BITE user comments - webstercraft
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The Harvester (Ancient Briton), St Albans
It's a Harvester dump. When I was leaving a girl was giving her boyfriend a blow job in the car park.
4 Sep 2011 16:30
No-nonsense boozer with a good local following. Beer is the dull products from Wells & Youngs. Might go back when the Winter Warmer is on.
4 Sep 2011 14:38
Oddly, although the local CAMRA branch has been trying for several years to close this place down, Roger Protz regards it as one of the top 25 pubs in the UK and presumably he belongs to the local branch. If you're reading this Roger, please explain.
4 Sep 2011 14:20
If you want to drink an extremely expensive beer that's rarer than the one your geeky beer buddy had last week then this is the place for you. loads of pretentious Brewdog/Mikkeler/Molen( I can make it stronger/more bitter/more expensive/more stupid than you can). Sink the Bismarck anyone ? Only 40 quid.Even the good foreign stuff is extortionate - Westvleteren 30 quid!!! - I'll tell the monks and they'll come and abuse your children and steal your contraceptives. To be fair, it's not a bad place and the real ales are not too pricey for central London. For sensible beer at sensible prices in a great pub try the Harp - this is what we do well so let's not try and copy the west coast of America and lose our beer identity and heritage in the process.
4 Sep 2011 13:48
Has great potential, but beer can sometimes be a bit dodgy especially their own. Worth a look, nonetheless.
4 Sep 2011 13:20
Nice pub. Nice pint of Purity something-or-other. Not up to the standards of the Six Bells or L.R.Lion, but worth a look.
4 Sep 2011 13:17
Generally has a good variety of beers, but suffers from variable quality, so I'm sticking to the Blacksmith's Arms and Lower Red.(Would include the White lion if it wasn't so expensive).
4 Sep 2011 13:05
The King William IV, St Albans
Yes TIAMARIA it's true, although if you look closely it does say @ the king william in small letters at the bottom of the sign. SHOCKING. Similar thing happened to the Ancient Britton - replacing history with corporate logos. Think the 3 Hammers retains it's name but does have a gaudy Ember Inns sign.
3 Sep 2011 11:25
Standard 'Spoons aimed at OAPs and alcoholics. Nice beer though.
3 Sep 2011 11:14
Very nice pub - equal second in Snorbens with the White Lion behind the LRL.
3 Sep 2011 11:09
The Blacksmiths Arms, St Albans
Excellent beer - best in Snorbans. So-so pub, but friendly.
26 Aug 2011 00:25
Well said Baxter. I can confirm that certain elements of the St Albans CAMRA do indeed have a vendetta against this pub and would hapily see it close when they should be helping to restore it's former National Treasure status. This is still a great pub and should be in the GBG.
23 Aug 2011 23:36
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The Blacksmiths Arms, St Albans
Yes, my card was also denied yesterday depite being told last Wednesday it would be honoured. Detect a changing attitude to customer service.
12 Aug 2013 14:56