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 !!







Friday, 3 October 2014

The New Bulls Head

This was the second of the two pubs that I had identified as being worthy of a visit during our time in Stratford Upon Avon due, in no small part, to their inclusion in this year's Good Beer Guide. I will admit that The New Bulls Head is not the easiest of pubs to find, it is tucked away down a side street around a ten minute walk from the town centre, but it is worth the effort.



It prides itself on being a 'community pub' with some justification as it contains a small convenience store just inside the pub's entrance, I kid you not !! All of a sudden the prospect of doing the shopping sounds a lot more appealing !! I may write to my local MP requesting a few community pubs in Tamworth !!

Despite being listed in the Good Beer Guide the pub was disappointingly empty when we called in. I have no idea why, it was a real find, five real ales to chose from (Timothy Taylor Landlord being my selection), a live Saturday match being shown via a foreign satellite channel and a welcoming outdoor patio. What more could you want?!! There's even a shop for the ladies.....only kidding girls !!

Lack of a mobile signal meant that I had no idea of any football scores so once the live game (Man Utd v West Ham) had finished, the landlord turned onto Final Score. It was a classic case of first the good news, v*lla had lost three nil, then the bad news, Blues had lost two one !!

Given yet another Blues defeat I stopped to question my wisdom for my allegiance to Birmingham City then thought of Shakespeare's words 'The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool' (As You Like It Act V Scene I). Well that clears that up then doesn't it?!!
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