Shrewsbury, Shropshire:
Bit of a quandary here: first impressions were great: a good welcome, Oracle, Jaipur & Citra on the pumps, friendly staff who dealt with the one annoying drunk very quickly. Large covered-over courtyard at the rear where the music was more our taste: all good.
The next day, less so. Football on, and on loud, on the multitudes of TVs, blokes shouting over the TVs and standing in the way. Damn, I hate football in pubs.
Shrewsbury, Shropshire:
We only sat outside here, but it’s a smart, modern re-doing of an old hotel/pub. It did have a few of the tropes that irrationally annoy me (prices listed as 6.0 instead of £6.00, and inconsistently, for example: trying to make something sound on-trend by shortening the name for another), but it was pleasant sat outside in the sun, the service was fine, the beer was fine, and the prices not ruinously expensive, even if the format was mangled. No cask ale, but decent craft bollocks from Camden, which was fine.
Shrewsbury, Shropshire:
Bigger than expected, and historic-looking from the outside, but inside it’s pretty generic town-centre pub. No ale on offer when we visited. By no means an awful pub, but compared to others just a bit meh and unexceptional.
Shrewsbury, Shropshire:
Lovely historic pub deep into the cobbled streets of Shrewsbury. Great beer, cobs on offer, historic surroundings, and just conversation as a soundtrack. Friendly landlady, too. Sadly the Timothy Taylor Landlord had just gone, but the alternative was fine.
Shrewsbury, Shropshire:
Our first pub in Shrewsbury, as a couple of more hopeful ones nearby were shut.
Outside: typically Shrewsbury: historic looking. Inside, it’s been hit with the generic pubco interior designer stick, with too many high seats and faux-quirky objets. No food, there was real ale, but I got the impression the one Pedigree tap hadn’t seen action for a while, and let my curiosity get the better of me and had a pint of Kirin, which was fine if unexceptional. The wine was warm, too: we were offered ice with it :-/.