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, 24 September 2014

Hennessey's

Confession time, I have very little recollection of my first visit to Hennessey's in its new location. I had a reasonable excuse though, I'd spent all day at the Royal London one day cup final between Warwickshire and Durham (first drink consumed at 12.01pm) and after a few more in the pub after the game, we carried on the party to celebrate our three wicket defeat (who knows what sort of state I'd have been in if we'd won?!) on the train back from Marylebone to Moor St with cans of cider, and, to my shame, a shot of neat vodka from a random bloke !!

A drink in Brum before the last train back to Tamworth was probably the last thing I needed but it seemed a great idea at the time so off we (me, Andy, Deb, Dave and Jack) Jonathan Trotted to Hennessey's in Digbeth...



As I said, my memory at this point is a bit sketchy (as were my photography skills judging by the ghost like appearance of Andy and Deb) I definitely had a real ale but can't for the life of me remember what on earth it was. It was something I'd never had before and tasted nice, even on top of a base of ale, cider and vodka !!

I seem to recall the pub being much bigger than I thought it would be, and the fact that it was dark and dance music was being played meant that it had got a bit of a night club feel to the place, however I think I'd left my dancing shoes in Snobs in around 1996, so shape throwing was not on the agenda.

The few brain cells that were still functioning meant that I knew that if I didn't catch the 22.50hrs train back to Tamworth then, bar sleeping in the street and selling the Big Issue, I hadn't got a plan B, so I hot footed it back to New St. At some point during this journey I must have really given my shin a whack as it was bleeding when I got on the train but I have no recollection of the incident !!

Unlike Warwickshire I'd had a very long day in the field !!
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