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, 19 June 2014

West 12

West 12 is the nearest bar to where I work. It is situated at the Marriott Hotel, a hotel that is a regular stop off point for Premier League teams ahead of fixtures at Midlands based Premier League clubs. The list of Midlands based Premier League teams sadly doesn't currently include Birmingham City. Wipes tear.

The Marriott Hotel was also the place where former US president Bill Clinton stayed on his visit to Birmingham in 1998. Being a four star hotel a full laundry service is available to residents should the need arise for unsightly stains to be removed from clothing !!

My visit to West 12 was an unscheduled one, it was a meeting point ahead of a meeting point i.e. we were going to The Figure of Eight but various members of our party were staying over at The Marriott so they called in at their rooms for a quick freshen up so a swift pint was the order of the day for any non residents like myself.

West 12 isn't a place to get caught for a round so I ordered a pint of Becks Vier and waited for the barman to give me the bad news. I was mightily relieved when he asked for £4.10. Did you ever think you'd see the day when you saw a £4 plus pint as a bargain?!!

Steve, my boss's boss turned up and generously bought a round for all five of us so it was a two pint unscheduled stop which just gave us time to see Belgium score a late winner in their World Cup fixture against Algeria.

Photo opportunities were limited to say the least so rather than be subjected to the usual questions when I ask someone to take my photo, why are you doing a pub blog, how many pubs have to been to etc., I went down the Helen Flanagan/Kim Kardashian route and took a selfie which turned out to be somewhat unflattering..



I know I could be anywhere but trust me I was in the Marriott Hotel not far from the Monica Lewinsky suite !!

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