King William IV, Nottingham

Set just off the eastern part of the city centre this is a traditional old pub with separate rooms. The front bar has the beer choices so I settled for that. This room was long and narrow with low tables & chairs and a cream tiled floor. It was good to see there were no bar stools leaving a clear view of the beers on offer, although having arrived just after 11:00 on a Saturday morning I was the only one in. The landlord here is a beer enthusiast who clearly tends to stock beers he likes, almost entirely pale hoppy ones. I'm not complaining! There are nine hand pumps with one devoted to Old Rosie cider. Beers were Oakham Bishop's Farewell, Citra & Green Hop IPA, Dukeries De Lovetot, Black Iris Bleeding Heart & Snake Eyes, Glentworth Citrus Sun and Falstaff Rosa Bonheur, I went for the Citrus Sun (£3.00) and Snake Eyes (2.90) both of which were pale and hoppy and went down a treat. This was an excellent start to my day in Nottingham and is deservedly GBG 2015 listed.