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 !!







Saturday, 16 August 2014

Penn Central




According to their website Penn Central 'offers customers a contemporary style with attentive staff' this was very quickly put to the test when we arrived as the attentive barmaid was forced to change the barrel of Sharps Doombar to satisfy my drinks order.

Penn Central is quite a nice bar, it had a fairly laid back Sunday afternoon feel to the place but there was little doubt that this would be a lively place on a weekend.

We were still recovering from Deb's 50th birthday party the night before and we were joined in the pub by Stewart (a friend of the birthday girl and her husband Bod) who had called into Penn Central for a hair of the dog while he watched the conclusion of the British Open golf tournament on the pub's large screen.
He was looking a bit jaded which was understandable when he informed us that he had stopped drinking at around 5.30am !!

We stood outside on the pub's terrace and it wasn't long before we were joined by our friend Anita, Deb and Bod. We were all of the opinion that the party had been a great success due in no small part to Bod's meticulous planning.

Although they live near Penn Central Bod and Deb mainly drink in nearby Ashley Cross and fancied a change of scenery so we ordered a cab and drank up...




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