The distance from The Howard to The Rutland Arms was a short one which included me passing gentleman's lap dancing club Spearmint Rhino. It was a Tuesday night so it was 'Animal Student Night' which meant that dances were £10 all night, and here was me thinking that they spent their grant money on text books !!
The pub was a fine recommendation, a proper pub with a great selection of ales and good tiling. I've suddenly started looking at pub tiles. Is this weird?!!
I chose a pint of local beer Blue Bee Bees Knees Bitter brewed in Sheffield and it was a lovely drink. I'd begun to wish that I was stopping up in Sheffield for the night rather than catching the 20.57 back to Tamworth.
One thing was certain, this was a pub with a sense of humour, a sign by the jukebox gave a list of recommended artists which included The Ramones. In brackets it stated 'Yes, they are a band' a clear reference to the fact that Ramones tee shirts are a popular fashion accessory with students many of whom have undoubtedly never heard of them.
The menu was quirky, soup of the day was Thai coconut vegan stuff and ting, and snacks included a Bhajji butty, I can only imagine the mess I'd make trying to eat one of those !!
Jack eventually turned up and it was great to see him, like a lot of youngsters he is a lager drinker so I begrudgingly agreed to his request for a pint of Becks. He brought me up to speed on his progress so far in what is his third and final year at university, however it wasn't long before we got onto the subject of the sorry state of affairs at Birmingham City.
The pub, next to Sheffield Universities Hallam Halls, was naturally very popular with students so I was feeling a bit conspicuous in my shirt and tie, maybe the youngsters thought I was a lecturer !! Mind you, I think I'd rather have worn a shirt and tie than wear what one girl was wearing, a Southend United scarf !! She did amuse/depress me though when she walked over to the jukebox and said, disappointingly, 'Oh, it's a jukebox, I was hoping that it was a games machine' !!
Jack had promised to take me to a couple of pubs so we drank up and he granted my request of a photo outside the pub...
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