Offering an impartial appraisal of Britain’s pubs, the Good Beer Guide 2022, backed by musician and a publican James Blunt, contains five Falmouth pubs.
The Good Beer Guide is the biggest book of pubs and breweries in Britain, with thousands of recommendations from CAMRA volunteers across the country.
The only directory created by members of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, every pub or bar listed has been carefully selected by volunteers who have visited them and tasted the beers.
You’ll find more than 4500 listings across the UK’s best pubs, bars and breweries, chosen by local CAMRA volunteers as having the best cask beers available – or you can check out the special brewery section to discover new breweries setting the scene alight with interesting, exciting new brews.
Pubs are rated on atmosphere, quality of beer and how well they cater for real ale drinkers.
James Blunt supports the Great British pub
Best-selling singer James Blunt has thrown his support behind the Great British pub and reflected on the industry’s struggles during the coronavirus pandemic, in his foreword for CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2022.
Following 18 months of struggles for the industry in the face of restrictions and lockdowns, Blunt, who owns the 17th-century Fox & Pheasant pub in Chelsea, remarks that as both a musician and a publican, he has “pretty much chosen the worst two jobs for a global pandemic”.
However, with his trademark optimism, he highlights the importance of pubs to communities and encourages Brits to get back to the pub to support their locals.
He said: “Whilst, in recent years, there might have been a trend for people to drink cheap supermarket beer at home, those people have been locked away for the best part of a year, and now those people want out.
“They can taste real beer from the tap, and food cooked by a pro, and they can meet legally and joyfully.”
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CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide App
Now fully updated with CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2022 punters can tap into Britain’s best pubs from their mobile phone.
Putting thousands of pubs, beers and breweries at your fingertips, the app uses information compiled, and continuously updated, by pub-goers all over the UK.
Letting you get social, the app allows you to follow, post and even score beers to influence the inclusion of pubs in the Good Beer Guide.
The Good Beer Guide app compiles data from more than 37,000 real ale licensed premises, over 13,000 beers and 2,000 breweries. The data is collected and maintained by CAMRA members and is powered by WhatPub, CAMRA’s online pub database.
:: The Good Beer Guide 2022 is available now through CAMRA’s website priced at £15.99
The Falmouth pubs in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2022
Beerwolf Books
Where: 3-4 Bells Court, TR11 3AZ
What the guide says: "Pub or bookshop? Actually, it’s both.
"It is accessed via a steep flight of stairs, at the top of which is the bookshop, while to the right is the bar, dispensing an adventurous selection of constantly changing beers.
"Cider lovers are also catered for."
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Oddfellows Arms
Where: Quay Hill, TR11 3HA
What the guide says: "Unpretentious single-bar community pub tucked up a hilly side street off the town centre and popular with locals and visitors alike.
"Decorated with old photographs, it has a convivial atmosphere in which to enjoy the three beers normally on offer, with sometimes a fourth racked up at the back of the bar.
"The pub organises festivals throughout the year, often involving food made by the locals."
Pennycomequick
Where: 16 Killigrew Street, The Moor, TR11 3PN
What the guide says: "This modernised open-plan bar/restaurant with friendly and knowledgeable staff offers a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.
"The two changing ales are generally from St Austell Brewery, but other beers from Cornwall or further afield are often available.
"Pennycomequick is derived from the former Cornish name for Falmouth.
Seaview Inn
Where: Wodehouse Terrace, TR11 3EP
What the guide says: "A traditional and comfortable town pub with a large, beamed, open-plan island bar.
"As the name suggests, it enjoys excellent views over Falmouth harbour and Carrick Roads, with all their maritime activity."
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Seven Stars
Where: The Moor, TR11 3QA
What the guide says: "This timeless and unspoilt town-centre local has been in the same family for nearly 170 years and features on CAMRA’s National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
"It has a lively, narrow taproom where beers are served on gravity.
"There are two quiet rooms at the back. The old bottle-and-jug hatch remains for outdoor drinkers.
"Bass is ever-present, as are beers from Sharp’s Brewery."
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