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 !!







Saturday, 15 February 2014

The Old Stone Cross

The Old Stone Cross is a pub that does most of its trade on a Friday and Saturday night from about 9.30 onwards when Tamworth's young folk flock to the place to fill up on cheap pre club drinks. Particularly popular are shots, which were pre-prepared behind the bar when we arrived. Amongst those on offer were Glitter Bug, Bush Monster, Oil Slick and Fire Bomb. Unsurprisingly there was no real ale to be so, rather than going for an Oil Slick, I opted for a particularly fizzy pint of Carling.



The pub is famous for an incident that took place there over fifty years ago. The Rolling Stones were playing at the nearby Assembly Rooms and Mick Jagger popped in for a pre gig pint, however fans found out so he was virtually imprisoned in the pub. Unable to make it to the loo he 'relieved' himself against the bar..




...an act that lead to him being thrown out and banned from the place.

The pub is a very short distance from Tamworth's main church The Church of St Editha so I'm sure that some lucky brides get to spend their first night of matrimony in the luxurious surroundings of a 'honeymoon room' at The Old Stone Cross..

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