Tombstone Saloon, Great Yarmouth

At the Tombstone Saloon, the beer is mostly served on gravity from behind the bar, though some have to be fetched from somewhere beyond the counter. Obviously jacketed casks on a warm afternoon is far from ideal for ale quality and today's beers are fresh, but somewhat insipid. Signs of refurbishment are all around, with freshly varnished tables and new paint outside. That though is the highlight. A bit of a disappointment and I'd probably walk past on a repeat visit to Great Yarmouth.

I didn't review this pub on BITE the last time I visited in 2016, due to their incompetence in adding new pubs. Luckily PubsGalore is much more on the ball. However, the Tombstone Saloon remains the best pub in Great Yarmouth. It's run by a husband and wife couple. The guy also brews their own beers. He is really friendly, whilst his wife seems more of a character! This is always a welcoming place. Locals are friendly and will enagage in conversation. Well behaved children and dogs are also allowed in. The micropub is tucked away just off a side road and down an alleyway. It is a single-room place with some cask ales on stillage in the bar area and some fetched from the cellar. Ciders are also in the cellar. Both beer and cider is very competitively priced Just 6 ales were on for my first visit - Brentwood Blonde & Falcon Punch, Tombstone Gunslinger, Harwich Town Mostly Mosaic, Heritage Charrington's Oatmeal Stout & Goff's White Knight. By the time of my second visit, Caveman Paleolothic, Tombstone Arizone, Elephant School Aussie Blonde & Portobello Star were on. A grand total of 16 ciders were on - Gwynt y Ddraig Welsh Warrior, Lilley's Cherries & Berries, Collider, Apple & Blackberry Cider and Pear & Raspberry Cider, Abrahall's Lily the Pin & Slack Alice, Mr Whitehead's Equinox, Snail's Bank Very Perry, Damson in a Dress & Rhubarb Cider, Farmer Jim's Apple Red, Thistly Cross Jaggy Thistle, Cock Eyed Strawberry Blonde & Weston's Old Rosie & Vintage Medium Dry. These must turn over well, as Snail's Bank Orchard Dry & Sandford Orchards Devon Red had replaced 2 ciders on the list, just 5 days later. If you're ever in Great Yarmouth, step away from the seafront and search this place out. Probably in my top 10 pubs/bars in the country.

Stumbled across this place, whilst following a cabby's advice to another one. Great find, and I reckon it meets the micropub definition. It's essentially the brewery tap and offers all their beers plus others. Around 8 beers on gravity plus a selection of bottles. Small, cozy, with a friendly clientele knowledgeable and passionate about beer. A great find.

Official site of Tombstone Saloon - www.tombstonebrewery.co.uk

Official site of Tombstone Saloon - www.tombstonebrewery.co.uk