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Beer of the Week (w/e 27th April 2025) with Thuck Phat
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Submitted on Monday, 14th April 2025
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The Stirling Arms, Hove
Hove
BN3 3YU
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Reviews of The Stirling Arms (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Real Ale Ray left this review about The Stirling Arms
I spotted this pub on the way to the Urchin, couldn't miss it really as the exterior is painted in bright yellow. The interior is trendy and quite plush with stripped upholstered bench seating around the perimeter of the lounge area, big chintz lampshades over the bar, colourfull plates and paintings of birds featured around the walls. Plus there was a good sized patio on the side which was a good sun trap in the afternoon.
Six handpumps two from Dark Star, TT Landlord, Harveys Bitter and two ciders.
On 14th April 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3645 recommendations about 3645 pubs]
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paulof horsham left this review about The Stirling Arms
A comfortably upholstered backstreet pub, with a cool jazz soundtrack. I found 4 ales and 2 ciders on the pumps with some macro craft options available as well. I can't imagine how much some of those might cost, given my By The Horns Hopadelic set me back a mighty £5.80! Fortunately it was in good nick. The Harvey's, Hophead or Landlord may have been cheaper.
They generally offer a food menu, but the kitchen was temporarily closed on my recent visit.
If you can afford it and you find yourself off the beaten track in Hove, it's worth popping in.
On 20th March 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 554 recommendations about 516 pubs]
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Strongers . left this review about The Foragers
As the Stirling Arms this pub used to be a typical backstreet boozer, but in 2007 the name was changed to the Foragers and it became a food centric pub offering gastro fayre. The bar is located in the left hand side of the pub and to the left of the bar is a large opening that looks onto the kitchen. There is some more seating to the right of the pub and at the rear is an area that had a velvet curtain drawn across it. Cult comedy is advertised so maybe this area is used for that. The food isn’t cheap and the bar menu starts at £5 for cheese on toast with a hen’s egg. The bar is stocked with premium draught products alongside Guinness and two hand pumps that were drawing Doom Bar and Harvey’s best on Tuesday evening. I didn’t spot any televisions, but there was some bland repetitive music playing in the background. Live DJs are advertised for every Friday and Saturday night and there is a large garden out the back that I didn’t investigate.
The service was friendly, but I found this place to be a little boring even though there was a decent sized crowd in attendance. If I found myself in this neck of the woods again I would prefer to drink in one of the other pubs of the area.
On 22nd March 2012
- rating: 5
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 16 August 2023 by paulof horsham
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 07 June 2020 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 06 March 2024 by paulof horsham
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 07 June 2020 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 16 August 2023 by paulof horsham
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 16 August 2023 by paulof horsham
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 07 June 2020 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 07 June 2020 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 16 August 2023 by paulof horsham
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 07 June 2020 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 06 March 2024 by paulof horsham
