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Moose On The Loose - Hertford!

 


Any excuse for a pub crawl right? With a friend of the blog having a birthday, I headed to Hertford for a stroll around some Hertfordshire pubs! I think Hertford is a nice town and has a decent pub scene, if you ignore McMullens. You may be aware that McMullen’s are probably my least favourite brewery. I find their beers bland and usually very badly kept, even in their own pubs. 

We kick things off in The Great Eastern, right by Hertford North Station.
Inside was a train lovers paradise! Plenty of train tat on display. The inside had a dive bar/ very locals pubs feel, almost as if the piano stopped when we walked in. We therefore headed to the garden. 

An eclectic beer garden for sure! Beer wise, it was McMullens, I opted for SIPA from McMullen’s ‘craft’ offshoot Rivertown. A pretty bland beer, not the best start. 

Next we made the short walk round the corner to Saracens Head. What a contrast! Inside was light, bright and modern! 

We again opted for the garden:

A lovely Guinness in a lovely beer garden! I hadn’t visited this pub before and certainly recommend it! 

The Dog and Whistle was next:
Dreaded McMullens again… I went for a Guinness:

Don’t be fooled by the appearance, the Guinness here was trash. 

The real horror in this pub was this:

That is easily the worst thing I’ve seen in a pub, so far.

The Hertford Bell was next:

For politeness I’ll say it’s rough around the edges. The Guinness was ok and we made it out alive! 

We then returned to a previous favourite from last year, The Old Barge.

A lovely, traditional pub. 

A really tasty pint! 

The food stop was next!


Beer on offer was Hofmeister Helles, which was decent! I had chilli to eat and that was also decent. We then headed to the spoons, Six Templars, for dessert. The cask beer was tired but the sambuca was not! 


We finished the night in what I think is the best Hertford Pub, The Old Cross Tavern:

I had the Thornbridge and New River, both were delicious! 

Thanks for reading! 









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