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 !!







Sunday, 12 October 2014

The Howard

The instructions from my mate Jack for locating our meeting point of The Howard were most helpful and very accurate 'The pub is opposite the train station, walk past the water wall, cross over the road and you'll find the old looking pub'. This was the view looking out from the front of the station...



Who says education standards are slipping?!!

The pub was okay, definitely in need of a lick of paint, but ideal as a meeting point. I kept my part of the arrangements and was at the pub for 6pm, unfortunately Jack was running late and was at home getting changed before meeting me. A student getting changed?!! I thought that they were the great unwashed?!!

The beer selection at The Howard was pretty good with me going for the special prize of a pint of Jennings Bulls Eye. I found a seat by the window and watched our future physicists, politicians and doctors walk past on their way to and from the university.

I had been chatting to a local at my work's annual conference who advised me that as an ale fan I needed to visit The Rutland Arms as it is famous for the quality of its real ale. Given that it was only around five hundred yards from The Howard I hastily rearranged my meeting point with Jack. Seeing as this was another solo pub visit a selfie was required...



A much better selfie than the normal offering of nostrils and chins !!

The music selection coming from the pub's jukebox was varied to say the least, American hip hop group Cypress Hill were followed bizarrely by a Wet Wet Wet ballad, mind you once Peter Andre's Mysterious Girl started I knew I was in trouble, if I didn't leave the pub before the chorus I knew I'd have the song going round in my head all night. I wasn't quick enough.......Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Mysterious Girl, I wanna get close to you.....
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