Best Wards pubs

[ukdobby]

Midland,end of Newhall Rd,use to play footy for em,few pints Sunday afters,missus used to go mad about the pong.

[mike-s]

The phoenix at Ridgeway, it was always spot on there back in the 70s.

[cuttsie]

The Matilda on Matilda St when Flo and Alf kept it.

Up to two hundred pigeon men would attend on a Thursday night talk about whippets and flat caps the Matilda was the Quintessential Northern pub as imagined by Southeners.

[Manxdeedah]

The phoenix at Ridgeway, it was always spot on there back in the 70s.

 

And in the 60s as well Mike.

[Stan Tamudo]

The one across the road from the brewery (Ecclesall Rd.) was the Devonshire Arms,

the Wards pub on London Road at the corner of Albert Road is the Crown Inn.

 

Great pint of Wards in the Devonshire, the Psalter Tavern was also good.

[Grappler]

I heard once that someone was brewing Wards in a micro brewery??

They got the original recipe (if that's the right word) from Vaux iirc.

 

Anyone else heard that?

 

I remember a letter in the Star many years ago, from the former head brewer at Wards, he said that no one else could produce Wards bitter, because the local water used in the brewing process was what gave it that slight sulpher smell, which was very apparent with a bad pint! He said that Jennings (and I think Vaux tried making it as well), could make a nice pint but it would not taste like Wards.

 

Trying to think of the name of the Wards pub that was at the bottom of Granville Road (The Queens Ground?) used to go for lunch when I was at Granville College.

Edited August 12, 2013 by Grappler

[me-and-pippo]

I remember a letter in the Star many years ago, from the former head brewer at Wards, he said that no one else could produce Wards bitter, because the local water used in the brewing process was what gave it that slight sulpher smell, which was very apparent with a bad pint! He said that Jennings (and I think Vaux tried making it as well), could make a nice pint but it would not taste like Wards.

 

Trying to think of the name of the Wards pub that was at the bottom of Granville Road (The Queens Ground?) used to go for lunch when I was at Granville College.

 

The Royal Standard on St. Mary's Road.

[Bypassblade]

I remember a letter in the Star many years ago, from the former head brewer at Wards, he said that no one else could produce Wards bitter, because the local water used in the brewing process was what gave it that slight sulpher smell, which was very apparent with a bad pint! He said that Jennings (and I think Vaux tried making it as well), could make a nice pint but it would not taste like Wards.

 

Trying to think of the name of the Wards pub that was at the bottom of Granville Road (The Queens Ground?) used to go for lunch when I was at Granville College.

 

Grappler like has been said the Standard was on left, but on other side was another pub whose name I forget; it was demolished after substantial damage was caused by a car.

 

Edit it was the Truro Tavern

[ukdobby]

Grappler like has been said the Standard was on left, but on other side was another pub whose name I forget; it was demolished after substantial damage was caused by a car.

 

Edit it was the Truro Tavern

think Truro was Whitbread.

[Bypassblade]

think Truro was Whitbread.

 

I think you could be right Dobby, but thought I'd mention it great little pub