The Ale Wagon, Leicester

I don't know why I'd never been here before, as it's quite handy for the station. It was my last pub of a trip to Atherstone and I'd got a slightly early train back from Nuneaton which gave me a chance to pop in here for a swift half. There are nine hand pumps on the main bar counter, with a couple of extra pump clips which seemed to signal more beers available. There was one real cider, and of the beers seven were from Hoskins Brothers (though apparently one of them is sadly no longer with us, and the Hoskins beers are brewed at Anstey these days). My half of Hob Best, a mild, was superb. As is this pub, though a little rough around the edges, much like the best of us. With those high ceilings it must cost a fortune to keep warm in winter; I'll have to come back some time.