Your last Pint?

[Unabomber]

47 minutes ago, Mike Oxlong said:

Thought I’d wandered into the mitten thread for a moment 

Your last mitten. I’ll have to start that one up soon

[ajthefox]

Been on the Titanic Plum Porter last weekend in one of my usual haunts for my birthday and on Saturday in a pub I'd never been in before which was a nice surprise.

One of my all time favourites, so easy to drink and the smell always gets me.

[Voll Blau]

Glasgow was an absolute treat at the weekend. A summary:

 

The Pot Still - Brilliant pub more famed for its whisky selection but had some nice ales on tap too. Didn't dig into it but their Bavarian beer selection was up there as well.

 

The Horse Shoe - As a local at the bar told me, an iconic Glasgow pub. More worth a visit for the architecture than beer but did a nice pint of West's St Mungo Lager.

 

Shilling Brewing Co - Big gaff in what I thought was a converted bank, but with a micropub feel. Was absolutely rammed on a Friday night just with normal folk on a night out, rather than beer hipsters or old men. Great to see.

 

Inn Deep - Cool pub in converted railway arches on the bank of the River Kelvin in the trendy West End. Assume it's run by Williams Brothers given the number of their beers available. Had a nice Czech Pilsner.

 

Bon Accord - Another cosy ale and whisky type boozer on the edge of the city centre. Could gladly have spent the whole afternoon in there if their card machine hadn't been broken. Had a Brass Castle Bad Kitty porter which was a very ideal cold, winter Sunday pint.

 

The Griffin - A corner pub near the Bon Accord with great architecture and loads of Skye ales. Tried some of their bottles during lockdown so was nice to finally have a pint of their stuff in a pub.

 

 

Will be back. Never been so gutted to leave a new city knowing how fvcking far away I live from it.

Edited 6 December 2022 by Voll Blau

[Stadt]

Had 4 or 5 excellent pints of Guinness at Shenanigans in Liverpool the other weekend 

[ajthefox]

2 hours ago, Stadt said:

Had 4 or 5 excellent pints of Guinness at Shenanigans in Liverpool the other weekend 

Used to go in Shenanigans pretty regularly at my last job as it was less 5 minutes away. Had some good nights in there and some very bad hangovers from drinking blue moon all night and not getting any grub.

[westernpark]

Pint of Sleighbell at the proper black horse on Braunstone gate. That pub has improved considerably since the change in landlord. 

[SemperEadem]

6 minutes ago, westernpark said:

Pint of Sleighbell at the proper black horse on Braunstone gate. That pub has improved considerably since the change in landlord. 

In there tomorrow. Might copy your drinks choice.

[CosbehFox]

https://londonist.com/london/drink/where-drink-best-cask-beer-london
 

Excellent list of London boozers here - says Cask but nearly all of them do Keg 

[Stadt]

What are the standout pubs out around the county these days? Most Everard's pubs don't count excuse 90% of them are carbon copies.

 

The criteria:

Not a big chain

Nice interior

Interesting beer selection

 

The Salmon,WEB and Real Ale Classroom are probably the best examples of what I'm looking for but in the county. I want to try the craft one in Syston.

[CosbehFox]

56 minutes ago, Stadt said:

What are the standout pubs out around the county these days? Most Everard's pubs don't count excuse 90% of them are carbon copies.

 

The criteria:

Not a big chain

Nice interior

Interesting beer selection

 

The Salmon,WEB and Real Ale Classroom are probably the best examples of what I'm looking for but in the county. I want to try the craft one in Syston.

Quite fortunate where I live that there are two Everard's which still feel like pubs - beer choice is meh though - Bulls Head, Cosby & Plough, Littlethorpe 

 

Mill Hill Enderby is worth a visit in the county 

Edited 8 December 2022 by CosbehFox

[SemperEadem]

Shame the General Elliot in Willoughby Waterleys closed, that really was like stepping in time back to the 80's.

[Unabomber]

Salted caramel popcorn stout at the Euston tap to close my mini trip. Like I mentioned earlier I still can’t believe the beer pricing in Bruges. Back to reality now in London. 

