Topic ID 7307
Where would people recommend for a drink in Hertford? Open to any suggestions, but I'm told there's a particularly good ale pub somewhere for those of a beardy persuasion like me (looking on the web I'm guessing this was The White Horse)?
Reply ID 94978
The Cowpers arms (hee hee). Sorry, couldn't resist. Assume you mean to walk to? I tend not to drink in Hertford and recommend the White Horse in Wareside but you have to drive there.
Reply ID 94979
quote:You might also consider The Barge and The Old Cross Tavern. All three mentioned so far are free houses. Oh, and you could also try The Quiet Man in Fore Street (next door to the not-so-quiet Hertford House Hotel). http://www.hertford.net/leisure/bars.asp
Originally posted by Chris71
Where would people recommend for a drink in Hertford?
Reply ID 94981
I always enjoy sampling the ales on offer in The Barge. They normally have 3 or 4 guest ales each month along with the usual array of regular ones.
Reply ID 94983
quote:I plan to investigate The Goat at Hertford Heath at some point too... Don't think there are any within casual walking distance of where we are now, with the possible exception of The Saracen's Head. The walk into town is quite pleasant, but it's not really 'swift half' distance ... as I discovered while lugging my wife's saxophone back from Rock at The Castle over the weekend.
Originally posted by Kateg28
The Cowpers arms (hee hee). Sorry, couldn't resist. Assume you mean to walk to? I tend not to drink in Hertford and recommend the White Horse in Wareside but you have to drive there.
Reply ID 94985
We are lucky in Hertford for good ale pubs. For a town of this size to have four pubs as good as . Horses (White & Black) The Old Cross & Old Barge is a bit of a bonus (yet to try the Quiet Man). And that's before you attempt any of the Mac's establishments - their beer is shall we say an aquired taste. Bit of a walk back granted but Taxis aren't a horrendous price. Hope to see you (which is a sad indictment of how much time I spend in the WH & The Barge......[:I] )
Reply ID 94991
Hi Chris , welcome to Hertford . You will find lots of people knocking the local McMullens Brewery , this is because of 2 reasons . 1) It was crap once . 2) it's local and not "exotic" enough , like my mates from Bury St Edmunds who all slag off Greene King . When I started drinking in the 80's Macs beer was .. er .. Inconsistent if you was lucky , but mainly horrible , but since moving to a new brewery in recent years it is now a producer of more than drinkable real ales . There are still plenty of people who trot out the old cliches about McMullens but most haven't tried it for years or are lager drinkers .
Reply ID 95000
Thanks. Definitely going to make a beeline for The Barge at some point. Our old local (The Wonder in Enfield) was a McMullen pub. Never had a bad pint there, but I can't say I found any of the beers particularly inspiring either. To be fair, it was always the same ones - Country, AK...
Reply ID 95004
Have to agree with Donostia here. Whilst in the sixth form our local pub was the Admiral Mann off Brecknock Road in North London. It's main claim to fame was the Beatles wallpaper on the walls of the saloon bar and a very up to date jukebox. The teachers all drank Macs ales, AK most probably and sung its praises - we were loyal to bottles of Macs Brown Ale[}:)]. Fast forward to the 1980's when I moved up here and I could not take more than a pint of Macs. People will still you its good for the digestive system and swear by AK as a cure for all known ills. However 30 years on I can now drink up to three pints of Country without any ill effects. It is not anything special but it is drinkable and worth a try. As one who has drunk in all of Hertford's licensed establishments apart from some of the more recent openings I can agree with CP that you are spoilt for choice here. There is something for everyone - but as far as real ales go the outstanding venues are the White Horse, Black horse, Old Cross Tea Rooms and the Barge - not necessarily in that order but it does make for an interesting stroll around the town.
Reply ID 95006
quote:Sounds like the makings of a good pub crawl. [:D]
Originally posted by sloopjohnb
White Horse, Black horse, Old Cross Tea Rooms and the Barge - not necessarily in that order but it does make for an interesting stroll around the town.
Reply ID 95007
quote:Strangely enough these four hostelries host an infrequent mild crawl - last one was a few months back. Always popular and the four houses always have a good selection of milds to help pass the time. I think my mate Bev at the Old Cross started this many moons ago so keep a look out for notices in said pubs.
Sounds like the makings of a good pub crawl.