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, 23 June 2014

The Old Rectifying House

Venue for our post match pint was The Old Rectifying House, we headed there to drown our sorrows after Warwickshire had slumped to an embarrassing eight wicket defeat at the hands of local rivals Worcestershire.

Two of our party (Gray and Big Gray) were in the pub before the rest of us as they couldn't bear to watch the end of the humiliating defeat. Gray even sung 'Is there a fire drill'?! at himself as he made his way out in front of the jubilant Worcester supporters.

Although I'd been to The Old Rectifying House before I had very little recollection of the place as my previous visit followed a very long alcohol fuelled session at the cricket. It's a really good pub, a bit on the trendy side but hey, I'm a trendy type of guy !! As well as the usual selection of premium lagers and world beers I was pleased to see that real ale fans were catered for with Otter Bitter being the ale in question.

Once again we made the most of the weather and drank in the large outdoor area out the back which had a really good vibe with a dj playing tunes of the chill out variety, he says making believe he knows what he's on about !!

I think I must have left my picture taking originality back at home in Tamworth as the photo from this pub of Jule, Sarah and Chris is virtually identical to the one I took in previous pub The Swan With Two Nicks, still it makes a change from yet another one of me....



The night very nearly ended literally in tears when Jule's fun loving nephew Daneville decided he was going to make a move to get the last train home. Rather than doing what most sensible people would have done and leave the pub by the front door he inadvisably decided that climbing over the gates at the back of the pub would be a better option.......it wasn't !!! He managed to clamber up to the top of the gates but panicked when they began to move. The pub looked on in genuine horror when he began to fall to the ground though thankfully one of his mates was on hand to break his fall so mercifully all that was hurt was his pride which came after rather than before this particular fall. Brian, his Dad, must have felt very proud as he witnessed the whole event.

It was time for the rest of us to drink up and get the train home though we all took the front door rather than the gate option !!







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