The Good Beer Guide 2023: 50th Edition

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The Ship in Conyer, near Teynham Wetherspoon's Eight Bells in Dover is part of the old Metropole Hotel Queen’s Inn in Hawkhurst, near Tunbridge Wells The Golden Lion sits right at the heart of the village of Luddesdown The Good Beer Guide 2023 is finally here. Along with the existing numerous London pubs already on the list, a whole new load of boozers have been added this year.

In the West Midlands, 118 pubs are included in the guide, with 20 new pub entries this year. Here are all of the new entries for for the West Midlands in the 2023 Good Beer Guide: Birmingham South London's answer to Winter Wonderland coming with live music, booze, Drag Race UK stars and free entryThe 2023 edition of CAMRA's Good Beer Guide is the 50th in the series of this essential reference to the best 4,500 or so of the UK's pubs. To mark this milestone, the layout of the book has been updated in line with that found in other major national guide books that appear annually such as National Trust and English Heritage. The anniversary was marked by launches in pubs around the country on 27 October, including in our own Seven Stars in Falmouth which has been in 49 out of the 50 Guides, only missing out in 1974 because our local CAMRA branch in Cornwall was still being formed. There are only five pubs in the whole country that have been in all 50 editions. CAMRA’s national chairman Nik Antona said: “It is a huge achievement that we’re able to celebrate 50 years of publishing the Good Beer Guide, and a real testament to the hard work and dedication of our volunteers, who undertake the assessments.

These pubs only offered mild and bitter in draught form, although the quality in the selected pubs was exceptionally good. Nowadays the pubs listed in the guide, and many others, tend to offer a wide range of quality cask beers in numerous styles and from microbreweries near and far.

The last few years have been an incredibly difficult time for the industry, and we need more support than ever before to keep our nation’s pubs open and thriving. I’d encourage everyone to use this year’s guide to visit the very best pubs across the UK and support them for generations to come.” Whilst we experienced a boom in the brewing industry over recent years, it’s clear that the effects of Covid-19 and subsequent cost of living and cost of goods crisis has been keenly felt. I’d encourage everyone to use this Guide to seek out the very best examples of pub excellence and support these locals by visiting them." Which pubs are included in the guide?

Entries for each venue give details on factual information such as opening times, food availability and accessibility of the property, as well as subjective information such as the attractiveness of the wallpaper and the welcome visitors are likely to get from the bar staff. Three Tuns in Lower Halstow, near Sittingbourne Right on the roadside in Lower Halstow, The Three Tuns was serving ale to local folk long before cars were using The Street (60692917) The guide, which surveys 4,500 of the best pubs across the UK, is the definitive beer drinker’s guide to the very best pints in the most picturesque and friendly pubs. The Three Sheets To The Wind team outside the pub in Rochester high street Wetherspoon’s operations director, Martin Geoghegan, said: “ It’s great news that so many of our pubs have been recognised, once again, for the quality of the beer on offer. After two long stints as Editor, Roger Protz announced in autumn 2017 that the 2018 Guide would be his last. CAMRA stated that from the 2019 Guide it would carry the name of the managing editor.The first printed edition was published in 1974. In a list of the country's brewers, the entry for Watney's consisted of the advice to "Avoid like the plague." [6] Concerned that this statement was libellous, the publisher, Waddington's, recalled the first print run and revised the entry to "Avoid at all costs." [7] Editions [ edit ] An entry in the definitive beer drinkers guide doesn't do any harm at all and helps to pull punters in from other areas, who join the regulars whose ages range from early 20s right up to their 80s. Teresa said: "I love it - it can be hard work at times. CAMRA national chairman Nik Antona said: "For nearly five decades, the Good Beer Guide has been a comprehensive guide to the UK’s breweries, their ales, and the best outlets to find them in across the country.