Post a picture of your local...

[pasty]

Ah. The Hand in Hand. First saw my ex wife in there. :hammer:

Mrs P met her ex-husband in there! (I know it's not you, he's a Leeds fan)

Oh, and the Seagulls tie hanging from one of the beams is mine.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It's the Gardeners Arms in the Cliffe High Street.

Pete knows his beer.

The really RARE concoction on sale that day was Harvey's You Wouldn't Like It (7.14% at £3 a pint) - brewed specially by Miles Jenner as a one-off, to celebrate the 3,000th real ale sold at the pub. Ben's Grandad might not appreciate the beer, but I'm sure he'd like the name.

I ventured into this pub once...smelt of farts.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

What about The Connaught?

That's the one on Hove Street yeah? Okay, nothing spectacular and a bit too far too walk for me. I get my needs from The Forager and The Neptune for a local drink but I tend to go into town if I'm wanting something above and beyond this.

 

[manilaseagull]

Technically its not my local but its the bar I spend most of my time in....just a very very unfortunate name..

Now start the stoning....

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Technically its not my local but its the bar I spend most of my time in....just a very very unfortunate name..

Now start the stoning....

Does that sign say "No Pooing"?

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Ah! But do you remember The Liverpool? And Old Jim?

I most certainly do, also the occasional beer in that charming little establishment .... The Heyworth. Again the early eighties for me .....

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Technically its not my local but its the bar I spend most of my time in....just a very very unfortunate name..

Now start the stoning....

I see those birds outside are modelling the CPFC away strip 2009-10

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Will have to try that Harveys one day, I've never tried it. Am I missing much?

A beard, one to enjoy as you mature

 

[Simster]

The pub on my road:

But I spend more time in here than anywhere else:

This thread has to go GOLD surely?

 

[DerbyGull]

No you are not it is a drink that people like to drink to be part of the 'in crowd' and to be able to spout about real ale but it is not worth rushing for, well at least not in my opinion and I have drunk a fair few pints in my time. I prefer Timothy Taylors Landlord. London Pride or Marstons Pedigree or if drinking localish Hogs Back TEA.

In my ale drinking experience, the ones with the stupid long names and limited editions that are somehow fashionable, are the ones i ususally avoid, they're either a barrel gone wrong so they've renamed it (happens all the time in my local) or they're a one off, never to be brewed again, and as you say a drink for the 'in crowd' or 'tickers'. I used to drink TT landlord when i started out on real ale, cant say im a fan the big breweries Fullers, Marstons etc , i avoid them like i avoid lagers, only resorting to them at last resort, im a massive micro-brewerie fan, Townhouse (Staffs), Whims (Derbys) and Headless (Derby) and when im visiting family Dark star - Hophead

Anyway horses for courses

 

[DerbyGull]

Is the latter the Lewes arms and if so, do they still have the Titanic on tap, I got some bottles in Stoke the other week and your photo seems to show Steerage and an other on tap. If not where is this place that sells Burslems finest beer.

Sorry DerbyGull Q meant for Lord Bracknell

Titanic is good, but IMHO doesn't come close to Townhouse Brewery in Audley, Staffs

 

[Mr Blobby]

Our local in West Hoathly - it must be at least a 5 minute walk, a few more coming back in the dark as there is no streetlighting in the village!

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

Harveys is good but it’s been overtaken by the new breed of specialist micro-brewers like Dark Star, Fallen Angel, Rectory Ales etc. who are more prepared to try different brews and take a few risks. Harveys will continue to take the lions share in East Sussex simply because it’s been around longer and has a better distribution network not because it’s better. But it’s good to see that the new kids on the block are punching well above their weight.

 

[Perry Milkins]

The pub on my road:

But I spend more time in here than anywhere else:

This thread has to go GOLD surely?

Why no one has posted a pub that has darkies dringing there...

 

[xenophon]

There's always this little beauty after watching the Albion get stuffed...

Whisky-tastic, whisky fooking tastic

 

[DerbyGull]

Harveys is good but it’s been overtaken by the new breed of specialist micro-brewers like Dark Star, Fallen Angel, Rectory Ales etc.

because they're better and not living in the past and know how to make a nice crisp hoppy pale ale

 

[Lewesian Seagull]

The wonderful Gardeners Arms, Lewes, where I will hopefully be about 4 hours from now.

 

[The Large One]

Whisky-tastic, whisky fooking tastic

Whisky? You're not thinking of this place, are you?

 

[scooter1]

That's the one on Hove Street yeah? Okay, nothing spectacular and a bit too far too walk for me. I get my needs from The Forager and The Neptune for a local drink but I tend to go into town if I'm wanting something above and beyond this.

The food at the Forager is good, bit pricey but good.

 

[ali jenkins]

Although I prefer the White Horse, just up the road

They used to have the FITTEST barmaids Ive ever seen in there!