Pub 11, Day 3 – Barry's [The Return]

By Rob

As the first blog detailed, Barry's had been an interesting experience. Andy's weird, impromptu handjob from a mentalist had caused him to forget to finish his drink. The rules being what they are, we had no choice but to revisit and finish a pint.

Barry's is not a great looking place. It looks no better in the daylight. We ordered two pints of Red Stripe, but something was amiss with the pumps and we ended up with two pints of snakebite. As two people who cannot stand cider, and yet who didn't want to upset poor old Barry, we sat and winced our way through these drinks.

Upon request, Barry brought out two plates of mutton and rice. It was delicious, even managing to make me forget the taste of Strongbow/piss that was stuck to my tongue. This time both drinks were finished, alongside two plates of food, and poor Andy left Barry's without even so much as a hint of a handjob this time.

Pub: Barry's (96-98 London Road, S2 4LR)

Rating: 10/10

Pint: Red Stripe

Brewery: Desnoes & Geddes (Kingston, Jamaica)

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