Your last Pint?

[Voll Blau]

Can't stand their normal stuff but Carlsberg Export is a solidly reliable tin. One that I don't want to like but I do.

[CosbehFox]

The Holy Trinity of Stout across 8 pubs in Belfast. 

 

The Crown and Duke of York are stunning pubs but absolutely packed out. You'd do well to ever get a booth at the Crown. So my favourite was actually Bittles Bar and Kelly's Cellar. The latter was packed but it's an incredibly old building. The Sunflower is absolutely worth visiting as well. 

 

Rather unsurprisingly beer there was at least a pound cheaper per pint - obvious reasons about brewing in Ireland and the travel but even a very decent pub I managed to get a pint of Guinness for £4.50

[Stadt]

Had a good crawl in London on Saturday for a mate's stag.

 

Few around Euston then Holborn into Waterloo. Princess Louise has a beautiful interior but standard Sam Smith's obscene pricing, it's a shame post-covid they're about the worst value pubco in London.

[Chris_OGrady]

Did quite a few taprooms in New York last week: Other Half, Talea, Wild East and Fifth Hammer- all excellent. I had a cask ale in two of them which was on the money and served with a sparkler! 

 

It’s quite hard to find sessionable 4/5% beers out there, and the hazy IPAs at 7% are so easy to drink. I can’t work out if the regular crowd are absolute pissheads or treat beer like wine 

 

 

[Chris_OGrady]

5 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

The Holy Trinity of Stout across 8 pubs in Belfast. 

 

The Crown and Duke of York are stunning pubs but absolutely packed out. You'd do well to ever get a booth at the Crown. So my favourite was actually Bittles Bar and Kelly's Cellar. The latter was packed but it's an incredibly old building. The Sunflower is absolutely worth visiting as well. 

 

Rather unsurprisingly beer there was at least a pound cheaper per pint - obvious reasons about brewing in Ireland and the travel but even a very decent pub I managed to get a pint of Guinness for £4.50

I managed to get a booth when I went to the Crown but couldn’t get into Bittles!

 

Some great pubs in Belfast, also rated Maddens and The Garrick

Edited 20 April by Chris_OGrady

[CosbehFox]

11 minutes ago, Chris_OGrady said:

I managed to get a booth when I went to the Crown but couldn’t get into Bittles!

 

Some great pubs in Belfast, also rated Maddens and The Garrick

Went Maddens, which I was a big fan of and it was just building in there because 10pm music was on. But my Dad wanted out by that point. 
 

I couldn’t get in the Spaniard either. 

[bovril]

6 hours ago, Stadt said:

Had a good crawl in London on Saturday for a mate's stag.

 

Few around Euston then Holborn into Waterloo. Princess Louise has a beautiful interior but standard Sam Smith's obscene pricing, it's a shame post-covid they're about the worst value pubco in London.

I hope you popped into the Lord John Russell. A pub I miss greatly, not a beer paradise but very nice vibes in one of my favourite micro areas of London. 

[Stadt]

Just now, bovril said:

I hope you popped into the Lord John Russell. A pub I miss greatly, not a beer paradise but very nice vibes in one of my favourite micro areas of London. 

We got kicked out for no discernible reason! Other patrons were completely baffled too

[bovril]

1 minute ago, Stadt said:

We got kicked out for no discernible reason! Other patrons were completely baffled too

Lmao not such nice vibes

[Stadt]

34 minutes ago, bovril said:

Lmao not such nice vibes

Peggy Michell tribute act was bizarre, still non the wiser 

[bovril]

14 hours ago, Stadt said:

Peggy Michell tribute act was bizarre, still non the wiser 

I have fond memories of it for various personal reasons but yes it is a slightly random and not very Bloomsbury pub with a colorful cast of characters behind the bar, painfully shy Taylor Swift uber fan being a particular favorite.

