Best beer bar in Richmond/Twickenham

What are you looking for in a pub? I know a few in Richmond and Kew but for Twickenham all I know is the real ale.com shop, which is worth checking out.

 

On the street should be fine, I think at worst near the stadium security/stewards may ask you not to bring stuff into the grounds. The reale ale.com shop has a decent selection of cans in the fridge - Beavertown, Wild Beer, Moor, Mikkeller, Evil Twin etc. Also Struise Black Albert. Oh and if you have a growler, they normally have a cask of ale for takeaways. When I was there on Monday it was Oakham Citra.

There's mostly Youngs (The Orange Tree always looked decent, though crowded on match day) and Fullers pubs in Richmond which would be alright for Youngs and Fullers beers. I quite liked the Cricketers which normally has Greene King IPA plus sometimes a decent guest. May be worth checking out http://whatpub.com/ for CAMRA opinions on the local pubs, and for what it's worth the Rifleman in Twickenham was the local pub of the year.

If it's a nice day and you fancy something different I would also recommend Steins, which is a Bavarian cafe right on the river front, a really beautiful location just upstream from Richmond bridge (the bridge you cross over to get to Twickenham). Great authentic food and German beer on tap and in bottles (relatively small selection though, and the beer is quite pricey). I sometimes used to get some food then walk a few hundred metres back down to the White Cross pub which has Youngs beers and local guests like Sambrooks/Twickenham.

 

Simples ... The Sussex Arms, hands down the best pub for real ale, bottled and keg beer in the Twickenham / Richmond area for a number of years. Added bonus is that its far enough away from the ground (20 minutes walk) to not get totally swamped on a match day.

http://www.thesussexarmstwickenham.co.uk/