Pub 117, Day 45 – Gypsy Queen

By Rob

After leaving The Milestone, we made the short walk to the Gypsy Queen. I’ll spare you a description of the visuals, on account of it being a Hungry Horse pub. You all know what they look like, inside and out, and what’s on the menu.

We ordered some food (nothing worth mentioning – it’s a Hungry Horse pub) and sat down in the main room (nothing worth mentioning – it’s a Hungry Horse pub). The clientele was exactly as you’d expect (nothing worth mentioning – it’s a Hungry Horse pub). We each ordered two pints of Thirst Blood (which actually is worth mentioning, on account of its 6% ABV, dark malty body, and spicy afternotes).

Just when we thought the visit was destined to be entirely uneventful, some bloke appeared with a microphone & speaker system, and a stack of quiz sheets – the Gypsy Queen’s quiz began.

Naturally, we couldn’t decline.

The questions were easier than we were used to, having failed miserably at umpteen quizzes along our journey thus far. Once they’d all been read out, the quizmaster toured the tables, asking if people needed any questions repeating. When he arrived at us, we dropped into conversation that we were touring the city’s pubs in an effort to visit them all. He seemed enthused by this, but also a little nervous. Clearly, he assumed we were pub quiz connoisseurs, and asked how his quiz compared to those at other establishments. He then began to apologise profusely for how poor the evening’s offering had been. It was, he assured us, normally much better than this. The questions, he assured us, were normally much harder than this.

He needn’t have worried. We didn’t win. We didn’t come close.

Overall, what to say about the Gypsy Queen?

Nothing worth mentioning – it’s a Hungry Horse pub.

Pub: Gypsy Queen (Drakehouse Lane, S20 1FW)

Rating: 7/10

Pint: Thirst Blood

Brewery: Keswick Brewing Co. (Keswick, Cumbria)

 

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