Mar
09
2012
14th 20th May 2012! This is one you should not miss! Twitter festival photo. Uber cool city centre venue The Canal House Bar is extraordinary in that the building actually has a canal running through it complete with a couple of canal boats. It’s a large building, good for a night …
Feb
24
2012
Castle Rock pubs and beers are prized for their consistent excellence. Honesty and integrity are values on which the company has prospered. Its aspirations are epitomised by their founder’s assertion: “I wanted a pub I’d like to drink in myself.” Now, with pubs dotted over a large area of the Midlands …
Jan
12
2012
One of the things that pleases me most about Castle Rock is the light hand they use in providing direction for their pubs. Every pub is different, and the only thing you can be absolutely sure about is that the beer will be great. The Horse and Jockey is a spendid example …
Jan
10
2012
Mark James will be playing 70s to present day Brit pop from 8pm onwards at the Poppy and Pint to celebrate Castle Rock 35th Birthday! More information.
What a great venue. You Lady Bay residents are a lucky lot!
Jan
09
2012
Celebrating Castle Rock’s 35th Anniversary! 24th January 2012, from 5pm £1 OFF a pint of Castle Rock ale and Carlsberg in All Castle Rock pubs ! Alexandra Hotel 70′s retro night – fancy dress, and music and food to match. Bread & Bitter Live Music with Jez Hall from 9pm. Food promotions during the night. …
Nov
01
2011
Beer drinker’s paradise The Vat and Fiddle is a wonderful, proper pub with great atmosphere. We regularly travel right across Nottingham to enjoy the serene ambience of this unique pub. It’s only a short stroll away from the train and bus stations so it’s a good contender for a pub crawl. I think I’d rate …
Oct
21
2011
This Castle Rock pub is a firm favorite with CAMRA members and rightly so as it has won numerous awards. It’s part of the Mansfield Road beer trail so you’ll find that the pub fills to capacity as a group on a pub crawl drop in, only to empty again half an hour later. It’s usually packed to capacity in the evenings.
Aug
24
2011
On a bright sunny day in August we caught the bus to Mapperley to take a look at the Bread and Bitter; converted from a bakery by Castle Rock in 2008. A pub like this provides a super focal point for a community. It’s much more to do with a meeting place …
Jul
29
2011
The older I get, the more I cherish the simple pleasures of life. Any opportunity to get away from the nightmares of the modern world, and the latest unfathomable newspeak is more than welcome. But where do you you go to find a place where you aren’t going …
May
24
2011
We popped in for a quick drink and a sandwich to break a train journey. The last time we dropped in, the place was looking rather sad so we were delighted to find that the Alex has recently been spruced up. It’s had a lick of paint and is looking grand as you’d expect for …
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