Great idea from the Britannia Hotel in Chacewater, Cornwall:
In an area not known for great broadband. The Britannia Hotel have made sure they’re first in line for Fibre Broadband, helping to make them a community hub.
The Blog o’Beer Awards
Best beer: Betty Stogs from Skinners. She is Beautiful.
Best beer to play with your mind: Gulden Draak
Best Breakfast: Giraffe in Exeter. Just go in and get a full English. Nice.
Best pub: Three Lords nr par in Cornwall. A Friendly local pub with actual friendly locals.
Brewery of the year: St Austell. Beers this year have just seemed to have a Cornwall feel about it.
Customer Service: Otter Brewery. Dealt with my “weird stuff in a bottle of Otter Bright issue” really well! Shame I never got to found out what it was…
How to buy Polish Beer in Devon, England…
… and a load of other Polish groceries as well…
…and its in Exeter! Yeah I was kinda shocked as well.
So if you’re interested in Polish Food and Beer (like Warka’s Strong), and live in Devon, I would suggest taking a trip to Exeter, wondering down Fore Street, and wonder towards The Picture House. You wont miss “The Polish Shop”, if you do, you might as well get a drink in The Picture House Bar instead…
The Four Lords at St Blazey Gate, Cornwall
I dont know about you, but when we stay somewhere, the nearest pub is almost always tried out. (Presuming that the nearest pub doesn’t look like a dump) The nearest pub to our camp site was “The Four Lords”, which can be found at St Blazey Gate – nestled between the random village of Par and St Austell.
We went along there to start with for food, we weren’t sure what to expect, but as the St Austell pub in Exeter is rather posh we expected good stuff. What we got was almighty fine food at almighty fine prices, which weren’t posh at all!
Beer wise… Well I suppose my expectations were a little high. I kinda presumed that seeing it was near St Austell then the beer would be interesting. Well it was Tribute – which is no bad thing, but I can get it from just up the road as well. I think I just wanted something a little more attention grabbing that’s all.
It’s worth noting that the wine was very nicely priced as well… And I think that sums the place up. At the end of the day, this seems like a local pub, for local people, which is geared for people who like food, and want a warm welcome.
Nice.
The Salcombe Pub Crawl – The Fortescue Inn
Well I have to admit, I don’t remember much of the stags Salcombe journey to the final pub, The Fortescue Inn. This was mostly because myself and another one of the guys walked on, while the stag was pointed in the right direction by a couple other members of our party… And to be honest…. From the looks of it the stag insisted on having a chat with anyone who took a slightest interest in the stag party.
The Fortescue Inn was a nice little place, split into two this is a pub that is tailed for many different people. One half, it’s a Very gentle looking pub, serving Otter. Now anyone who reads this blog on a regular basis should know, serving Otter is one way to get my love!
Walking towards the toilets and wondering into the wrong (or Right door) leads you into the bar section. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the main live music venue for Salcombe. Didn’t try any of the drinks here, but I imagine it’s much the same as the main pub. Sadly our evening came to an end here as the Stag was starting to feel a little worse for wear… Didn’t stop him from ruining some of the way back to the youth hostel!
Sorry for the mess btw…
The Salcombe Stag Pub Crawl
If you follow us on Twitter, you’ve probably realised there was a stag do over the last weekend.
Now before I get started on reviewing the pubs, there is just one thing you need to think about if you’re having a stag do at the Youth Hostel in Salcombe.
Its a loooonnng way away from any pubs! So be warned!
…but the views are beautiful…
The Exeter Living Room
Not much to say on the Beer front… Tetleys or Carlsburg is what you get. BUT if you can stomach either of those beers, this is a fantastic little cafe to chill out in for a pint or two with a mate.
There is a good selection of wines, good menu, and a great welcome from the staff.
As far as the food is concerned, if you like burgers, you have to try The Living Room Burger. Its an Exmoor burger, with cheese, three onion rings, and a slice of bacon. Beautiful!
Skinners Cornish Beer: The Raving Continues!
I would hate for people to think we were paid by Skinners to push their products, but I thought I had to follow up my review of Skinners Cornish Lager, I posted a few days ago.
If you find yourself in Exeter City Centre, The Old Well House on the Cathedral Green has it on tap!
Its beautiful and thirst quenching, but a little pricey – but it is a pricey pub anyway…
By the way if anyone from Skinners (or anywhere else) would like to send us beer to review -please feel free to use the above link to contact us!