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 Moon Under Water

I have bad memories of The Moon Under Water, the Wetherspoons pub next to the Odeon in Leicester Square..



It was the scene of me suffering a particularly bad hangover back in 2013 when all I could face to drink was water, an I event I regularly get reminded about by my two nephews who were there to witness my sorry state.

Thankfully there was no repeat performance on this occasion so I happily ordered a pint of Jennings Cocky Blonde.

Wetherspoons have a policy of no music in their pubs so that customers can enjoy their drinks in peace. There was no evidence of peace and quiet during our late Saturday afternoon visit to The Moon Under Water, it was absolute mayhem. We managed to grab the last free table and had to shout to one another to get heard, the noise in the pub was almost equivalent of being stood next to a speaker at a Motorhead gig. How on earth Shelley managed to order our snack of buffalo wings and nachos above the din I'll never know.

Thankfully the much needed food was enough to lift us from our late afternoon lethargy however the decibel level meant that it was time for a change of venue.

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