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Top 16 watering holes in Britain
Good Beer Guide 2016 has announced the top 16 pubs in Britain for beer lovers in England. – Reuters pic, September 11, 2015.Beer lovers in England looking for a watering hole that offers an authentic British pub experience and the best selection of suds may want to consult the Good Beer Guide 2016, which announced the top 16 pubs in the Britain.
Among the winners on the Campaign for Real Ale’s list is One Inn the Wood, a pub in Greater London that has 'shunned' all forms of electronic entertainment in an effort to revive the old-fashioned art of conversation.
That means that punters caught pulling out their mobile devices at the expense of real-world, real-life pub conversation have to put their phones in a 'time-out' fine box. Not unlike a swear jar.
The pub also serves a carefully selected menu of local ales and ciders tapped on-site from the barrel, as well as locally pressed pear and apple juices.
The Rising Sun in Berkhamsted, a canal-side pub, also made the cut for being a fixture in the local community.
In addition to its scenic locale – set along the snaking River Bulbourne about an hour’s drive northeast of London – The Rising Sun offers a rotating list of guest beers and a beer menu that features a mix of local and international brews, lagers, porters and stouts.
The Rising Sun is also a community gathering spot, hosting beer festivals, quiz nights and a cheese club.
For the list, pubs were judged on their atmosphere, decor, welcome, service, value for money, customer mix, and the quality of their beer.
CAMRA isn’t the only publication to single out the best pubs in Britain. Michelin’s “Eating Out in Pubs Great Britain and Ireland” is set to be published October 27.
All 16 winners will be considered for the National Pub of the Year 2015 award, to be announced in February 2016.
Here are the top pubs in Britain 2015:
Central Southern: The Rising Sun
East Anglia: White Horse
East Midlands: The Old Poets Corner
Greater London: One Inn the Wood
Greater Manchester: Crown and Kettle
Kent: The Yard of Ale
Merseyside: Cricketers Arms
North East: Steamboat
South West: Sandford Park Ale House
Scotland and NI: Stockbridge Tap
Surrey: Surrey Oaks
Wales: Bunch of Grapes
Wessex: Plough Inn
West Midlands: Hail to the Ale
West Pennines: Drovers Rest
Yorkshire: Kelham Island Tavern. – AFP Relaxnews, September 11, 2015.
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