The Red Lion, Derby

Bit of a Frankenstein's monster of a pub. The original building has a couple of rooms which are grey and boring, with a much modern extension grafted onto the side and rear. It is * CAMRA Heritage listed which I was surprised to discover after the fact. Eight ales on in this GBG pub which seemed like a stretch and my Titanic Plum Porter was passable without being the quality pint I usually expect from this well-drunk brew (NBSS 2.5). Add in some mildly hostile locals and I didn't settle, all felt a bit odd. Maybe I was unlucky? But you can only play the cards that are dealt. I think the CAMRAs might have Guided the wrong pub in town, like AC Milan signing Luther Blissett instead of John Barnes.

Official site of The Red Lion - redlionkegworth.co.uk

Official site of The Red Lion - redlionkegworth.co.uk