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 !!







Monday, 21 April 2014

The Tavern Inn

We rarely visit The Tavern but being as it was next to our previous venue Bonds and there was a queue to get into The Silk Kite it seemed like a good idea at the time....it wasn't !!



The Tavern (or The Tavern in the Town to give it its full name) is a former bikers pub, it is popular at weekends firstly as it is a feeder pub for The Silk Kite, which is literally over the road, and secondly because there are live bands on a Saturday night.

I would describe it as a bit grubby, it probably hasn't had a refurbishment since decimalisation and it shows. I foolishly risked a pint of real ale (an M & B Brew XI) and was subjected to my worst pint of 2014 by some distance. It was bloomin' awful.

While the situation on the beer front was gross, the situation on the music front was arguably worse. Noting the fact that this was a former bikers pub, who in there right mind would choose line dancing favourite 5-6-7-8 by Steps as a selection on the pub's jukebox?!!

The dire situation was compounded when I caught a glimpse of the pub's television, it was showing Britain's Got Talent !! Had I just walked into hell?!!

The only saving grace was the fact that we were stood by the window and I must say the moonlit view of the Assembly Rooms (a venue frequented by both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones just over fifty years ago) and 14th century church St Editha's were something to behold though not enough for us to even contemplate another pint.


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