Leicester CAMRA Xmas Social 2011

Saturday 17th December saw our annual Christmas social crawl around the pubs of Leicester.  Around 35 members attended, gaining some and loosing some during the day.  This was a nice opportunity to meet up with everyone and it was particularly pleasing to find that some new CAMRA members had come along.  It was also good to visit pubs some of us hadn't been to for a while.

Our tour took us to the Globe, the Longstop, the Salmon, Bridle Lane Tavern, Shakespeare's Head, the Criterion, Swan & Rushes, The Pub, Slug and Lettuce and finally the Ale Wagon.  All of the the pubs had a great range of beers, with a good choice of Christmas specials available.  Certainly all the beers I tried (which was quite a few !) were in excellent condition and all the pub landlords and managers were very welcoming. Thanks go to Steve and June at the Salmon for an excellent buffet and Paul at The Pub for the teatime mince pies.  A very enjoyable day and it's great to see the real ale scene thriving in our home city.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Leicester CAMRA Branch - see you in 2012.

Gary Akiens

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