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Branch Diary

  • The Inn at Freshford Thursday 2 January 2025 Inn at Freshford

    A visit to the Inn at Freshford. This is a picturesque 16th century village inn, operated by the same small pubco as the Cross Guns in Avoncliff . It is located on the bank of the river Frome, in the Cotswolds Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty

  • Pig and Fiddle, & Bell, Bath Thursday 9 January 2025 19:30 Pig & Fiddle

    A short crawl in Bath, starting at the Pig & Fiddle, on Broad St, and then on to the Bell, on Walcot St.

    The 'Pig' is a large and busy town-centre pub with a varied clientele and a friendly atmosphere.

    The Bell offers five regular ales, plus one or two ever changing guests from local micros.

  • Royal Oak, Frome Thursday 16 January 2025 19:30 Royal Oak

    The Royal Oak is a lovely pub, situated on the western fringe of town. Inside there are several drinking area as well as an outside patio garden.

    Two regular beers and maybe a third at the weekend. Owned by Chris Pitcher of the award winning Fox and Hounds in Warminster.

  • Royal Oak and Charmbury Arms, Twerton, Bath Tuesday 21 January 2025 19:30 Royal Oak

    A (very) short crawl of Twerton in Bath, taking in the Royal Oak, where they are holding their first Tap Takeover of the year, from Arbor in Brizzle, and then on to the Charmbury Arms, a friendly and busy traditional, independent wet-led freehouse usually with three well-kept beers, just around the corner.

  • George Inn and The Castle, Bradford-on-Avon Tuesday 28 January 2025 19:30 George

    A mini crawl of the top of Bradford-on-Avon, starting at the George on Wooley St and then on to the Castle Inn, at the top of Masons Lane.

    The George has up to three beers on, almost always Butcombe Original and one or two guests, usually from the west country, such as Hop Union, Twisted or Stonehenge.

    The Castle has three guest beers, usually sourced from micros in Wiltshire, Bristol, and east Somerset.

  • Bath Arms Shearwater Thursday 6 February 2025 19:30 Bath Arms, Shearwater

    A trip down to the excellent Bath Arms Shearwater, in Crockerton.

    This charming 17th century pub has had a huge refurbishment, both inside and out. It has up to six changing real ales on (maybe four in winter or less in quiet spells ), all from Wiltshire and Somerset brewers.

  • George Inn, Croscombe Tuesday 11 February 2025 19:30 George Inn

    A visit to the George Inn, down in Croscombe.

    The George is an attractive 17C inn, refurbished by the owner, serving up to four guest ales from West Country independents and hosting two beer festivals a year. Blindmans King George the Thirst is exclusively brewed for pub. Four traditional ciders available with Stones, Pilton, Thatchers as cider regulars.

  • Stumble Inn. Bradford-on-Avon Thursday 20 February 2025 19:30 Stumble Inn

    At trip to the Stumble Inn in Bradford-on-Avon.

    This characterful micropub is in the ground floor of what was a local club in the town centre. The main bar is in the back room with a good-sized comfortable room at the front overlooking the street. There is a changing range of up to four beers, with two on handpump and one or two on gravity, usually from local West Country breweries.

  • GBG26 Selection meeting Thursday 27 February 2025 19:30 Bath Brew House

    The 2026 Good Beer Guide selection meeting will be upstairs in the Tankroom in the Bath Brew House,

    The on-site micro brewery, produces two regular beers, malty Gladiator (3.9%) and the hoppier, citrussy Emperor (4.4%) and up to four additional beers. The bar also has a four-tap craft beer font serving artisan beers from both the UK and around the world.