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, 18 August 2014

The Cross Keys

We had a very amusing journey to The Cross Keys. My brother Dave was directing and he wanted to visit a particular pub near the Royal Courts of Justice, he foolishly thought that we needed to get off at Bank underground station meaning that we ended up being in London's financial district early on a Saturday evening, it was deserted and all the pubs were shut as we wandered up and down empty street after empty street.

Amazingly he got out of jail, we literally stumbled upon The Cross Keys, a fabulous, huge pub which was virtually empty and, much to Dave's delight, it was a Wetherspoons establishment meaning that old tight wad could get a cheap round !!

It really was a great pub, lovely and airy and a massive contrast to previous pub The Moon Under Water which was ridiculously busy and noisy. Naturally he was 'givin' it the big 'un' claiming that he had intended to bring us to this pub all along !!

I had a fabulous pint of Adnams Broadside, whilst Shelley relaxed with a glass of vino..



The pub must do a roaring trade in the week evidenced by the fact that the gents was like a tardis with an impressive eleven urinals and five traps !!

As much as I hate to admit it Dave picked the pub of the day.
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