The Pennsylvanian (JD Wetherspoon), Rickmansworth

One of the smaller Wetherspoons but nicely laid out.They had a few meet the brewers coming up so seemed to be interested in non standard beers.Nice beer from Twickenham was my choice.No outside area the only drawback.

Visited here for the first time on a midweek morning in July. As with most Wetherspoon's it was busy during the morning, with no other pubs open. Service was quick, however. The ale choice was Greene King IPA & Abbot, Sharp's Doom Bar & Nethergate Augustinian & Stour Valley Gold. Real ciders were Old Rosie & Black Dragon. There's nothing like a pint of strong cider to start the day! Typical Wetherspoon's interior, with toilets upstairs.

Given the Provincial Town nature of the High Street that this Spoons resides in it is surprisingly large. It is on paper a Lloyds No 1, but at lunchtime was very much a standard Wetherspoons. It's a long and narrow shop conversion with the bar in the middle and a small area at the rear where some natural light comes in. Of the twelve pumps the usual GK suspects were doubled up and there were a couple of punchy ciders on. Of the six remaining pumps there were two Rebellion beers and the Portobello American IPA plus others from the guest list. Sadly two of these were "Available Soon". At least there was no sign of any Doombar or London Pride in here today. I went for the Portobello American IPA at £2.49 which was in fairly good nick.

The low ceilings make this a bit of a dark and dreary Wetherspoons unless the sun is shining, although there is a large domed ceiling at the back which lets in a bit of light. I’ve always found a good selection of ales in here that have been in good nick.

Randomness Guide to London - Pennsylvanian entry

Randomness Guide to London - Pennsylvanian entry