Favourites Pubs of 2014

[Guinness Boy]

Has the food improved, when I had my pub in Midhurst it was expensive and poor quality

Did Dave Whelan ever pop in and order a pint before regaling you with stories of his broken leg over some casual racism?

Anyway, great OP for mentioning The Stanley. Utterly fantastic pub made all the better for the fact that it's a (very) straight pub in the city of Brighton and Hove that is nevertheless 99% blokes 99% of the time. You won't pull in The Stanley unless you get invited to deliver the Old Fart Juice in to a glass. Shame they're selling it. It had better not change much.

Others? On the posh side fair play to the Good Companions for managing to stock decent beers and ciders across the range and serve pork scratchings in a mug, while keeping a clientele who look too young to afford any of the prices. I used to drink in this place when it was full of bikers and dealers, got to admire them for making it upmarket while actually increasing the amount of facial hair and tats on display.

At the other end of the scale I give an award to The George near Crossharbour DLR in Tower Hamlets for continuing to display a portrait of The Queen in the face of the nightly BARRAGE of nappy LUZZING from the local Bangladeshis. They love me in there as I'm the only drinker with my own teeth.

 

[Mr deez]

Brighton beer dispensary

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

The Swan, Fittleworth
Horse Guards Inn, Tillington
Old Oak Inn, Arlington
Half Moon, Warninglid
Old Ship Hotel, Padstow
Ginger Fox, Albourne
The Bull, Ditchling

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

How could I forget The Royal Oak at Wineham.

 

[The Spanish]

1. Bon Accord - Glasgow - Not to be missed when you're in Glasgow

2. Queen Victoria - Rottingdean

3. Old Chain Pier - Leith

Queen vic has always been great. Jim f has to take a lot of the credit for turning that pub around.

 

[fataddick]

At the other end of the scale I give an award to The George near Crossharbour DLR in Tower Hamlets for continuing to display a portrait of The Queen in the face of the nightly BARRAGE of nappy LUZZING from the local Bangladeshis. They love me in there as I'm the only drinker with my own teeth.

The George still exists? I used to work by South Quay DLR 20 years ago and we occasionally went into the George for a laugh. It really was the worst pub on Earth - eg I asked the landlord (genuinely wanting to know) where he got his Christmas lights from and got an angry "**** off who wants to know" then he threw us all out on a quiet Tuesday at 7pm. The only way that place ever existed in the first place was as a pub for coppers' narks. Amazed it still exists, surrounded by penthouse flat developments as it must be now. Guess it must be even more of a coppers' narks pub than before...

Good to see such places still exist in one way. In another

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

1) Craft Beer Co - Brighton
2) Craft Beer Co - Islington
3) Craft Beer Co - Brixton
4) Brewdog - Brighton

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

The Dook in Shoreham, it's a beer thing.

 

[dazzer6666]

The Gun, Canary Wharf
Half Moon, Plumpton
Royal Oak, Wineham

 

[Paris]

The George still exists? I used to work by South Quay DLR 20 years ago and we occasionally went into the George for a laugh. It really was the worst pub on Earth - eg I asked the landlord (genuinely wanting to know) where he got his Christmas lights from and got an angry "**** off who wants to know" then he threw us all out on a quiet Tuesday at 7pm. The only way that place ever existed in the first place was as a pub for coppers' narks. Amazed it still exists, surrounded by penthouse flat developments as it must be now. Guess it must be even more of a coppers' narks pub than before...

Good to see such places still exist in one way. In another

I used to live in Wapping. The Prospect and Captain Cook are two reasonable boozers in that area. I don't recall the George. Doesn't sound like I missed anything. There is another good pub heading towards Mile End from Whitechapel in a side street on the left hand side. The name escapes me

I recall a small pub next to the Texaco garage on Cable Street. Never looked particularly welcoming so didn't bother with it.

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

The Three Judges, Byres Road Glasgow.

Cracking Real Ale and the only pub in Glasgow that regularly has Sussex Ales on tap.

TNBA

TTF

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

As a venue that does a lot more than merely serve as a place to drink, I'd nominate The Cyclist at Brighton Station.

It's a decent enough pub but I'd be interested in what it does other than act as a meeting point asnd a place to drink

 

[Postman Pat]

De Hemme - Leicester Square, London
John Harvey Tavern - Lewes
North Laine - Brighton

 

[Superphil]

White Lion in Thakeham has improved significantly on the last 12 months to a point where I'd mention it on this thread. Very good beers, and very good food.

 

[Stat Brother]

I like the Swan too. Friendly place. Much improved since the change of owners a few years back.

Thank god for that.
I had one of the worst pints ever in there (couldn't stay any longer)
All the Landlord did was harangue all his staff loudly and abusively for every petty infraction.

It was the most poisonous atmosphere EVER.

 

[Nitram]

Basketmakers
Lord Nelson
The Great Eastern

 

[Cosmic Joker]

Snowdrop Inn, Lewes
Brooksteed Alehouse, Worthing
Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, London

 

[In The Rough]

the george inn, chideok, dorset.

this

 

[In The Rough]

Fabrika The Beer Pub - Bratislava

 

[Papa Lazarou]

this

Especially on Pizza night (Thursday) with their wonderful outdoor pizza oven.

Plus they do I think 4 different ciders, including the whole Thatchers rainbow from Dry, through Rascal to Gold.