Queens Hotel, Gosport - pub details
Address: Queens Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1LG [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 38398) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Portsmouth Harbour (1.3 miles), Portsmouth & Southsea (2 miles), Fratton (2.8 miles)
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| This was our second pub of the day in Gosport (the nearby Five Alls is not listed on here) and turned out to be the best of the establishments we tried on the day. As Sleepy Meerkat says, it's very dark inside. But this simply adds to the atmosphere. The St Bernard was asleep by the coal fire in the centre of the pub. The landlady greeted us on arrival from her seat by the entrance and all the staff and customers were pleasant. Live rugby was being shown on a big screen on the other side of the coal fire from the bar. Beers on were Palmers 200, Beavertown Neck Oil, Youngs Bitter, Hook Norton Hooky Gold & Oakleaf IPA. Mr Whiteheads Heart of Hampshire & Midnight Special (cider & perry respectively) were also on. Beers coming on soon were displayed on a blackboard. Well worth the effort to find in the backstreets of Gosport. blue_scrumpy - 18 Mar 2012 11:33 |
| This pub has been in the Good Beer Guide for quarter of a century and the ale is still tremendous. Six pumps of mostly guest ales. Seems to have Ringwood 49er and an Oakleaf ale on most days and a great variety of others. A bit dark in side, just like pubs should be. No unruly kids and the softest St Bernard I've come acoss. sleepy_meerkat - 17 Sep 2011 23:12 |
| 'At one time there were some 200 pubs in Gosport with it's own large brewery (S & T N Blake & Co Ltd. which closed in 1941 and is only celebrated by the Oakleaf micro brewery's 'Blakes Gosport bitter'). Today that number has dwindled to around 40 and the cream has not risen to the top. An exception is the 'Queens Hotel' Set in the back streets of Gosport this is a large three storey Victorian building on the corner of Queens Road and Kings Road. it's interesting to note the King and Queen 'gargoyles' on the facade were allegedly put in before the streets were named and are in the wrong way round. On the night I went along with the 'Crofton Crew' of beer connoisseurs it was the October Beer Festival which was celebrating Sue the Landlady's 27th year at the Queens. Besides the festival bar they had Ascot Ales 'Anastasia Stout', Burton Bridge 'Burton Porter', Black Dog Brewery 'Black Dog', Howard Town Brewery 'Wren's Nest', Isle of Purbeck 'Solar Power', Newton Brewery 'Warrior' plus three Cider's from Westons as the Main bar ales and this is the standard number of beers with a rotation of ales from other brewery's. All the beverages were in top condition. There are three areas and a great log fire with an impressive carved fireplace and the decor is much as I remembered it some 30 years ago when I last visited, which is no bad thing. The juke box reflects the age of cliental (40+) with it being stuck in a 'time warp' of the 60's - 80's. A concession to the modern era is a large flat screen telly. sensibly placed darts. children are welcome in the daytime. There is a small beer garden at the rear. The staff are really friendly and local punters love this classic 'bare boards' pub and if you do manage to end up on this peninsula which is famous for being the largest town in Britain without an operational railway station, you need look no further that this multi award winning bozzer.' BARRY2771 - 22 Dec 2010 16:26 |
| Very good beer at fair prices. Very friendly - a reminder of how good locals used to be. Visitors made very welcome. odbod - 20 Jan 2010 13:15 |
| Excellent, friendly backstreet local with a superb choice of ales. Well worth seeking out. baxterfish - 26 Oct 2009 23:17 |
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