The Castle Court Hotel, Beaumaris

4.5 years have passed and get this - the same two ales are on :-). A good beer Guide 2022 tick. Snug room with a small bar. Notice board with the next two beers coming on (another Facers and a Vocation). Nice outdoor seating in the courtyard, overlooking the shops and courthouse. Beer in very good condition.

Hotel located in a fine position directly opposite the splendid 13th-century castle. The bar also has a separate entrance, and this leads to several small opened-out areas refurbished in a light, semi-modern style. Two real ales on handpump: Facer's This Splendid Ale (£3.80) and Thornbridge Jaipur.

The former White Lion now looks very smart, belying the date of 1612 which has been picked out below a window (see photograph). Undoubtedly most of the building is much more modern. The bar is to the left and rear with its own entrance. The young man running it was enthusiastic and offered us tasters of the beers. As one of them was Tinothy Taylor landlord, we didn't see any necessity for a taster and went instead for the Flint Splendid Ale. This was ok but nothing special - or at least not as special as the name implied. We quite liked it here for a quick half before dinner, but the unavoidable loud speakers with their musak, and the wide screen TV with its Sky Sports news, might have grated on a longer visit. Beer was slightly cheaper in here than the others we tried in Beaumaris, at £3 a pint. Date of visit: 1st September 2015

Official site of Castle Court Hotel - www.castlecourtbeaumaris.co.uk