Welcome back - it's time to crack on with the 2018-19 Pub of the Year contest, and here we have our five new contenders for this year. Four completely new ones and one re-entry hoping to make a triumphant return. Let's see how they stack up against last year's Final Five.
Compulsory reading!
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Monday, July 15, 2019
Monday, July 8, 2019
BV London Pub of the Year 2018-19 - part one
It's time, yet again, for the Ben Viveur London Pub of the Year awards to commence. Woohoo!
Now, don't get upset, but I'm going to have to make a decision as to whether this should be the last year of the competition, or keep it going.
This is the eighth year of the competition and it's always a pleasure. but the truth is that since I moved out of Greater London I've spent a lot less time drinking in eligible pubs. In all honesty, my pub surveying process has therefore become a bit rubbish. It's certainly not as thorough as it could be, and in all likelihood there are numerous very good pubs that aren't getting a fair crack of the whip simply because I haven't been to them.
But that's for me to think about over the next 12 months. There will be a 2018-19 award, and it starts right here, right now.
You know the drill - first I revisit last year's Top Five pubs, then in part two I check out some new contenders and re-entries. We think about it for a bit, talk it over with some fellow beer writers, and then, some time in August, this year's winner is crowned.
Let's get right to it then.