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 !!







Thursday, 29 May 2014

Riviera Beach Club

We were aching a bit after walking the 9.5 miles from Benalmadena to Fuengirola meaning that there was no way that we were going to walk back. We decided that the bus was probably the best option but we couldn't resist a little pit stop on our way from previous pub Easy Days to the bus stop.

Riviera Beach Club was a bar situated on the beach and affiliated to the nearby Hotel Yaramar. We ordered our drinks (Shelley a bottle of Strongbow, me a pint of Cruzcampo) and settled back to enjoy the last of that days sunshine.

 
 


Although we'd slip, slop, slapped earlier our first real exposure to the sun in 2014 meant that we were both sporting a few areas of red soreness.

We didn't dare get too settled as we had no idea of either the location of the bus stop or the times of the buses but, as seasoned travellers, we don't get overly concerned about such matters. We leisurely finished off our drinks, requested la cuenta, and went in search of a bus home.
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