The Oak, Warwick

Much as described below, with four hand pumps, two of which were "coming soon". Just for once, cask beers were not my concern, thanks to a course of antibiotics, but I took a photo anyway. No one else was on real ale either, but while I was sipping my San Miguel 0,0 a regular came in and went for the Platinum Blonde from local brewery Byatts.

The major draw of the Oak Inn seems to be the beer garden that is advertised on an A-board that sits on the path alongside the small pub frontage. The interior is long and thin with televisions throughout that were showing multiple sports channels. I was the only customer sat in the pub, however the garden was full with every table taken so there was a steady stream of people arriving at the bar for service. I noted four hand pumps, St Austell’s Cornish Best and Byatt’s Brewery’s Gold were available and Goffs Brewery’s Cheltenham Gold and Mitchell’s Brew XI were marked as ‘coming soon’. Worth including on a crawl, but more due to the proximity to the station rather than this being a must visit pub.

Surprising Good Beer Guide 2023 entry - and a new entry for Warwick. Beer wise - I observed that every other patron was on Carling - which did not bode well for turnover. Choice, was two real ales and Tribute, although unlikely to get the pulse racing, was in decent condition. Decor/ambiance was odd. Its a narrow drinkers pub that you would miss from the road. The lights were harsh. The jukebox was contending with BT sports making a right din. There's no chance of me making a return visit but you cannot knock Warwick camra for not being all inclusive and marking as they find.

Narrow terraced pub well used by the locals. 4 handpumps with 2 in use when I called. My pint of Tribute was in good shape. Good solid pub well worth including in a crawl!