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| Just when you thought the September 2019 Lyndhurst Through the Beer Glass series was going to be as long as the proverbial 'one that got away'...we reached the final pub, just next door to the one we started at in Lyndhurst High Street.... |
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| The Stag Hotel is 'a pub with rooms' type of hotel and it is another very fine historic building... |
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| ...with an interior to match, all wood panelling, aged cream walls (possibly tobacco staining from the smoking heyday...who knows), enough historic knick-knacks to compete with the local museum (above and top photo)... |
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| ...posh chandeliers... |
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| ...and bar stools for the most discerning posterior... |
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| Being shoulder to shoulder with The Mailmans Arms next door, it stands to reason that, in the interests of maximum customer choice, both would be Greene King houses with a reliably similar range of beers.... |
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| ...yes Old Speckled Hen, that old Moreland favourite, which was ok but definitely not a contender for the BB’s lacings premier league... |
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| ...though another quiet and sheltered rear beer garden was a nice way to finish off the day's travels around Lyndhurst's generous selection of hostelries... ...now I'll have to get back to the real post-lockdown summer 2020 world and see whether Doom Bar now really is the cask pint of choice.... |
I think those lacings are mid table...steady away....not relegation zone but unlikely to trouble the play offs!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking boozer though done seriously good wood on show...
Don't mind GK IPA if on good form
Could well be Saints lacings then...;) (except the play-off bit)
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed the variety of pubs in and around Lyndhurst.
GK IPA much maligned but perhaps one of those beers that is very susceptible to deterioration if not kept in good condition...