The Red Lion, Peppard Common, Henley-On-Thames

Refreshingly well-worn village pub set back from the road. Enter via a pair of red lions who guard the doorway into a building with three distinct rooms, retaining their character and having an olde-worlde feel which was rather nice. To the rear is a massive grassed rear garden enclosed by mature woodland. Three ales on four pumps; a doubled up Brakspear Bitter, Oxford Gold and Hooray Henley. Tried one of each – the Bitter was fine, the Oxford Gold well past its best and the Hooray had a vinegar tint. Shame really, if the beer had been more consistent this would be a place worth seeking out. Sometimes it’s easy to see why so few Brakspear pubs make the Good Beer Guide.