Popular Post Xela Posted September 11, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2019 Saracens Head, Symonds Yat East, Herefordshire 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 The Bear Inn - Oxford 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted September 14, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted September 14, 2019 The Wootons Inn - Tintagel. The pub itself was a bit meh, nice selection of Sharp's. But the beergarden did the whole thing. 180 degree Cornwall scenery with the Ocean to top it of. And a fantastic evening as well. As pubs go, the King Arthurs Arms inn was a lot better. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Couple I went to in Whitby Duke of York and The Black Horse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 @Xela - don't suppose you were asked for proof of age in the Duke of York ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post imavillan Posted January 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2020 The Grapes in Oxford....not to be confused with The Grapes in Early Doors Nice boozer with real ales and craft beers. Worth a visit if ever you are in Oxford. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Yesterdays boozer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 38 minutes ago, Xela said: Yesterdays boozer looks nice and deciptively larger on the inside from the outside doorway and window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 8 hours ago, imavillan said: looks nice and deciptively larger on the inside from the outside doorway and window. Nice food in there as well. Had beef brisket burger. Loads of decent looking boozers in Buxton, just wish we had more time there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Stopped here in late January. Cracking place, great food and good beer Lamb Inn, Great Rissington (Cotwolds), Gloucestershire. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 When the time's right? Quote A man who built an app in his spare time that highlights independent pubs close to Wetherspoons venues, says he has been amazed by the response. The Android app Neverspoons has been downloaded nearly 18,000 times in its first week - more than Shane Jones expected from the first six months. It is currently top of the free app chart on Google Play. The name is a pun on the pub chain Wetherspoons but Mr Jones said he just wanted to give smaller pubs a boost. Mr Jones admitted that "a handful" of other chain pub venues had already crept on to the app and he said he planned to "weed out" those people had complained to him about - including one from the Slug and Lettuce chain and a few Greene King and Firkin franchises. "It's not easy to manually vet thousands of pubs," he said. Mr Jones has uploaded details of 2,500 pubs from around the UK so far and a further 971 have been submitted by drinkers and landlords. One single contributor nominated 50 different pubs in Birmingham, he said. BBC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I’d install that but it’s only on android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 13, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 20/02/2020 at 20:52, Xela said: Stopped here in late January. Cracking place, great food and good beer Lamb Inn, Great Rissington (Cotwolds), Gloucestershire. Now that looks like a pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 13, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 11/09/2019 at 23:00, Xela said: Saracens Head, Symonds Yat East, Herefordshire I've sunk many many pints in there down the years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 End of an era for Birmingham Had many a boozy karaoke fuelled late night/early morning in there. Last time in there I treated the patrons to a fantastic* performance of November Rain. Quote A much loved historic city pub has announced it has closed for good. Tap and Spile in Gas Street Basin will not be reopening after indoor hospitality restrictions lift from May 17. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/much-loved-birmingham-gem-tap-20544308 *I think 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 8, 2021 12 hours ago, Xela said: End of an era for Birmingham Had many a boozy karaoke fuelled late night/early morning in there. Last time in there I treated the patrons to a fantastic* performance of November Rain. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/much-loved-birmingham-gem-tap-20544308 *I think Yeah, I saw this yesterday. I think we're probably going to see a lot of this. A lot of businesses kept on due to Furlough but pulling the plug as soon as they need to actually get back to operating again. I hope to god someone else takes it on and just continues as is but sadly I suspect all the beer engines will be ripped out and replaced by "craft ale" taps and all the food will be topped by Avocado, and I'll be banned for not having a beard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2021 I did a crawl of the pubs around Digbeth yesterday, most of which I hadn’t been to before, my mate hadn’t been to any, so treading new ground. I’m sure some of you are familiar with them. First up was The Anchor, proudly stating on the notice board outside it was showing no football. Good pub, I quite like the back room and the small, rustic outside area - just about able to see the top of a nearby Sabbath mural on a wall next door. The Spotted Dog. Would need to go elsewhere to be certain but possibly a contender for the most Irish pub in the Irish Quarter. A bit of an old man’s pub inside but does give off a youthful feel elsewhere, mainly in the unexpectedly large outdoor space. The Big Bulls Head. Two rooms, the main bar area and a secluded dining room towards the back. Solid. The food looked good. The Big Birmingham Bake Bar. An impromptu visit here, as we were passing by. Only been in place for a few months, the main bit is obviously a bake off inspired activity, lots of people taking part. We were watching from across the patio, sat in a sort of open industrial unit. Different. The Old Crown for a meal. Been here a couple of times before. Nice food. Very lively. The Ruin. A sort of shabby chic traditional pub. Lots of individual rooms but quite spacious and a potentially good roof terrace, weather permitting. Reminded me of a cross between both The Church in the Jewellery Quarter’s and The Victoria. Nortons. A good sized music venue obviously quite a lively place. I wasn’t initially fussed about going here but it worked out quite well ending here. The live music acted as a good way to end the evening and it’s not too far to the train station. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: I did a crawl of the pubs around Digbeth yesterday, most of which I hadn’t been to before, my mate hadn’t been to any, so treading new ground. I’m sure some of you are familiar with them. First up was The Anchor, proudly stating on the notice board outside it was showing no football. Good pub, I quite like the back room and the small, rustic outside area - just about able to see the top of a nearby Sabbath mural on a wall next door. The Spotted Dog. Would need to go elsewhere to be certain but possibly a contender for the most Irish pub in the Irish Quarter. A bit of an old man’s pub inside but does give off a youthful feel elsewhere, mainly in the unexpectedly large outdoor space. The Big Bulls Head. Two rooms, the main bar area and a secluded dining room towards the back. Solid. The food looked good. The Big Birmingham Bake Bar. An impromptu visit here, as we were passing by. Only been in place for a few months, the main bit is obviously a bake off inspired activity, lots of people taking part. We were watching from across the patio, sat in a sort of open industrial unit. Different. The Old Crown for a meal. Been here a couple of times before. Nice food. Very lively. The Ruin. A sort of shabby chic traditional pub. Lots of individual rooms but quite spacious and a potentially good roof terrace, weather permitting. Reminded me of a cross between both The Church in the Jewellery Quarter’s and The Victoria. Nortons. A good sized music venue obviously quite a lively place. I wasn’t initially fussed about going here but it worked out quite well ending here. The live music acted as a good way to end the evening and it’s not too far to the train station. I did a pub crawl a few years ago I intend to repeat soon. The Craven Arms The Victoria The Old Fox The Dragon Inn The Lamp Tavern The Anchor The White Swan (now closed unfortunately) The Spotted Dog The Old Crown I'm not sure if any others have closed like The Lamp. It was the first time I'd ever been to The Old Crown. It was the one I was most looking forward to and the one which dissapointed the most. It was an office doo and The Lamp was hilarious as some just couldn't get their head around it. I hope The White Swan reopens because its a lovely pub. It probably will if ever they build that development around it although it will probably then be trendied up and replace the beer engines with fizzed up craft ale. Edited August 8, 2021 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 No drinking in town @Mark Albrighton & @sidcow if you are vilers. Mate. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 07/05/2021 at 22:25, Xela said: End of an era for Birmingham Had many a boozy karaoke fuelled late night/early morning in there. Last time in there I treated the patrons to a fantastic* performance of November Rain. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/much-loved-birmingham-gem-tap-20544308 *I think I walked past the other day and it looked like it was being fitted out. Hopefully someone has taken it on and will realise it was a success for a reason and won't change it too much. I have little faith though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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