Anyone over certain age ( in the UK), when hearing the words ‘flower pot’ will inevitably be taken back to memories of their nursery years, sat in front of a black and white TV watching ‘The Flower Pot Men’. Two puppet men made of flower pots, and a ‘Little Weed’. Anyone else will think I’m just jabbering, but I’m fairly sure I’m not the only one who bears those mental scars.
Tenuous link over, and these Flower Pot men run a fine independent brewery (with pub) in the North Hampshire village of Cheriton ( also famous for a battle during the civil war).
Flower Pots Brewery and the Flower Pots Inn occupy a spacious site, which was previously a farm.
The large pub sits at the front next to the country lane…
…and to one side is the barn housing the brewery. There is also a bottled beer shop in the brick outbuilding.
The pub has a series of interconnecting small rooms, which retain the old farmhouse atmosphere, though there is also a new glass conservatory on the rear.
There is still an ancient well in the floor of the pub…
From the display of awards, many from the famous beer and pub campaigners CAMRA, the pedigree of the brewery’s beers is not in doubt…
I’ve saved the best photo until last…a row of lovely Flower Pot beers, dispensed straight from the cask. Enjoy!
" Anyone over certain age ( in the UK), when hearing the words ‘flower pot’ will inevitably be taken back to memories of their nursery years, sat in front of a black and white TV watching ‘The Flower Pot Men’."
ReplyDeleteBill and Ben, the Flower Pot Men!
Heck, I watched that when I lived in the UK in the early 60s.
"but I’m fairly sure I’m not the only one who bears those mental scars."
(slow golf clap)
"Tenuous link over, and these Flower Pot men run a fine independent brewery (with pub) in the North Hampshire village of Cheriton ( also famous for a battle during the civil war)."
Nice segue. 👍
"…and to one side is the barn housing the brewery. There is also a bottled beer shop in the brick outbuilding."
Nice setup.
"The pub has a series of interconnecting small rooms, which retain the old farmhouse atmosphere, though there is also a new glass conservatory on the rear. "
I like that it has interconnecting small rooms, and I saw the conservatory (I think) in one of the photos above.
"There is still an ancient well in the floor of the pub…"
Well, well. 😉
"From the display of awards, many from the famous beer and pub campaigners CAMRA, the pedigree of the brewery’s beers is not in doubt…"
I initially read that as it 'serves' Pedigree. 😊
"…the food is good too, difficult to choose, so I had to have two…"
(slow golf clap)
"and it’s rumoured that Retired Martin is a regular."
Where isn't he a regular?
"Though searching for ‘flower pots’ on his blog will just tell you how many posts contain references to flowers and flower pots."
Heh. 😋
Is he still dumping sub par pints into flower pots?
(must ask him)
"The Perridge Pale 3.4% was delicate, floral and refreshing GHBS (Garden Hermit Beer Score) 3.5+"
You should patent that acronym!
"I’ve saved the best photo until last…a row of lovely Flower Pot beers, dispensed straight from the cask. Enjoy!"
I certainly will, though it won't be a cask beer sadly.
Cheers!
PS - Yes, I'm back (sort of). I may not reply to every post, but you seem to be less prolific (thank goodness) than Martin.
(I just saw one of your posts on his site, which brought me here)
I am now happily retired, and my wife is semi-retired, working from home as needed. Funnily enough, this gives me less spare time with her being home!
I (kind of) explained my long absence in a post over at LAFs (I came across Ashby-de-la-Zouch online and immediately thought of LAF).
https://lifeafterfootball839.wordpress.com/2025/09/19/russ-is-back-38-pints-in-brum/#comment-19997
If you read it, a simple 'oof' will suffice. 😏