The Lincolnshire Poacher, Nottingham

Official site of The Lincolnshire Poacher - www.castlerockbrewery.co.uk

Official site of The Lincolnshire Poacher - www.castlerockbrewery.co.uk

My previous visit here was before I started doing pub reviews, and I have somehow never found myself again in this part of town when the pub was open - as has been pointed out, it's a bit of a walk from the city centre pubs, though there are frequent buses climbing that hill. The pub seemed very much as it was 15 years or so ago (though I remember it as a Batemans pub), with a no-nonsense bare boards alehouse style. I counted nine real ales and three ciders on the bar. I went for Newby Wyke Orsino and Marble Mild, both of which were in very good condition. I must come back some time when other pubs on Mansfield Road are also open; on this occasion I managed to get a drink in the Six Barrel at the bottom of the hill, but it was a Tuesday so the Rose of England wasn't open, and the Golden Fleece, despite having lights on inside was also not open at the time we were here (it's open at 3pm weekdays, likewise the Hole in the Wall, whereas the Poacher opens at midday).