"Brighton's Best Pubs" (sic) OI ATILLA!

[Pevenseagull]

I thought that the winner of the best beer for the past few years has been Timothy Taylors Landlord.

I have just come back from a few days in Mevagissey, via Yeovil. of course, and was drinking St Austells Tribute quite a good pint.

Friend of mine runs The Montreal any views on that pub.

Sorry got wrong pub and had to change it.

can't check the book anymore

it's been eaten

 

[Man of Harveys]

I thought that the winner of the best beer for the past few years has been Timothy Taylors Landlord.

Nail on point, as usual:
http://www.harveys.org.uk/layawardsandaccolades.htm

The Regency is nice, especially around Christmas

:safeway

Not any more it's not. About as festive as the Walkabout and about as unique these days too, compared to its heyday under Chris and Geoff. A very sad loss.

 

[The Large One]

Nail on point, as usual:
http://www.harveys.org.uk/layawardsandaccolades.htm


Not any more it's not. About as festive as the Walkabout and about as unique these days too, compared to its heyday under Chris and Geoff. A very sad loss.

Now owned by Shepherd Neame.

 

[The Large One]

Re: Re: Re: "Brighton's Best Pubs" (sic) OI ATILLA!

spelingg isnt my strong point


the Wetherspoons in George Street is rated higher than The Robin Hood and a gant's chuff shy of The Conq


MORONIC

When I was talking about the spelling of Attila's name, I meant on the front of the book...

 

[Arthur]

Nail on point, as usual:
http://www.harveys.org.uk/layawardsandaccolades.htm

Errrmmm you're both wrong!!

Harveys came runner up for the second year running. It did however win Best Bitter.

http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=207695

 

[TSB]

What about the Palmeira or the Railway bell?

Seriously though, i would have thought the Bath Arms, The Font (though nowhere near what it once was), the Hove Place or even The Cricketers should be up there!

 

[Lammy]

Do you mean the Waggon and Horses?

Or just before that is the grotty pub called um... something like the White Horse.

What about the Battle of Trafalgar or The Bugle or the Dover Castle or the Greys or the Park Crescent. Christ there's hundreds. There's the Hartington, the London Unity or the Eddy.

Greys!

 

[Skaville]

Bath Arms, The Font (though nowhere near what it once was), the Hove Place

They're all far worse than the original list (which I tend to agree with - awaits flaming)!

 

[BensGrandad]

