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, 11 June 2014

Duke of York

Our trip to Lichfield was planned with military precision, we were catching the 14.39 bus there, and the 21.00 back to Tamworth. We concluded that just less than six hours drinking in Lichfield should be more than enough for our guests Craig and Maria to get a feel of the place.

The Duke of York is the nearest pub to the bus station and therefore a logical place for us to start..



It is a really good pub, real ales, steeped in history with a nice beer garden.

We were all impressed with the beer selection, the girls were on Stowford Press, Craig was on Joule's Pale Ale and I was on the Joule's Slumbering Monk.

As I said the pub is a historic one, it is the oldest pub in Lichfield and dates back over 400 years. The front bar is pretty much unchanged with a big inglenook, oak benches, a large real fire and a wide oak timber floor. The lower bar where we sat was once the cottage next door and the rear bar used to be the coaching stables.

But enough of the history lesson, what happened?!! Well, Craig was talking about one of his work colleagues and how he is well connected at Cardiff City. He said 'I've seen photos of his son in the player's bar with David Bellamy.' Oh dear Craig, I think you've got your Bellamy's mixed up, the fiery Welsh forward is called Craig Bellamy, David Bellamy is the bearded botanist !!

How we laughed, and we moved to the next pub doing our best David Bellamy impressions !!
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