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 !!







Wednesday, 5 February 2014

The Prince Arthur

While my first impressions of previous pub Belushi's were bad but then improved, the good feeling that I had when we entered The Price Arthur didn't last long. My initial feeling was based on the fact that, as well as being an oasis on our walk from Camden to Euston, the pub not only stocked Aspall cider for Shelley but also sold one of my favourite beers namely Cumberland Ale. However once we took our seats in this dark pub we noticed that there were only two other punters in the place presumably down to the fact that firstly the place had almost certainly not had a lick of paint since about 1973 and, secondly, the music that we were subjected to was more dreary than a cross between Coldplay, Radiohead and The Smiths.



 After visiting the toilets, that were like the infamous scene from Trainspotting, we quickly finished our drinks but left with a spring in our step after realising that we'd got just enough time for a quick drink in one last London pub before catching our train home.

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