BeerName BrewerName Award
1. Crouch Vale Brewers Gold Extra Crouch Vale Gold
2. Woodfordes Norfolk Nip Woodfordes Gold
3. Timothy Taylor Landlord (Cask) Timothy Taylor Gold
4. Iceni Men of Norfolk Iceni Gold
5. Crouch Vale Amarillo Crouch Vale Gold
6. Crouch Vale Brewers Gold Crouch Vale Gold
7. Fullers London Porter Fullers Gold
8. Woodfordes Nelsons Revenge Woodfordes Gold
9. Freeminer Deep Shaft Stout Freeminer Gold
10. Oakham Raucous Reindeer Oakham Gold
11. Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout Samuel Smith Gold
12. Dark Star Hophead Dark Star Gold
13. Fullers London Porter (Cask) Fullers Gold
14. Castle Rock Harvest Pale Castle Rock Gold
15. Oakham Bishops Farewell Oakham Gold
16. Fullers 1845 Fullers Gold
17. Fullers London Pride (Cask) Fullers Gold
18. Fullers ESB Fullers Gold
19. Cheriton Pots Ale Cheriton Gold
20. Milk Street Amarillo Milk Street Gold
21. Kelham Island Pale Rider Kelham Island Gold
22. Darwin Rolling Hitch Darwin Gold
23. Teignworthy Marthas Mild Teignworthy Gold
24. Gales Festival Mild Gales Gold
25. Titanic Iceberg Titanic (UK) Gold
26. Dark Star Over the Moon Dark Star Gold
27. Oakham JHB (Jeffrey Hudson Bitter) Oakham Gold
28. Harveys Armada Ale Harveys Gold
29. Timothy Taylor Landlord (Bottled) Timothy Taylor Gold
30. Samuel Smiths Nut Brown Ale Samuel Smith Gold
31. Samuel Smiths Taddy Porter Samuel Smith Gold
32. Youngs Double Chocolate Stout Youngs Gold
33. Roosters Yankee Roosters (UK) Gold
34. Ringwood Old Thumper Ringwood Gold
35. Oakleaf Nuptu’ale Oakleaf Gold
36. Crouch Vale Santas Revenge Crouch Vale Gold
37. Loddon Hoppit Loddon Gold
38. Sainsburys Blonde Ale Meantime Gold
39. Brakspear Special (Cask) Brakspear (Refresh UK) Gold
40. Grainstore Rutland Panther Grainstore (Davises Brewing Co) Gold
41. Oakham JHB Extra Oakham Gold
42. Hambleton Nightmare (Cask) Hambleton Gold
43. Woodfordes Wherry Woodfordes Gold
44. Hook Norton 303AD / Generation (Cask) Hook Norton Gold
45. Wentworth WPA Wentworth Gold
46. Dark Star Critical Mass Dark Star Gold
47. Ruddles County (Cask) Greene King Gold
48. Greene King Strong Suffolk (Olde Suffolk) Greene King Gold
49. Samuel Smiths India Ale Samuel Smith Gold
50. Falstaff Fistful Of Hops Falstaff Gold
51. Jennings Sneck Lifter Jennings (Wolverhampton & Dudley) Gold
52. Worthingtons White Shield Museum (MolsonCoors) Gold
53. Thomas Hardys Ale (vintage 2003 and later) OHanlons Gold
54. J.W. Lees Harvest Ale J.W. Lees Gold
55. Moor Old Freddy Walker Moor Gold
56. Daleside Blonde Daleside Gold
57. Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild Sarah Hughes Gold
58. Cotleigh Barn Owl Cotleigh Gold
59. Black Sheep Riggwelter (Cask) Black Sheep Gold
60. Harveys Sussex Best Bitter Harveys Gold
61. Nethergate Umbel Ale Nethergate Gold
62. Eastwood & Sanders 1872 Porter Eastwood & Sanders Gold
63. Mauldons Black Adder Mauldons Gold
64. Triple fff Pressed Rat & Warthog Triple fff Gold
65. Fullers London Pride Fullers Gold
66. Theakston Old Peculier (Cask) Theakston Silver
67. Harveys Tom Paine Ale Harveys Silver
68. Youngs Special London Ale Youngs Silver
69. Moorhouses Black Cat (Cask) Moorhouses Silver
70. White Horse Wayland Smithy White Horse Silver
71. Ridleys Old Bob (Cask) Greene King Silver
72. Black Sheep Riggwelter Black Sheep Silver
73. Burton Bridge Empire Ale Burton Bridge Silver
74. Ringwood Old Thumper (Cask) Ringwood Silver
75. St Peters Cream Stout St Peters (UK) Silver
76. Hook Norton Old Hooky (Cask) Hook Norton Silver
77. Brakspear Triple Brakspear (Refresh UK) Silver
78. Mordue Workie Ticket Mordue Silver
79. Fullers Golden Pride Fullers Silver
80. Hampshire Pride of Romsey Hampshire Silver
81. Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Pale Ale Samuel Smith Silver
82. Spectrum Black Buffle Spectrum Silver
83. Youngs Oatmeal Stout (London Stout) Youngs Silver
84. Hook Norton Copper Ale Hook Norton Silver
85. Freeminer Speculation Ale Freeminer Silver
86. Greene King Abbot Ale (Cask) Greene King Silver
87. Freeminer Trafalgar IPA Freeminer Silver
88. Samuel Smiths Imperial Stout Samuel Smith Silver
89. Fullers India Pale Ale Fullers Silver
90. Theakston Old Peculier Theakston Bronze
91. Elgoods Flag Porter 1825 Original Elgoods Bronze
92. Mighty Oak English Oak Mighty Oak Bronze
93. Fullers ESB (Cask) Fullers Bronze
94. Adnams Broadside Strong Original Adnams Bronze
95. Morland Old Speckled Hen (Cask) Greene King Bronze
96. Titanic Stout Titanic (UK) Bronze
97. Brakspear Vintage Henley Brakspear (Refresh UK) Bronze
98. Samuel Smiths Extra Stout Samuel Smith Bronze
99. OHanlons Royal Oak OHanlons Bronze
100. Wentworth Oatmeal Stout Wentworth Bronze
101. Robinsons Old Tom (Cask) Robinsons (England) Bronze
102. Hook Norton Haymaker Hook Norton Bronze
103. Dark Star Espresso Stout Dark Star Bronze
104. Burton Bridge Tickle Brain Ale Burton Bridge Bronze
105. Fullers Vintage Ale 2005 Fullers Bronze
106. Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbodys Country Ale Wye Valley Bronze
107. Dark Star Dark Star Dark Star Bronze
108. Meantime London Porter Meantime Bronze
109. Oakham Black Hole Porter Oakham Bronze
110. Hogs Back O T T (Old Tongham Tasty) Hogs Back Bronze
111. Adnams Broadside (Cask) Adnams Bronze
112. Stonehenge Great Bustard Stonehenge Bronze
113. J.W. Lees Harvest Ale (Sherry) J.W. Lees Bronze
114. Otter Head Otter Bronze
115. Wells Bombardier (5.5%) Charles Wells Bronze
116. Shepherd Neame 1698 Celebration Ale Shepherd Neame Bronze
117. Hook Norton Twelve Days (Cask) Hook Norton Bronze
118. Ushers Ruby Ale Wadworth Bronze
119. Gales Trafalgar 200 Gales Bronze
120. Hambleton Nightmare Hambleton Bronze
121. Oakleaf Hole Hearted Oakleaf Bronze
122. Titanic Captain Smiths Titanic (UK) Bronze
123. Coniston Old Man Ale (Bottle) Hepworth Bronze
124. Beartown Polar Eclipse Beartown Bronze
125. Hook Norton Twelve Days Hook Norton Bronze
126. Hook Norton Double Stout Hook Norton Bronze
127. Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger (Cask) Shepherd Neame Bronze
128. J.W. Lees Harvest Ale (Lagavulin) J.W. Lees Bronze
129. Harveys Porter Harveys Bronze
130. Oakham Kaleidoscope Oakham Bronze
131. Cotleigh Old Buzzard Cotleigh Bronze
132. Frog Island Croak & Stagger Frog Island Bronze
133. Hambleton Black Lightning Hambleton Bronze
134. Spectrum Old Stoatwobbler Spectrum Bronze
135. Burton Bridge Bramble Stout Burton Bridge Bronze
136. Youngs Winter Warmer (Cask) Youngs Bronze
137. Burton Bridge Old Expensive Ale Burton Bridge Bronze
138. Highgate Old Ember Highgate (Aston Manor) Bronze
139. Melbourn Brothers Cherry Melbourn Brothers (Samuel Smith) Bronze
140. Hook Norton Double Stout (Cask) Hook Norton Bronze
141. Harveys Elizabethan Ale Harveys Bronze
142. St Peters Winter Ale St Peters (UK) Bronze
143. Ridleys Old Bob Ridleys (Greene King) Bronze
144. OHanlons Original Port Stout OHanlons Bronze
145. Meantime India Pale Ale Meantime Bronze
146. Wickwar Mr. Perretts Traditional Stout Wickwar Bronze
147. RCH Old Slug Porter RCH Bronze
148. St Peters Old Style Porter St Peters (UK) Bronze
149. Gales Prize Old Ale Gales Bronze
150. Salopian Entire Butt Salopian Bronze
151. Swale Whitstable Oyster Stout Whitstable Bronze
152. Dent T Owd Tup Dent Bronze
153. Burton Bridge Porter Burton Bridge Bronze
154. Youngs Old Nick Youngs Bronze
155. Crouch Vale Anchor Street Porter Crouch Vale Bronze
156. Durham Evensong Durham Bronze
157. Cottage Normans Conquest Cottage Bronze
158. Wentworth Black Zac Wentworth Bronze
159. Robinsons Old Tom Robinsons (England) Bronze
160. Adnams Fisherman Adnams Bronze
161. Durham Temptation Durham Bronze
162. Teignworthy Russian Imperial Porter Teignworthy Bronze
163. J.W. Lees Moonraker J.W. Lees Bronze
164. Pitfield 1792 Imperial Stout Pitfield Bronze
165. Harveys Christmas Ale Harveys Bronze
166. Harveys Imperial Stout Harveys Bronze
167. Adnams Tally Ho Adnams Bronze
168. Samuel Smiths Strong Golden Samuel Smith Bronze
169. Alcazar Devout Stout Alcazar Bronze

