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 !!







Wednesday, 6 August 2014

The Ox

It was day two of our Bournemouth / Poole weekend and we were back on it late afternoon. We caught the bus from our Bournemouth base to nearby Ashley Cross, a well to do area in Poole.

First stop was The Ox an upmarket 'bar and grill' to use their terminology. The kitty took a bit of a hammering when we got the round in though in all fairness my pint of Timothy Taylor Landlord was a great one. It's only money, you can't take it with you when you are gone !!

I managed to bore Shelley's brother Craig and sister in law Maria with my 'Did you know that Timothy Taylor Landlord is Madonna's favourite beer' interesting fact, one that Shelley has undoubtedly heard on numerous occasions !! Boring?!! Who, me?!!

I can't remember what cider the girls were drinking but the look on Maria's face shows that she had recovered from her earlier hangover...



Our mistake the previous day was lack of food so we had intended to get something to eat at The Ox but at £12.45 their fish 'n' chips wasn't as cheap as chips. So much for my it's only money mantra !!

We were joined by our friends Paul and Jane who live near the pub. Paul is a very amusing man and I particularly like the fact that his son was named after former Birmingham City and current Blackburn Rovers midfielder David Dunn, although this is down to Paul's Blackburn allegiance rather than in homage to Mr Dunn's spell at St Andrews.

Jane took her loyalty to the pub's name a bit too far in my opinion, her drink accompaniment was a packet of Ox flavoured crisps !!

Shelley had a bit of a Trigger from Only Fools and Horses moment in The Ox, she hilariously referred to Paul as Dave !! You couldn't make it up !!

Paul (aka Dave) recommended nearby pub The Brit as a good place to eat so we made haste in search of food...
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