Pub 3, Day 1 – The Golden Lion

By Rob

On our short journey from pub two to three, we passed a group of hooded youths; they were riding around on their bikes in circles outside a shop. The Olympics truly have inspired a generation, at least they’re getting exercise.

We were not entirely welcome in The Golden Lion. It was bingo night. There were seven people in the whole place, competing for a cash prize of something in the region of five pounds.

The barmaid was playing bingo as we walked in. She looked profoundly unhappy about having to rise from her seat and come serve us. However, after sighing and rolling her eyes to make sure we understood the full scope of her irritation, she came to the bar, although she made it tricky for herself by trying to continue playing bingo while she poured our pints.

Again, faced with little choice, we had to tick off a relatively common beer: Worthington's Creamflow.

All in all, on a non-matchday this quiet pub was found lacking somewhat in the area of customer interaction.

The pub gets a fairly poor 4/10.

Pub: The Golden Lion (69 Alderson Road, S2 4UB)

Rating: 4/10

Pint: Worthington's Creamflow

Brewery: Molson Coors Brewing Company (Burton-upon-Trent)

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