Pubs of 2014

Right, here we go...... The purpose of this blog is to log all the pubs that I have visited and consumed an alcoholic beverage in during 2014. The rules are quite simple, the establishment needs to be a public house, it sounds straightforward but it may get complicated for example things that wouldn't count are a visit to the bar at the cricket, a pre gig drink in a concert venue, a drink at the Birmingham German market etc. As judge and jury my decision is final, and if I'm in any doubt I won't count it.



My prediction as at the start of the year is that the final number will be somewhere around the 200 mark though I won't go to pubs just to get the numbers up, it will be a true reflection of my pub visting year.



My posts will include information about the pub, the ambience of the surroundings, the choice and quality of the beer, any interesting or amusing anecdotes about my visit and, where possible, photographic evidence.



I will try and keep the information as accurate as possible noting that alcohol consumption means that at times this may prove difficult !!



The format of the posts is simple, the first visit to the pub will be the blog entry and that post will be updated for any subsequent visit.



Hope you enjoy it...



Cheers

UPDATE January 2015

Right, that's it, it's finally finished, some 259 pubs later !! It's been hard work but it's nice being able to look back and relive the drinking experiences of 2014.

I am pleased with the final result and whilst I've been reviewing it, I have actually laughed a few times at my own jokes !!

A word of warning, it does start off a bit slow (some of my posts from Bath are a bit dull) but stick with it. In hindsight the format of posting repeat visits to a pub on the original post at times doesn't work very well when reading the blog in its' entirety but on the whole I'm pleased with it and I hope that you enjoy it.

I have stated this in the blog but I will say it again, thanks to anyone that I have had a beer with in 2014 and special thanks to Shelley for her patience !!







Tuesday, 4 February 2014

The Edinboro Castle

Camden Town on a Sunday is a great place to visit, the streets are packed full of people drawn there by the legendary Camden Market which is colourful, bustling and rich in both character and characters.

Camden is also noted for having some fabulous pubs, one such place, The Edinboro Castle, is a particular favourite of ours. It is tucked away down a side street a short walk from the main drag and we made hard work of finding it so it was quite a relief when we eventually did..

 
Even though it wasn't even 12.30pm we were more than ready for a drink but were almost spoilt for choice with the selection of ales, ciders and world beers that were on selection. Shelley's eyes lit up when she saw her favourite Aspall cider on draught whilst I went for a Hopback Winter Lightning which I must say has to rank as the best beer I had tasted thus far in 2014.
 
It was a good job we arrived early, the pub does a mean Sunday lunch and was booked up for food all afternoon. We both enjoyed a traditional Sunday dinner of roast beef with all the trimmings, though I would like to offer a word of word of warning, don't use too much mustard as it blows your head off as Shelley found to her cost !!
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