RAGGED COT INN Minchinhampton GL6 8PE |
Another refurbishment that has taken the cosy individuality away and now could be one of many anaesthesised inns. It still maintains well defined areas of restaurant, lounge and bar as well as good gardens. Under Marston's control with many Marston owned 'guests'.
Banks' Bitter / Jennings' Cumberland Ale / Jennings' Cockermouth Gold / Ringwood Best
@ 25th August 2009
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RAM INN Bussage GL6 8BB |
Not too easy to find, but extremely well known and popular. Usually very rigid choice of beers with the emphasis on session ales rather than premiums, but every now and then it can surprise.
Black Sheep / Butcombe Bitter / Greene King IPA
@ 16th May 2009
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RAM INN South Woodchester GL5 5EQ |
This pub has always been synonymous with cask ale; local breweries always well represented. It can get quite packed, especially the car park, but well worth trying.
Butcombe Bitter / Butcombe's Brunel IPA / Cottage's Southern Bitter / Stroud's Budding / Stroud's Organic Ale / Uley Old Spot
@ 13th January 2009
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RED HART Blaisdon GL17 0AH |
A very popular restaurant and bar boasting up to five real ales to suit all tastes. A premiere pub in all respects.
Exe Valley Bitter / Hooky Bitter / Slater's Top Totty / Slater's Premium
@ 20th October 2009
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RED LION INN Wainlodes GL2 9LW |
In winter you can have the place to yourself; in summer the entire population of Gloucester seems to descend on this riverside pub. Take your choice which you prefer, but Coopers always present.
Wickwar's BOB / Wickwar's Coopers
@ 19th May 2009
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RED LION Westbury on Severn GL14 1PA |
A cosy village pub that sits on the A48 at Westbury. Has undergone many quiet phases over the years but is in a busy one at the moment. Strange that in the leaner times there was a good choice of ales but currently in these popular times there is generally only one pump.
Wye Valley's Butty Bach
@ 20th October 2009
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RISING SUN HOTEL Cleeve Hill GL52 3PX |
An excellent setting for this quality hotel with views across to the Severn plains. It provides a range of beers from which to choose, all of which are Greene King ales with only pseudo guests from breweries they have taken over.
Abbot Ale / Flanker's Tackle / Greene King IPA / Old Speckled Hen
@ 10th February 2010
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ROSE AND CROWN Nympsfield |
The pub has seen a few owners since its glory days when you had a choice from six brews, but none have reproduced the same adventurous style of ale selection. The latest owners are putting in a great deal of effort though, with a restaurant refurbishment under way and three or four pumps now available.
Butcombe Bitter / Uley Bitter / Uley's Pig's Ear
@ 31st January 2010
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ROSE AND CROWN Redmarley GL19 3NB |
Definitely not your quaint country inn pandering to select diners, more of a village community pub. It always seems to be busy whenever we call though, and with a choice from three pumps.
Adnam's Bitter / Greene King IPA / St.Austell's Tribute
@ 23rd May 2009
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ROYAL EXCHANGE INN Hartpury GL19 3BW |
A cosy enough pub that should impose its true ambience far better than it does, especially with the real log fires in the various rooms. Not quite a 'foodie' place, although diners are very welcome; not quite the Hartpury student's paradise of old, although the pool room attracts the local youth. The real ale line up under the current owners, however, is a complete transformation with up to four pumps available including the weird and wonderful.
Bass / Leeds' Samba / Moorhouse's Black Cat
@ 6th October 2009
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ROYAL GEORGE HOTEL Birdlip GL4 8JH |
A Greene King outlet only, with up to three pumps (but two pumps on if you're lucky!) Very annoying when their clips are reversed, because if that's the case, move on somewhere else as a new barrel never seems to be forthcoming the same day!
Abbot Ale / Greene King IPA / Old Speckled Hen
@ 31st October 2009
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ROYAL OAK Andoversford GL54 4HR |
A homely, traditional local complete with restaurant. Four or five pumps that usually incude a local ale (all in need of replenishment from a bank holiday blitz with Otter Bitter, Stanney Bitter and Doom Bar with reversed clips).
Stanway's Lords-a-Leaping
@ 28th December 2009
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ROYAL OAK Gretton GL54 5EP |
Goffs, the local brewers, always represented but plenty of others get a look in. Plenty of room inside, and in summer the gardens provide excellent views of the surrounding countryside and a sight of the Toddington steam train if you're lucky.
Goff's Jouster / Stanway's Stanney Bitter / Ringwood Bitter / Ringwood Fortyniner
@ 17th November 2009
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ROYAL OAK North Woodchester GL5 5PQ |
A lovely olde worlde feeling about the place with little decor to enhance its restaurant or traditional bar, but really should pull in a lot more custom than it does. Two selections of ale available.
Sharp's Doom Bar / St.Austell's Tribute
@ 13th January 2009
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ROYAL OAK Painswick GL6 6QG |
It doesn't have to try too hard for custom, being in the tourist trap of Painswick, but the latest owners have admirably installed a range of Stroud Brewery's ales. The best line up witnessed here for decades.
Stroud's Budding / Stroud's Summer Breeze / Stroud's Tom Long
@ 10th October 2009
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ROYAL OAK Prestbury GL52 3DL |
A small cosy bar with an excellent choice of ales, especially the guests which can be from about any brewery in the country . A very friendly place where we are always made very welcome.
Butcombe Bitter / Purity's Mad Goose / Timothy Taylor Landlord
@ 14th July 2009
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ROYAL OAK South Cerney GL7 5UP |
A somewhat indifferent pub. Not a smart one and certainly not scruffy - it just needs a bit of a boost. The same could be said of it's beer; sometimes brilliant (Archer's Golden, Cascade), then sometimes not quite so. Always worth finding out though.
Brains' Rev. James / Greene King IPA / London Pride
@ 3rd July 2009
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ROYAL WILLIAM Cranham GL6 6TT |
An amazing renaissance from the Brewer's Fayre days. At least two, but can be up to four decent ales provided now which can change from time to time including local brews.
Butcombe Bitter / Stroud's Budding / Stroud's Tom Long
@ 16th January 2010
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