Swan Hotel, Flint

This is a typical small seaside hotel, well described below. I went in the left bar which had a few young locals in putting a very odd range of records on the jukebox. There is a TV projector screen but it was turned off. There are two hand pumps but one was unused. The Black Sheep Bitter (£2.60) was excellent. Flint isn't exactly the beer capital of Wales but there was no denying the quality of the beer here on my visit.

Looks more interesting than most pubs in the town; rebuilt in 1915 with various decorative features on the façade. Retains two bars with a central servery inside; the smaller, plainer but busier pub bar and a tidy 'L'-shaped lounge that must have been opened out from two rooms at some stage. Just Doom Bar (£2.60) available from one of two handpumps in the lounge, but at least it does a real ale.

Does its job at least.