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In Search of The Best Guinness in Cambridge Part 2: Caught Somewhere In Time, Which Holiday Is It Again?

 Time’s arrow stops for no Guinness drinking man, the quest must go on! 



The Empress: 


I hadn’t visited The Empress since February, when during the visit two people had a bit of a punch up whilst another destroyed a toilet mirror. Safe to say, this pub isn’t one of my favourites. My friend and I braved it. The Christmas decorations were already on display both inside and outside the pub, tedious I muttered. Christmas wasn’t the only holiday being celebrating, the Halloween deco was also out in force! 


Guinness obtained we sat in the garden, beside what appeared to be chairs from a school. A few dogs roamed around the garden, which caused people into that sort of thing great excitement. The Guinness was poor to average. The first half was average at best, once I got the the second half it tasted sharp and metallic. Two bugs of some kind also decided to land in my pint at different points. Guinness rating 1.75 out of 5. 

Victim 1

Victim 2


The Brook: 


A pub that I don’t think I’d been back to since my 18th Birthday challenge of visiting every pub in Cambridge, not all on the same day before you ask. I walk past this pub all the time but never feel the need to go in. We walked in and found you typical Greene King Pub, with the usual line up of beers. I have to say, I found atmosphere uncomfortable, we collected our Guinness’ and headed for the garden. The atmosphere in the garden wasn’t much better. The Guinness was very poor. It was acidic and incredible metallic. Finishing the pint was a challenge, not a challenge I was willing to complete. At 3/4 down the pints we left. 1 out of 5.


Castle Bar


Is it a pub or is it a bar? Couldn’t care less. 1.5 out of 5 Guinness and it was served in a plastic glass. Shocking. 


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