Three Brass Monkeys, Weston Central, Weston Super Mare

Not a wide frontage, but the rectangular bar stretches a long way back. However, this - and the low ceiling - means it's rather dark inside. Standard old-style 'spoons furniture and decor. So-so choice of real ales from eight of nine handpumps, but even the premium beers such as Sheriff Fatmam from Scragged Oak were going for just £2.05 on a Monday.

This is very much an old school Spoons with the dark blue and gold external signage and mostly wood interior. It's long and narrow with the bar on the right and fairly typical furnishings. It was fairly quiet on my Wednesday evening visit but there were a few tables with representatives of the daytime brigade who looked like they had been in all afternoon. The bar has two sets of hand pumps one of three which had the JDW Trio Of Doom and the rest had Abbot, Doom Bore, one unused, Moles Dark and Cotleigh Lemon Ale. I went for the Moles Dark (£2.15) but had to send it back as it was sour. It was replaced with the Cotleigh Lemon Ale which at least was drinkable. A JDW that can't even keep just two guest ales properly is pretty rubbish.