Jolly Brewer, Stamford

This is an open plan single room pub that suffers from having too many TV screens that seem to be everywhere. There is also a dart board and a pool table that was covered. The bar has six hand pumps and another one with a cider. Beers available were Oakham JHB & Mompesson's Gold, Brewster's Marquis, Three Blind Mice Lonely Snake, Tres Bien Admiral's Special and one that I couldn't see. I went for the Mompesson's Gold (£3.35) which was in good nick. It's a shame about the TV screens as otherwise this seems to be a decent pub.

A very good, proper pub, located slightly away from the town centre but worth the short walk to get there. Friendly bar staff, a real fire, dart board and a pool table. Long wood panelled bar with hundreds of beer mats on the wall behind. Several TV's dotted around the place, all showing sports fixtures. This is my only criticism really, I'm not sure there's any need for quite so many - especially the one right at the end of the bar. At least the volume was very low, or even off in some cases. Good choice of beers on tap, with four of the pumps proudly sporting Camra's LocAle logo. They were Doom Bar (that's obviously the one that wasn't local), JHB, Piston Bob, Winter Session Ale and Barn Ale, Ciders were Strongbow (unfortunately) and Weston's Old Rosie.