[Stadt]

5 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

Quite fortunate where I live that there are two Everard's which still feel like pubs - beer choice is meh though - Bulls Head, Cosby & Plough, Littlethorpe 

 

Mill Hill Enderby is worth a visit in the county 

I like Mill Hill, I live in Earl Shilton now so Cosby and Littlethorpe are accessible enough 

[Lako42]

9 hours ago, Stadt said:

What are the standout pubs out around the county these days? Most Everard's pubs don't count excuse 90% of them are carbon copies.

 

The criteria:

Not a big chain

Nice interior

Interesting beer selection

 

The Salmon,WEB and Real Ale Classroom are probably the best examples of what I'm looking for but in the county. I want to try the craft one in Syston.

The Rock in Whitwick 

Tap 76 in Ashby 

The spirit vaults in Melbourne 

The Dewdrop Inn Hathern 

Hallcroft tap Shepshed

The Curzon Arms Woodhouse eaves 

 

Just to start

[Stadt]

3 hours ago, Lako42 said:

The Rock in Whitwick 

Tap 76 in Ashby 

The spirit vaults in Melbourne 

The Dewdrop Inn Hathern 

Hallcroft tap Shepshed

The Curzon Arms Woodhouse eaves 

 

Just to start

Cheers, good suggestions.

 

 

The Rock is on the list and easily doable.

I’ve had Ashby in the back of my mind for a while (bring on the Ivanhoe line).

Dewdrop and Hallcroft - I’ve never heard of so will look into.

 

Been to the Curzon, nice pub, excellent food.

[SemperEadem]

First time trying Frisby Lager by Round Corner last night in WEB, lovely pint.

[Milo]

Can’t recommend these highly enough. 
 

I’d never come across them until a friend bought me some recently. 
 

 

I’ve just ordered a case. They’re not particularly cheap, but I have a 15% off code - drop me a line if you want to treat yourself. 

[Lako42]

4 hours ago, Milo said:

Can’t recommend these highly enough. 
 

I’d never come across them until a friend bought me some recently. 
 

 

I’ve just ordered a case. They’re not particularly cheap, but I have a 15% off code - drop me a line if you want to treat yourself. 

Send us a code mate, might be a decent pickup for Xmas 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

20 hours ago, Stadt said:

Cheers, good suggestions.

 

 

The Rock is on the list and easily doable.

I’ve had Ashby in the back of my mind for a while (bring on the Ivanhoe line).

Dewdrop and Hallcroft - I’ve never heard of so will look into.

 

Been to the Curzon, nice pub, excellent food.

 

If you go the Hallcroft Tap nip in the Black Swan while you're that way brother; not exotic, more reliable (but v v well kept) beers in a place very much a pub, over the road from Dynamo. Think it's in the GBG.

 

Likewise Charnwood's other gaff in Mountsorrel is tidy if a bit small with a tendency to get busy - but The Swan in 'sorrel is absolute class. Both better than any of the pubs down the road in Quorn.

[Livid]

Out with work last night but driving. 
 

In the parcelyard has a decent pint of Guinness followed by a bottle of alcohol free San Miguel, easy to drink but hardly any taste to it. Moved on and switched to Peroni 0% which was bad at all, one of the best non alcoholic drinks I’ve tasted. 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

For any Leeds based bev drinkers, I walked from mine to this gaff in armley earlier to pick up some Christmas bevs and good grief it was Susan Perb. Just an innocuous newsagent size shop but jus wall to wall beer:

Raynville Superstore

 

 

[PAULCFC]

Just put my order in for xmas beers.Two 10L boxes of Nottingham noel and Bullion from Nottingham Brewery and 12 bottles of Advent Ale from Hogsback brewery.....should keep me going for a bit!

[Anorak]

Going Belgian for the match tonight. 

[Voll Blau]

I know I rave about it but Harborough Stores is a top tier shop for beer these days. Was chatting to the owner this afternoon and he's always trying to find the rarest stuff he can from Germany, Belgium and elsewhere. Well worth a trip if you're that side of Leicester.

 

Picked up a few ales from Farndon Fields Farm Shop too, which has a great selection of stuff from Leicestershire breweries. Will report back later.

[Milo]

3 hours ago, Anorak said:

Going Belgian for the match tonight. 

How were they? 
 

Isn’t the Trappist one 10%? 😬