This used to be a fantastic pub before it got discovered and
got crowded every time I visited. On my friend’s birthday we once spent a whole
afternoon working our way across the bar from one handpump to the other. The
only time we left was at the halfway mark when we decided to pop out to get
some grub then we were back to it. I was on first name terms with the manager
and knew most of the staff. I used to know the cellarman well and once had a visit
down to the cellar to see the barrels on their stillaging. Nowadays I don’t recognise
the staff and it’s hard to get a conversation out of them. Instead, they spend
their time on patrol at the bar awaiting the next order. But if I’m lucky I’ll
bump into one of the regulars who’ll at least give me a glancing nod that they’ve
seen me there before.
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