The list for 2006.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

What about the Constant Service in Hanover ( karen's Nan used to run that as well as the Golden Cannon)

That is a nice pub

 

[attila]

Mine for what it's worth:

Dark Star Zingiber/Ginger Nut
Dark Star Hophead
Dark Star Sunburst
Oakham JHB
Hop Back Summer Lightening

I've just had another look at the book. They did mean well but.....

 

[BensGrandad]

the Golden Cannon)

:

Is that the one in Kemp Town if so a friend of mine ran it for many years in the mid 70s Brynn Eaver. He was the manager of The Downview in Worthing when my mother worked for him.

 

[bigc]

what score did the albert get?

 

[ManOnTheRun]

Obviously feelings run high when it comes to your favourite pubs but give the book a break ...

I've met the guy who put the book together, along with a group of friends (The Pub Jury), he's funded the entire print run himself.

Personally, I think the book is great from a 'ticklist' point of view, I certainly don't agree with all the scores but I'm working my way through the list ticking off the places I've been over the years.

The guy has a blog and a website, I'm sure he'd welcome feedback! (www.brightonpubs.blogspot.com or www.pubjury.co.uk)

BTW The Nelson, 57% whats that about!

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

Now owned by Shepherd Neame.

Has that takeover now been approved? I thought Harveys were still independent?

 

[Man of Harveys]

Has that takeover now been approved? I thought Harveys were still independent?

Thankfully, he means just the Regency Tavern *swoons, reaches for smelling salts*

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Is that the one in Kemp Town if so a friend of mine ran it for many years in the mid 70s Brynn Eaver. He was the manager of The Downview in Worthing when my mother worked for him.

Thats the one...

Her surname was Stockwell

 

[Skaville]

What about the Constant Service in Hanover ( karen's Nan used to run that as well as the Golden Cannon)

That is a nice pub

Twas far better in the late nineties when Dom ran it.

 

[BensGrandad]

Thats the one...

Her surname was Stockwell

I dont know about her but Brynn was there with his wife Mavis and he died whilst running the pub and she took another pub in, and I can't remember, it was either Edward St or St James St.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

I will find out tonight...she ran it in the 50/60's - moved around a bit ie Golden cannon, Constant Service, and a few other pubs round the Kemp Town Area.

My missus Dad used to remember going all the way over to Lewes to pick up fresh bread from a bakery where the Culfial Industrial estate is now. I am not sure if harveys supplied some of the beer.

When she retired she lived in Licenses Victulars homes until she passed away in the early 80's