England Trip in September

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  1. wesbray

    wesbray Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2012 Canada (AB)

    I will be visiting England in September and am looking to find the best beer spots in each city.

    Will be flying into Gatwick Airport. May actually need to kill some time here, so any places of interest other than JDWs?

    Then visiting Birmingham and Nottingham for a couple days, then onto Cornwall (specifically Falmouth and Truro), then to my birthplace, Brighton.

    I am actually from the UK, visiting family, hence the somewhat unusual destinations!
     
    #1 wesbray, Dec 11, 2013
  2. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Nottingham is an amazing place for beer and can claim to be one of the best destinations for it in the UK.Pity you won't be there in October as the world's biggest cask ale festival takes place then.
     
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  3. Gold89

    Gold89 Aspirant (276) Sep 26, 2010 New York

    Cornwall - St. Austell Brewery
    Brighton - Evening Star pub (Dark Star brewery pub)
     
    #3 Gold89, Dec 11, 2013
  4. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    I love Cornwall
    Falmouth is beautiful but I've not drank their in years just under 15 miles on from there is Helston
    and the Blue Anchor
    • Blue Anchor Inn
    • Address: 50 Coinagehall St, Helston TR13 8EL
      Phone:01326 562821

    which is an absolute must for the area
    great beer, good pasties and historically it is a very old brewing outfit

    Will try and get a better view of Falmouth & Truro specifics from trusted sources.
     
    #4 EmperorBevis, Dec 11, 2013
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  5. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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  6. Gold89

    Gold89 Aspirant (276) Sep 26, 2010 New York

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  7. reprob8

    reprob8 Initiate (0) May 22, 2008 England

    in Brighton go bang on the door of The Evening Star, don't tell them you're on BA
     
    #7 reprob8, Dec 11, 2013
  8. wesbray

    wesbray Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2012 Canada (AB)

    Why not?
     
    #8 wesbray, Dec 12, 2013
  9. wesbray

    wesbray Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2012 Canada (AB)

    I had heard they were BAs themselves?
     
    #9 wesbray, Dec 16, 2013
  10. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Sorry had to check
    but the Seven Stars in Falmouth is still worth a visit
    (fondly remembered from when beer in Cornwall was generally mainly very badly kept Courage)
     
    #10 EmperorBevis, Dec 16, 2013
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  11. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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  12. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Yes
    Bathams, now there is a blast from the past.
     
    #12 EmperorBevis, Dec 17, 2013
  13. reprob8

    reprob8 Initiate (0) May 22, 2008 England

    were, being the operative word
     
    #13 reprob8, Dec 17, 2013
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  14. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Know what I mean, know what I mean, nudge nudge.

     
    #14 EmperorBevis, Dec 17, 2013
  15. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    Damn! I miss those guys. Unfortunately for bunches of modern beer advocatos, that humor is a bit "subtle".
     
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  16. Bazza

    Bazza Aspirant (292) Apr 29, 2008 England

    When I visited Falmouth for the first time a few months ago I was impressed by Beer Wolf, the Seven Stars and the Grapes (if I remember the name correctly). There are also a few other pubs that are worth a visit in the town as well. All in all, I considered it a pretty good drinking destination.

    On the way to Falmouth, when passing through Devon, if you have the time, there is a pretty good specialist craft beer bar that has opened recently in Newton Abbot called Teign Cellars. Also, towards the end of September, just outside of Newton Abbot, there is a quite a good independent beer festival called Abbfest.

    As for Brighton, I would concur with the Evening Star as a must-do, but I would also suggest (although I haven't been to Brighton for a couple of years), the Basketmakers Arms and the Lord Nelson. I have also heard good reports of a new craft beer bar there, but I haven't yet visited it myself.

    You could try the What Pub website as a starting place for more detail about the pubs in the various towns.
     
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  17. WeAreWolves

    WeAreWolves Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2014 England

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  18. patto1ro

    patto1ro Pooh-Bah (2,084) Apr 26, 2004 Netherlands
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    Still lovely stuff.
     
    #18 patto1ro, Sep 27, 2014
  19. patto1ro

    patto1ro Pooh-Bah (2,084) Apr 26, 2004 Netherlands
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    The Beacon Hotel is pretty good, too. And Ma Pardoes.
     
    #19 patto1ro, Sep 27, 2014
  20. wesbray

    wesbray Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2012 Canada (AB)

    Still haven't made it back unfortunately, hopefully early next year. Will actually be heading to Leamington Spa instead of Birmingham.
     
    #20 wesbray, Oct 2, 2014
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