Pub 157, Day 57 – Acorn Inn

By Rob

We'd been famished since the first pub, and this was pub number five.

Normally, mild disappointment greets the discovery that our next venue is part of a chain. In this instance, though, the sight of ‘Greene King’ was manna from heaven. Like in a cartoon, where an animal sees dancing T-Bone steaks in place of people, we read nothing in the sign but ‘food’.

The pub was a standard Greene King affair. As I’ve said before, there’s not much elaboration needed here. Hot food was served, the surroundings were absolutely and unmistakably OK, hot food was served, the drink selection was decent, hot food was served, and hot food was served.

We immediately secured a table and ordered some food, along with two pints of Nervous Turkey – a Christmas beer from Ossett Brewery. Slightly bitter with spicy notes, it wasn’t my favourite ale of the evening (although they could’ve served warm piss in a dirty jam jar, and I’d have still drank it provided the meal also arrived).

As for the rest – the meal, the pub, the experience – just remember being in any Greene King pub ever, throw in a Christmas tree and some lights, and that was it.

Pub: Acorn Inn (516 Burncross Road, S35 1SL)

Rating: 7/10

Pint: Nervous Turkey

Brewery: Ossett Brewery (Ossett, West Yorkshire)

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