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, 9 November 2014

The Welkin

This was a flying visit, we were on our way back to the hotel to get changed before the meal to celebrate Shelley's mate Lou's 50th birthday when we passed a modern looking Wetherspoons. I looked pleadingly at Shelley, and she agreed that we could stop off for a very quick pint..



In all honesty the inside of the pub was fairly uninspiring, I have been in fewer pubs that contained so many tables and chairs in relation to the pub's size, partly due to the fact, I reckon, that pleasingly it was populated by quite an old crowd. I'm not sure if this would still have been the case later but this wasn't the usual young pre-loading clientele that town centre Wetherspoon's pub usually attract.

The beer selection as usual in Wetherspoons was excellent with me going for a Morland Old Hoppy Hen, a beer from the Old Speckled Hen family which unsurprisingly was more hoppy in taste !!

There were a few post match football fans in the pub, Everton had just drawn 2-2 at home however the fans seemed in good spirits, at least I think they were, I had real difficulty understanding their accents !! Now I know the Brummie accent is universally loathed but is it really worse than the Scouse accent?!! Really?!!

I made the point to Shelley that as most of the clothes that I was wearing were brand new there was no need for me to go back to get changed. This logic was surprisingly challenged and over ruled so we drank up and headed back.

I must admit that I was very impressed with all of the five venues that we had visited that afternoon/early evening.

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