[spezza74]

20 hours ago, Chris_OGrady said:

Did quite a few taprooms in New York last week: Other Half, Talea, Wild East and Fifth Hammer- all excellent. I had a cask ale in two of them which was on the money and served with a sparkler! 

 

It’s quite hard to find sessionable 4/5% beers out there, and the hazy IPAs at 7% are so easy to drink. I can’t work out if the regular crowd are absolute pissheads or treat beer like wine 

 

 

I did a road trip through Louisiana and Texas a few years back and the average strength of the beers on offer was a bit mind blowing (once you've managed to avoid the lite lager dross)! I particularly remember drinking cans of this monstrosity at an NFL game https://www.gooseisland.com/beers/big-hazy-pineapple-beer-hug. For the avoidance of doubt it is one of the most vile beers I've ever drunk!

 

I'd definitely had my fill of Hazy IPAs by the end of the holiday, although malty German dunkel/marzen style beers were quite popular in that area, which was a good antidote to IPA overload. 

[Chris_OGrady]

I seem to remember a few poeple have been to the Holly Bush Inn on here in Makeney. Can you walk there down the river Derwent directly from Duffield station?

[SystonFox]

few madris down the woodies rothley later on i reckon. obscene pricing mind for a pint of carling

[Samilktray]

4 minutes ago, SystonFox said:

few madris down the woodies rothley later on i reckon. obscene pricing mind for a pint of carling

Lovely beer garden but the clientele in their are unbearable, and as you say pricing is wild

[SystonFox]

1 minute ago, Samilktray said:

Lovely beer garden but the clientele in their are unbearable, and as you say pricing is wild

it's only good in the summer and this is due to the garden.

 

royal oak rothley has had a refurb - open Monday

[Officer Doofy]

7 minutes ago, SystonFox said:

it's only good in the summer and this is due to the garden.

 

royal oak rothley has had a refurb - open Monday

How does Rothely not have a true A grade boozer? Madness 

[Chris_OGrady]

18 minutes ago, Officer Doofy said:

How does Rothely not have a true A grade boozer? Madness 

I thought the Woodies had a good reputation as a traditional  pub with well kept cask ale amongst the CAMRA crowd. I have heard reports of a bit of a Deano takeover though...

[SystonFox]

1 hour ago, Chris_OGrady said:

I thought the Woodies had a good reputation as a traditional  pub with well kept cask ale amongst the CAMRA crowd. I have heard reports of a bit of a Deano takeover though...

Woodies is a good pub but the deanos have well taken over with their financed bmw's and turkey teeth for sure. Outside on a warm day the "marbs area" attracts allsorts. equally it prices out a lot too!

[grobyfox1990]

30 minutes ago, SystonFox said:

Woodies is a good pub but the deanos have well taken over with their financed bmw's and turkey teeth for sure. Outside on a warm day the "marbs area" attracts allsorts. equally it prices out a lot too!

HAHAHAHA a financed BMW and a package holiday booked to Halkidiki is proper deano

[Tommy G]

Best boozers in Newcastle pls 

[CWC1983]

4 hours ago, Tommy G said:

Best boozers in Newcastle pls 

It was pre Christmas, but the Dubliner down by the quayside was busy, live music, good laugh, 

 

Crown Posada was good, just up the road from Dubliner. 

[Strawberry_Jam]

4 hours ago, Tommy G said:

Best boozers in Newcastle pls 

Free trade inn and Donzoko Tap room

[CosbehFox]

16 hours ago, Tommy G said:

Best boozers in Newcastle pls 

What’s your plan out of interest? I ask because I’d say there is three distinct areas you’d drink in. 
 

Free Trade Inn is one of the best pubs in the country but it’s in Ouseburn which is a good twenty to thirty minutes out of the city centre 

[Stadt]

Free Trade Inn, Cumberland Arms, Bridge Hotel, Crown Posada, The Carriage for Newcastle. Slightly disappointing amount of good pubs for its reputation, suffers with loads of big chains in the centre.

 

 

In other news Augustiner Helles is being rolled out on draught in Britain