A Pub

[Crazyface]

There's not many proper pubs left, but we have one in my town. Small. No TV on except for BIG games. Back ground music playing. Excellent beers. Very eclectic furnishings. Big roaring fire in winter with big, high backed red leather chairs around it. Guess what? It's busy EVERY night. Pigging loads in last night. We didn't get a seat for 30 minutes. We had a great chat to the people we ending up sitting with.

Lovely night out! :thup:

 

[User62651]

Pubs are great, I concur.

However as a middle aged man with youngish kids I cannot generally justify visiting them for reasons of time and money. I did as a younger man and hopefully will as an older man too, if I'm spared.

 

[User2021]

Hate new modern bars, can't beat a traditional pub

 

[Rlburnside]

Can't beat a good old fashioned pub with character, I like a drink in the Brass Monkey in Edingburgh whenever I'm down

 

[Liverbirdie]

Liverpool city centre (or outskirts of) has about 40 what I would class as arl mens pubs. Some might have a bit of music, but at least 10-20 are more were they are more for real ale and good conversation in usually classical old buildings. Proper old snugs, one of my favourite crawls is:-

Peter cavanaghs
the Blackburne
the Caledonia
Belvedere
The Crack
The Pilgrim
The Philarmonic
Fly in the loaf

Finish in the Roscoe Head.

 

[Orikoru]

Number of decent pubs seem to be dwindling in the areas I visit. The Wetherspoons and the O'Neills etc always survive but the others all seem to struggle. I've always preferred a pub to a bar or nightclub personally, even in my early 20s.

 

[Marshy77]

Must admit I don't mind the newer style of bars or micro pubs/bars. Granted some are too shiny and without character but they also tend to have very good ales on which makes us for the shinyness!!

But saying that I love a pub. Some beauties near us thankfully, decent ale, good laugh with the regulars, bit of food on a Friday tea time and my local is where they run a golf society so a good excuse to just nip down and see what the plans are for the up coming months.

 

[Kellfire]

I prefer a modern bar with keg lines and a good sized fridge stocking a wide range of craft beers. Preferably with no cask beer.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Must admit I don't mind the newer style of bars or micro pubs/bars. Granted some are too shiny and without character but they also tend to have very good ales on which makes us for the shinyness!!

But saying that I love a pub. Some beauties near us thankfully, decent ale, good laugh with the regulars, bit of food on a Friday tea time and my local is where they run a golf society so a good excuse to just nip down and see what the plans are for the up coming months.

Am much the same, there are some very fine micro brewery bars/pubs.

I am a bit jealous of the kids nowadays as when I was a lad a pub mostly consisted of a very limited choice of decent beer and coming out stinking of fag smoke. Nowadays it's clean air, craft beer this, craft gin that, decent food, what's not to like.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

If pubs are relying on me they are in big trouble. Saying that, I hate wine bars and much prefer a proper pub. I'm old school.

There is a real success story in my town, a couple took on a very small, ex-shop, and turned it into a bar. No music, no tv, cask beers, bottles of other things. Real old fashioned type snug bar. Roaring success, low costs. It can't beat Wetherspoons so it doesn't try. It has won all sorts of awards up here and they have opened equivalent bars using the same model in 4 other towns. All previously small shops, central location, same MO. Lovely people, great story. If you come to Morpeth check out The Office.

 

[Marshy77]

Am much the same, there are some very fine micro brewery bars/pubs.

I am a bit jealous of the kids nowadays as when I was a lad a pub mostly consisted of a very limited choice of decent beer and coming out stinking of fag smoke. Nowadays it's clean air, craft beer this, craft gin that, decent food, what's not to like.

I'm happy to drink in either.

Going out in Leeds tonight. First stop will be the Brewery Tap near the station, quality range of craft lager, ales, gin etc with a kind of old school feel but with a new bar feel (think old school ale beards mixed with rolled up chino early 20's kids - I'll stand inbetween both!!) and then on to Botanist which most on here I guess would hate with a passion as its loud, not cheap, no fire but has a great range of drinks and the foods decent.

 

[Hacker Khan]

If pubs are relying on me they are in big trouble. Saying that, I hate wine bars and much prefer a proper pub. I'm old school.

There is a real success story in my town, a couple took on a very small, ex-shop, and turned it into a bar. No music, no tv, cask beers, bottles of other things. Real old fashioned type snug bar. Roaring success, low costs. It can't beat Wetherspoons so it doesn't try. It has won all sorts of awards up here and they have opened equivalent bars using the same model in 4 other towns. All previously small shops, central location, same MO. Lovely people, great story. If you come to Morpeth check out The Office.

A couple did much the same where I am, turned an old furniture salesroom into a bar. They used some of the old stock for tables/seats and have 4 or 5 great real ales at decent prices. Great place to go for a pint and a chat.

 

[Kellfire]

I'm happy to drink in either.

Going out in Leeds tonight. First stop will be the Brewery Tap near the station, quality range of craft lager, ales, gin etc with a kind of old school feel but with a new bar feel (think old school ale beards mixed with rolled up chino early 20's kids - I'll stand inbetween both!!) and then on to Botanist which most on here I guess would hate with a passion as its loud, not cheap, no fire but has a great range of drinks and the foods decent.

Skip Brewery Tap and make your way to Northern Monk. Their beers are stunning.

Or try Friends of Ham - awesome beers, lots of gins and wines. Then onto Turks Head - another place with amazing beers and lots of spirits and cocktails if you're with the lady.

Leeds is the best drinking city in the UK imo.

 

[Crazyface]

Skip Brewery Tap and make your way to Northern Monk. Their beers are stunning.

Or try Friends of Ham - awesome beers, lots of gins and wines. Then onto Turks Head - another place with amazing beers and lots of spirits and cocktails if you're with the lady.

Leeds is the best drinking city in the UK imo.

Good to know. I think I'll be heading there in July.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Still a few around my way. We have a brilliant pub near the golf club (Duke of Edinburgh) tucked away down a tiny side road and if you didn't know about it is hard to find. Always busy, great regulars and alway full of eaters because of their food. Old fashioned country pub (dog friendly) with open fire and the sport on.

In Bracknell those that survive are either Weatherspoons (in town) a dive by the station that gets the kids in at weekends and plays music, loud TV's etc or estate type pubs. Some of these are good music venues and the one I frequent is always busy, decent enough crowd, sport old and a more modern feel.

I tend to be fairly selective these days on where I go, depending on what I'm looking for (chat/laugh with mates, music, good food).

 

[Marshy77]

Skip Brewery Tap and make your way to Northern Monk. Their beers are stunning.

Or try Friends of Ham - awesome beers, lots of gins and wines. Then onto Turks Head - another place with amazing beers and lots of spirits and cocktails if you're with the lady.

Leeds is the best drinking city in the UK imo.

It's not as handy at Brewery Tap but agree they have some cracking beers on. I prefer Brewery to Friends of Ham tbh but am sure we'll squeeze a drink in each if we get in on time.

Leeds at the moment has something for everyone and all in different sections of the city centre. Soooo many choices. Went through a dip maybe 5/6 years ago but has really come back over the last 2 or 3 years.

 

[MegaSteve]

For me, nowadays, drinking out is more about socialising...
More than happy to walk to 'local', for a drink/chat with neighbours...
Equally happy to jump on the bus to a 'spoons [by a tube station] to meet with mates from further afield...
Can all get home, safely on public transport, at end of evening...