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 !!







Sunday, 17 August 2014

Pride of Spitalfields

If you are in London and you want a curry at a price that is kind to your wallet then Brick Lane is the place to go. You will literally be dragged kicking and screaming into one of the numerous curry houses with promises of free poppadoms or 20% discounts off your bill.

If you fancy a pre curry pint then I can not recommend Pride of Spitalfields highly enough. The pub is situated down a side street around half way down Brick Lane and opposite the entrance to Spitalfields Market. According to a Time Out review of the pub 'Pride of Spitalfields attracts by its very lack of pretention' this comment is spot on.

The décor is very dated and doesn't really match and the walls are adorned with black and white photographs of the East End of London in bygone days. There is an old Joanna in the corner of the pub primed and ready just in case Chaz n Dave ever drop by for a good old fashioned Cock-er-ney knees up !!

The pub is featured in the Good Beer Guide so as you can imagine real ale drinkers are well looked after. My brother Dave and I went for a pint of Crouch Vale Brewers Gold, Shelley was on the cider and sister in law Julie was on the wine...



A trip to the gents toilet typifies the pub, how many other places could you go to where the loos are part toilets / part tool sheds?...



Our appetites were well and truly awoken so we were off to see if we could negotiate a deal on a naan bread....
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