Portsmouth Wetherspoon pubs lauded for quality of real ale listed in Good Beer Guide
The pubs were chosen following regular visits to check on the quality of real ales
Two Wetherspoon pubs in Portsmouth have been acclaimed for the quality of their real ale – by branch members of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
The First Post in High Street, Cosham and The Lord Palmerston in Palmerston Road, Southsea, are both listed in CAMRA’s The Good Beer Guide 2027, the UK’s best-selling beer and pub guide (published Thursday 24 September).
Local branch members chose the pubs following regular visits to check on the quality of the real ales on offer. They also took into account customer service, décor and overall atmosphere.
A CAMRA spokesman said: “The pubs deserve their place in The Good Beer Guide 2027. It is our belief that if a licensee serves an excellent pint of real ale, then everything else in the pub, including customer service, quality of food and atmosphere, are likely to be of an equally high standard.”
The First Post pub manager, Chants Durrant, said: “I am delighted that the pub has been recognised for the quality of its real ales by CAMRA members.
“We offer our customers an excellent range of real ales at all times, including those from regional brewers and microbrewers, as well as hosting our own beer festivals.
“Staff at the pub work hard to ensure that the real ales on offer are kept in first-class condition at all times and the pub’s inclusion in the guide highlights this.”