The Kings Head, Pebmarsh

The King's Head pub is a little more than a simple village pub. Having been closed for a while, it now has an able landlord in Joe, who knows what he wants. The pub dates from the 15th century but is spacey and airy with beer gardens front and back. My party had Sunday lunch of local fresh produce and loved it. No juke box or noisy machines. Beer at the normal prices for the area, which brings me to the star in the King's Head crown. Joe has negotiated with the Mill Green brewery of Boxford to provide two bespoke brews for the pub: Promised Land and La Vallette, of which only La Vallette was available during our visit. This turned out to be a delicious pale beer with 3.2 alcohol. We couldn't get enough. Host Joe had another five draught beers on offer but had done away with most lagers, retaining only Becks and Stella Artois. The staff were young,friendly and active, making our visits over the weekend a relaxing pleasure.

9 Aug 2015 13:07

The Beulah, Leeds

Not closed, for some reason it is closed Monday and Tuesday.

19 Dec 2010 12:44

The Coal Hole, Strand

Well, I went on a return visit, just to see if there were any major changes (who am I kidding, I was dead thirsty having just flown in from forrin climes). The bar was quite full as was the alley outside. The bar was manned by four attentive staff who all knew what they were doing and what beers they had. I like the idea of tasters, but I stuck with what I knew and had four lovely pints of Timothy Taylors.

18 Jun 2010 08:02