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, 9 August 2014

The Bermuda Triangle

We were on our way from The Bricklayers Arms to Mr Kyps to see some live music when we passed The Bermuda Triangle. The main purpose of our long weekend in Bournemouth / Poole was to attend the 50th birthday party of our friend Deb, that was being held the next day, but seeing as the birthday girl, her husband Bod and their friends were stood outside The Bermuda Triangle having a drink it would have been rude not to stop off for a pint, so that's precisely what we did.

I've been to this pub before and loved it so it was great to find that it was still as good as I remembered as we walked in to the strains of ELO's Mr Blue Sky. There is quite a range of continental beers in The Bermuda Triangle and I ordered ein bier bitte when I saw that my favourite German wheat beer Erdinger was available on draught. We stood outside and enjoyed the pleasant late evening Poole weather.



The view wasn't a great one, we were stood staring at the local C*nservative club but seeing as I've recently gone against my principles and set foot in the Northfield branch of said establishment I can't really say much can I?!!

When pint number two was ordered it was blatantly obvious that my inaugural visit to Mr Kyps was going to have to wait for another occasion, we were all having too much of a good time.

The good times continued and, if anything, got better when we moved indoors at around eleven o'clock and an impromptu disco started. The majority of the songs that were played were right up my street as they were of the classic rock variety from the likes of ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, Rainbow etc. There were some serious shapes being thrown....

 
 
 
 


The night took a bizarre turn when we were treated / subjected (delete as appropriate) to some kissing action at the bar. Now relationships with a large age gap can often work, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones for example have been together for some time now, however I'd have never put these two together...



The old boy probably had stirrings awoken that had been slumbering for many years !!

I think the below snap gives an indication of what they must have been thinking the next day...



The old fella has got a big grin on his face, and the lady (undoubtedly nursing a hangover) has got her head in her hand thinking what on earth was I doing?!! She is undoubtedly wishing that she'd disappeared in The Bermuda Triangle !!

A fantastic night ended with a spectacular thunderstorm.




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