: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:54 am  

You should have gone to The Tavern, a ten minute walk from the station, superb. Warringtons top real ale pub.

[Wanderer]

: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:01 am  

That was the plan but the late arrival of our train put paid to that.

: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:05 am  

WANDERER wrote:

Interestingly, the Lord Rodney across from the stadium had handpumps, but when I enquired, I was told 'no, we don't use them'.

It used to be a good pub, with a selection of real ales. Ironically, I think that building the rugby stadium opposite ruined it. When the pub changed landlords two or three years ago the new landlord realised that he could make more money catering for hordes of keg-drinking rugby supporters than by providing good quality hand pulled beers for the civilised connoisseurs. It is a sad loss.

: Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:53 pm  

John Charnock wrote:

It used to be a good pub, with a selection of real ales. Ironically, I think that building the rugby stadium opposite ruined it. When the pub changed landlords two or three years ago the new landlord realised that he could make more money catering for hordes of keg-drinking rugby supporters than by providing good quality hand pulled beers for the civilised connoisseurs. It is a sad loss.

Are you being serious?

It still has at least 5 or 6 different ales every week.

: Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:01 pm  

Lefty wrote:

Are you being serious?

It still has at least 5 or 6 different ales every week.

Well they had none on Sunday when it mattered.

[Wanderer]

: Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:44 pm  

I can concur, they had no real ales and as I said earlier, I was told that they don't use the handpumps.

: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:50 pm  

WANDERER wrote:

I can concur, they had no real ales and as I said earlier, I was told that they don't use the handpumps.

Srange that , considering me 'n' our Steve had a couple of well decent pints of (don't quote me ) ' Invincible 4.2%' (handwritten on one of the aforementioned handpumps.)

[Wanderer]

: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:52 pm  

My Name's Dick wrote:

Srange that , considering me 'n' our Steve had a couple of well decent pints of (don't quote me ) ' Invincible 4.2%' (handwritten on one of the aforementioned handpumps.)

In the Lord Rodney??? Was this after the match?

: Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:02 pm  

WANDERER wrote:

In the Lord Rodney??? Was this after the match?

No mate, before , and it really was a cracker, but neither of us can confirm the name or brewery, I rang him before posting tonight.

[Wanderer]

: Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:04 pm  

Must have ran out. Why they just couldn't say so is beyond me!