The Evening Star, Brighton

I have to admit that if I had randomly come across this pub whilst on a crawl I would have given it a miss as it was absolutely heaving with a queue three deep at the small bar that seemed to get longer as I waited. There was no seating and the people in seats looked uncomfortable as people bumped into their chairs and leant over the tables trying to not fall over. This is certainly not my idea of a good night out, however good the beer is. After a five minute plus wait I finally escaped with a pint of Dark Star and sat outside on one of the two picnic tables located out the front. It was whilst drinking my pint and noting the late opening times as midnight on Fridays and Saturdays when I got involved in an in-depth conversation with some pub goers about the Sussex pub scene and I ended up staying for another two pints of the DS, which were on good form – even for a Guinness drinker!!! For a pint of Guinness in comfortable surroundings watching Sky Sports with some nachos and chips this isn’t the place to go, but for quality beer and conversation it’s unmissable. Unfortunately I like Sky and Guinness so my next visit will be when no sport is being played and maybe not early evening on a Saturday when every ale drinker in the South East seems to converge on this tiny little pub.