Inns with Good Beer
Ostrich
Colnbrook, Berkshire (close to Heathrow airport)
Courage Best Bitter, Directors Bitter, Marston’s Pedigree
George & Dragon
West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Courage Best Bitter and guest beers
Hardwick Arms
Arrington, Cambridgeshire
Greene King IPA and guest beers
Olde Custom House
Chester, Cheshire
Bank’s Original, Marston’s Bitter and Pedigree
Black Bull Inn
Coniston, Cumbria
Coniston Bluebird Bitter, Opium, Old Man Ale, Blacksmith’s Ale, Theakston’s Old Peculier
Fountain Head
Branscombe, Devon
Branscombe Vale Branoc and seasonal beers
Morritt Arms Hotel
Greta Bridge, County Durham
Black Sheep Best Bitter, Conciliation Ale, Taylor Landlord, Tetley Bitter
Bell Inn
Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex
Draft Bass, Fullers London Pride, Greene IPA, guest beers
Olde Black Bear Inn
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Greenalls Bitter and Original, Wadworth 6X
Scole Inn
Scole, Norfolk
Adnams Bitter, Courage Directors, guest beers
Admiral Rodney Hotel
Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Bateman XB, Boddingtons Bitter, Castle Eden Ale, Greene King Abbot
Angel
Lavenham, Suffolk
Adnams Bitter, Greene King IPA, Mauldons White Adder, Nethergate Bitter
Lamb
Devizes, Wiltshire
Wadworth IPA, 6X
Royal Oak
Dacre Banks, Yorkshire
Black Sheep Best Bitter, Daleside Old Legover, Taylor Landlord, Theakston Best Bitter
All of these pubs are listed in the current edition of the Good Beer Guide.
Ted Bruning
Ted Bruning edits What's Brewing, national newspaper for the Campaign for Real Ale. He is the author of Historic Pubs of London and Historic Inns of England (both published by Prion Books).
Where can I get Banks bitter on Draft.Nice out of the bottle but must be great on draft.
Regards Dave hepworth
Should have said I live in West Yorkshire.