Brighton Pub World Cup Quarter Finals - Evening Star vs Signalman

[Colossal Squid]

I rather suspect this is a foregone conclusion BUT nothing is decided yet. So get your votes in. The winner of this final quarter final tie goes through to the semis

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[The Large One]

The Evening Star naturally does some excellent ales, but I find it a bit cliquey in there.

The Signalman, however, does some good ale, reasonable scoff, has a good beer garden and is not far from my home. And it's an improvement from the seemingly last days of Charringtonesque obloquy.

However, it is a total Jonah pub. The Albion get stuffed and/or Palace win when I'm there watching some footy.

So it's the Star for me.

 

[Badger]

I'm going to be controversial and go for The Signalman, it's the pub I probably go to most often and always has a decent selection of beers (with the occasional festival) and good food.

I admit The Evening Star does have a better choice of beer but far too often I go there and end up stuck in a corner with very little personal space.

 

[vegster]

Difficult one this, The Evening Star always has excellent beers available but it is cramped and service can be awful if you get a little clique at the bar who seem to delight in making it awkward to get elbow room to be noticed. Additionally the karzi is bloomin awful.

The Signalman does quite often have good beers on too, throw in the reasonable scoff and my vote goes to .................The Signalman .... Besides, if you do cop an off night on their beer selection its only a quick walk over the railway line to The Open House.

 

[Hamilton]

Too too tough to call. So hard. I'm in tears here. I'm not saying which way I voted. Two lovely boozers.

Colossal Squid, I love these threads.

 

[TheDuke]

Got to be the Signalman

 

[attila]

That was difficult

 

[Colossal Squid]

I have to confess I underestimated the love for the Signalman. Great to see a real contest brewing here

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

Evening Star everytime.

I agree the mob around the bar can be cliquey and do, on occasion, have to be elbowed out of the way, the seats are uncomfortable (if you can get one), the bogs honk a good un and an XR3i drove into my mate Martin when we were sitting on the benches outside. Even with all these faults it's a winner.

 

[Hotchilidog]

The Evening Star naturally does some excellent ales, but I find it a bit cliquey in there.

The Signalman, however, does some good ale, reasonable scoff, has a good beer garden and is not far from my home. And it's an improvement from the seemingly last days of Charringtonesque obloquy.

However, it is a total Jonah pub. The Albion get stuffed and/or Palace win when I'm there watching some footy.

So it's the Star for me.

Me too for the same reasons, the Star just nicks it..

Absolutely loving these threads.

 

[Durlston]

The Evening Star is a great place for a few pints before midweek games but it was closed all day for the Sheffield Wednesday match. Decided to go to the Amex earlier and have a couple of pints there instead.

 

[Simster]

I'll go along with TLO's cliquey comment.

Signalman for me.

 

[Hillian1]

Abstain.

Never been in The Signalman so it's unfair to vote against it.

 

[Notters]

Can I vote for neither?

 

[Notters]

Abstain.

Never been in The Signalman so it's unfair to vote against it.

It's pretty much the same as every other Drink In Brighton pub, though the food is decent.

 

[blue2]

The evening star but it is close

 

[soistes]

The Evening Star is a great place for a few pints before midweek games but it was closed all day for the Sheffield Wednesday match. Decided to go to the Amex earlier and have a couple of pints there instead.

Can do the same at the Signalman though (if you don't mind squeezing on the train at London Road), and they're not closed before the matches.
Signalman gets my vote anyway. Never found the atmosphere that good in the ES.

 

[vegster]

Can I vote for neither?

Ah, but the Signalman sometimes stocks Harvey's ?

 

[Bill Cassidy's tie up]

The Evening Star is a great place for a few pints before midweek games but it was closed all day for the Sheffield Wednesday match. Decided to go to the Amex earlier and have a couple of pints there instead.

There was a genuine very sad reason for that

 

[The Modfather]

Evening Star