My favourite guide. Split into 50 categories there really is something for everyone in this superb guide.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1538896 in Books
• Published on: 2000-04-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Roger Protz claims, not entirely convincingly, that he does not actually spend a great deal of time drinking beer in pubs. Notwithstanding, he knows a great deal about both (he is currently editor of the Campaign for Real Ale's Good Beer Guide) and puts it to very good use in Britain's Best 500 Pubs, which is a model of what pub guides ought to be. This is a personal collection of favourites, mostly old or at least old-fashioned, almost all serving cask-conditioned real ale. Each receives a spirited appreciation, with special attention going to the food. Most of the chosen pubs serve food, some of it very good indeed. Protz has had the bright idea of grouping his pubs not by location, as most such guides do; rather he gathers establishments all over the country into 50-odd categories, some fairly obvious, others idiosyncratic in the extreme. All make sense, though. Great coaching inns, top country pubs, genuine Irish pubs, pubs near London markets contrast with pubs in unusual buildings, pubs for bird watchers, Inspector Morse's favourite pubs and pubs with unusual names. There are also the highest pubs in Britain, haunted pubs and pubs with pets. Ten pub walks, long and short, in different parts of the country are a particularly useful addition; and as a special bonus Roger Protz lists bars he has particularly enjoyed in Lille, Prague and Brussels. A geographical index by count allows stay-at-homes to cheat. --Robin Davidson

Synopsis
A gazetteer of pubs, inns and taverns in Britain, which contains information on accommodation, real ales, culinary specialities, family facilities and parking. It includes addresses, telephone numbers and directions for finding each establishment listed and it contains illustrations and maps.

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Customer Reviews

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Of course, this is Mr. Protz' personal choices for the 500 Best Pubs, but I don't think that's a bad thing. Unfortunately it's such a pretty little edition(hard cover) that while it's good for reference, a paperback edition would be better suited for slipping in the glove box or golf bag. Mr. Protz also takes us to Ireland, Belgium, France, & Czechoslovakia, plus gives a listing of pubs which have made the GBG forever. I think this is one of the few beer/pub books I have which I've read in less than a month. I highly recommend this, especially as it is the best of the best.