Don
I think, even now, you can occasionally get a passable pint for £2.
Wetherspoon general discussion.
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Yup I go reasonably often on a Monday night just for one, the guest ales are even cheaper on Monday because it's Monday club.
Some of them are really good beers and I think on a Monday are about £2 a pint, or not far off.
It's not my cup of tea, but some bloke drinks Worthingtons and gets change from a fiver for 3 pints.
Soldato
Maybe something has changed in recent years, haven’t been since at least Covid struck. I just found the usual eurofizz and stock ales, no local brews.
If that’s changed, then cool. Still, certainly down the list of establishments I’d frequent.
Man of Honour
Wetherspoon has always been appreciated by Real Ale drinkers.
Soldato
You can get unlucky with a pint in any pub, even the most expensive! I would judge a pub on their reaction to me bringing a bad pint back and happily replacing it rather than serving one in the first place. Wetherspoons usually has quite a range of excellent ales. Also they’re being drunk at a decent rate which helps keep the freshness of cask ale. If you’re talking about the ones in airports and train stations then you might not get the best selection I suppose.
I thought their business model for alcohol was to buy in stock that was close to expiry date in order to sell it quickly? I may have my facts wrong though.
I thought their business model for alcohol was to buy in stock that was close to expiry date in order to sell it quickly? I may have my facts wrong though.
@SexyGreyFox
I listed all the ones I been to on the original post.
I'm waaaaaaaay short of 200!
It's possible I been to a few others others over the years but I'm confident on the ones listed.
Edit: The app has a thing where you can mark off all the ones you been to... I mean, of course it does!
I listed all the ones I been to on the original post.
I'm waaaaaaaay short of 200!
It's possible I been to a few others others over the years but I'm confident on the ones listed.
Edit: The app has a thing where you can mark off all the ones you been to... I mean, of course it does!
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Man of Honour
Mrs has the app, she's looking at it now
Associate
Some JDW are very attractive like the ones in Harrogate, Tewkesbury, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Ilfracombe, Bury St Edmunds, Edinburgh Caley, Llandudno, London Knights Templar and Hamilton Hall.
I'm not sure whether that is a good thing or a bad thing
@aVdub
Went to The Limes in Fakenham.
Not bad at all, it's quite different to most I've been to, quite light and airy, quite modern. It has big windows out the front and back, plus a large skylight over one side so tons of natural light.
It was a beautiful day today and they have a beer garden out and back with big bi folding doors which they had open and we were sat just inside it was lovely with the air flowing through.
There were two guest ales on tap so I ordered a half pint of each to try them via the app, and the guy turned up with 2 full pints, oh well lol... Checked the app, yup they'd ****** up so I got those pints for £1 each, result!
We all had food and it was reasonable.
We were there about 5pm to 8pm, on a Friday night as well and it was mostly families.
I had those 2 guest ale pints, 660ml bottle of Brewdog Hazy Jane which I got with the food, and 3 double bells and pepsi max cherry (try it before you pass judgement) which were £2.50 each, so, I spent £9.50 on booze excluding the one with the food which I guess is about a £4 bottle.
Mrs drove us back.
Went to The Limes in Fakenham.
Not bad at all, it's quite different to most I've been to, quite light and airy, quite modern. It has big windows out the front and back, plus a large skylight over one side so tons of natural light.
It was a beautiful day today and they have a beer garden out and back with big bi folding doors which they had open and we were sat just inside it was lovely with the air flowing through.
There were two guest ales on tap so I ordered a half pint of each to try them via the app, and the guy turned up with 2 full pints, oh well lol... Checked the app, yup they'd ****** up so I got those pints for £1 each, result!
We all had food and it was reasonable.
We were there about 5pm to 8pm, on a Friday night as well and it was mostly families.
I had those 2 guest ale pints, 660ml bottle of Brewdog Hazy Jane which I got with the food, and 3 double bells and pepsi max cherry (try it before you pass judgement) which were £2.50 each, so, I spent £9.50 on booze excluding the one with the food which I guess is about a £4 bottle.
Mrs drove us back.
Soldato
Soldato
We went to Liverpool today by bus and had coffee on arrival in one Wetherspoons and later on fish and chips on red hot plates washed down with a pint of lime and soda in another.
The reason for the soft drink was that Liverpool has some stupendous public houses, the decor seemingly unchanged for several generations and where the Guinness is served perfectly. I partook of a couple but not to get too well oiled, i decided to lighten up with the lime and soda with my tea.
Both Wetherspoons were first rate although the names skip my memory, I could Google to spoil the fun but i won't. A grand day out was had by all.
The reason for the soft drink was that Liverpool has some stupendous public houses, the decor seemingly unchanged for several generations and where the Guinness is served perfectly. I partook of a couple but not to get too well oiled, i decided to lighten up with the lime and soda with my tea.
Both Wetherspoons were first rate although the names skip my memory, I could Google to spoil the fun but i won't. A grand day out was had by all.
Soldato
This ain't too bad for a couple of early ones before moving on.
Caporegime
They’re known as liveners down my way
Been to that one maybe 4 times, although I live nowhere near, I sometimes am in reading for work reasons.
I was officially the first person in one morning it was a wednesday morning I got there bang on half 8 and I asked the lady she confirmed I was the first.
Regrettably I didn't drink, I had breakfast and two pints of orange juice and lemonade.
The last time I was in there was on my own, it before a work event at the football stadium. I got there about midday and had several pretty high strength IPAs, you know the growler one and similar, I was reasonably lubricated by about 4pm, and yet somehow managed to navigate getting the bus to the stadium, good times.
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Must be good at avoiding mirrors...
Associate
It's a bit off the beaten track for some but the Spoons in Brighouse is in a former Reformist church. The balcony seating and organ pipes are still in place, it's quite a sight when you walk in.
Man of Honour
I can't drink too much, two pints at the most and I'm normally drinking tea in Wetherspoon.
My diabetes is really bad.
Somebody said above 'drunks' are good at hiding it, I suppose what I should have said were drink louts, I've never seen any of those.
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Associate
Don't think I have seen The Imperial in Exeter mentioned yet.
Very impressive building, that was probably last time I frequented one and that would have been a good 10 years ago at least. Doesn't look like its closed after a quick google!
Very impressive building, that was probably last time I frequented one and that would have been a good 10 years ago at least. Doesn't look like its closed after a quick google!
New one for me today, The Ritz, Lincoln.
Despite the name I'd say average, I've been to worse though.
Despite the name I'd say average, I've been to worse though.