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

Pig & Truffle




Pub crawls are always good when the pubs are close to each other and this is definitely the case in Lichfield. The Pig and Truffle was literally across the road from previous pub The Whippet Inn. My note taking during our pub crawl of Lichfield probably wasn't as fastidious as it normally is so unfortunately details from The Pig and Truffle are somewhat limited.

I was on the Purity UBU which was fine but not a patch on the pint of UBU that I'd had earlier that week in Pure Bar and Kitchen during our post holiday pub crawl in Brum.

Our welcome was a warm one and we got talking to the barman about an advert behind the bar, it proudly proclaimed, in large letters, that Turbo Shandy would be coming soon for £4.95. I asked him what makes up a Turbo Shandy and it absolutely threw him. I sensed a training need (no, not need, opportunity, he says using his best corporate speak!!) and told him that my understanding was that it was a bottle of Hooch topped up with a strong lager. His fellow barman disagreed and reckoned it contained WKD Blue though I think he was getting mixed up with Cheeky Vimto which contains WKD Blue and port.

We moved onto the next pub without ever solving the mystery.

EDIT. According to the world wide web (Wikipedia) Turbo Shandy is made with a lemonade based alcopop topped up with lager. I rest my case !! Mind you, it does add that it is sometimes 'fortified with a shot or more of vodka'. Don't try this at home kids !!
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