A re-visit of the Hockley Loop.
The Lord Clifden - meet here at 5.00pm
Great Hampton Street, Hockley. Very smart and interesting. 4 well kept ales. Very good food served.
The Brown Lion
18 Hall Street Hockley. Traditional back street pub selling Two Towers ales.
The Jewellers Arms
Spencer St, Jewellery Quarter. Traditional back street pub selling Hobson's Bitter.
The Drop Forge
Hockley Street, Jewellery Quarter. Recently opened restaurant and bar. Very smart with 4 ales.
Rose villa Tavern
Warstone Lane, Jewellery Quarter.
The Red Lion
Warstone Lane, Jewellery Quarter. Smartly refurbished, small, two roomed free house
with 4 ales.
The Queens Arms
Newhall St, Jewellery Quarter. Has a fantastic glazed sign. 3 or 4 ales.
Edmunds
Newhall St/Edmund St,City Centre.Trendy bar with 3 ales
Chap and Sim arrived at the LC as per schedule, i.e. 5.00pm. We had 3 pints of ale and decided to move on to the next pub the Brown Lion at 6.30pm. Here both Phil and the Birthday boy himself finally arrived to join the celebrations. A quick jar in the BR also put the chaps in the mood to issue some yellow cards for non-attendance. Tone (for getting the dates mixed-up!!), Rog for been a serial offender preferring the 'van' to a chap session (this was later rescinded on appeal!), and Nigel for having the audacity to dodge a session to see a new squeeze!!.
The 4 merry chaps headed of on the agreed plan, firstly to the Jewellers Arms, followed by the Drop-Forge and then the Red Lion. The obligatory grave-yard tour also took place en-route. We missed out the Rose Villa tavern to head back to the Queens Arms as it was closer to town. A few more beers and scratchings were consumed before Simbers made the break for home. The remaining Chap trio tried to get in at Edmunds, but it now closes ate 11.00pm so we headed off home.