. So why make a special return trip, on a busy day ticking new Merseyside pubs ? Because they keep bombarding me with tweets like this, Due to unforeseen circumstances we… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE OLDE COTTAGE, CHESTER
TOP 100 PUBS – BRIDGE INN (TRUST), PEEBLES
Someone jumped to the view that I don’t like Scottish pubs after a recent post, which couldn’t be further from the truth. And Peebles may have a less than stellar Spoons but it has a classic pub in the Bridge (aka Trust) I popped there after a macaroni pie in the High Street, a calorific… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – BRIDGE INN (TRUST), PEEBLES
TOP 100 PUBS – OLD No.7, BARNSLEY
Just to prove I haven’t got it in for Barnsley (as I’ll no doubt need to return for another micro pub visit), I ended the night in Old No.7, which I guess is better than False No. 9 for a pub name. My last pint was either going to be here, in the Cons Club… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – OLD No.7, BARNSLEY
TOP 100 PUBS – GEORDIE’S BYRE, AYR
A coveted Top 100 place secured on my first visit; I bet the owner of Geordie’s Byre will be over the moon. Or not. Geordie’s has it all, even an alternating position between Newton-on-Ayr and Ayr in the Beer Guide. Small things please small minds etc. Just a short hop over Old Bridge Street at Poundland to Newton,… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – GEORDIE’S BYRE, AYR
TOP 100 PUBS – RED LION, STOCKTON HEATH
Good grief, a (very) good Thwaites pub. I quite like the idea of Thwaites, but the execution of their beers often seems a little underwhelming. A bit like Everards. It may turn out to have been a bit over-generous to give the Red Lion in Stockton Heath a coveted Top 100 place, but I’d certainly… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – RED LION, STOCKTON HEATH
TOP 100 PUBS – WHARF INN, WELFORD
I’m debating whether to tell you about the Ember Inn in Camberley. It’s as bad as it sounds, but not in a good way. Think the 3rd Millennium novel, or Tin Machine II. No doubt there’ll be a locust infestation when Simon gets there in 2032. If you ask for it, you get it. But… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – WHARF INN, WELFORD
TOP 100 PUBS – WYKEHAM ARMS, WINCHESTER
Looking back at previous Top 100 pubs, there’s not many upmarket examples in there (this one apart of course). So I’m glad to be able to add a Proper Posh Pub to my list. It’s good to know there are places to drop in to overhear conversations about Danish gilt rates and castle breaks in Liechtenstein. On… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – WYKEHAM ARMS, WINCHESTER
TOP 100 PUBS – THE MAYPOLE, CAMBRIDGE
Up to Number 21 on my Top 100 (+/- a few), and still no entries from Stockport. Or Maidenhead. I’d been on the brink of featuring my third Cambridge entry for some time, but the Maypole isn’t a pub I go to as often as it deserves. Two quick visits this week after the Cambridge Beer Festival have settled… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE MAYPOLE, CAMBRIDGE
TOP 100 PUBS – THE BAG OF NAILS, BRISTOL
For a place with so much craft beer (craft by anyone’s definition) Bristol has a superb collection of traditional boozers. I rarely see the city mentioned in the same league as Norwich or Sheffield, which is odd. Being picky, the Beer Guide pubs can seem dominated by students, and I’ve had the odd bit of… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE BAG OF NAILS, BRISTOL
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