Great pub for live music every weekend - usually cover bands and not just local bands. Great…read moreatmosphere - like a bunch of friends who have gone to see the band together. It can get very full when there is a populr band on and that can make it hard to get to the bar, but folks will pass you your pint over! The landlady stands no nonsense!

beer can vary out of the jug can be tired at times weird music session on a Wednesday entertaining…read moreno talent required

Still my favourite pub in Derby: Excellent selection of real ales on tap, and at moderate prices…read more Cozy interior, pleasant community atmosphere, lots and lots of live music [for bigger gigs, there's a "concert room" attached. Quiet, partly covered outside seating area. Staff are generally very nice, too. Derby is truly a "real ale" town, with plenty of good pubs - this is the best of them. Highly recommended.

A traditional pub inside, with a Chinese garden and some…read moregnomes out by the sheltered exterior yard. After a busy weekend of drinking the pub didn't have their full quota of ales on, they barely reached double figures, ha! Great pub for a brew.

Coopers' Tavern is a basic, unpretentious little boozer in Burton, but one with a more than decent…read moreselection of real ales on hand pumps. A good place for a quick pint, but not necessarily a place to linger. Decor is very basic, too. Staff are friendly indeed, and they have their own little beer festivals on occasion. Your friendly neighborhood pub.

Very good selection of real ale, with something to satisfy the light, medium or dark ale drinkers…read moreout there. There are all manner of flavoured wines and GREAT barsnacks like Jalapeno Pretzel Pieces and Mary Berry Chocolates. The staff are always lovely and helpful, suggesting what I should drink when I'm in and steering me away from the one that made me talk the local MP half to death (Sarah Hughes if you're wondering. The drink that is) the only thing that lets this place down is the soft drinks - someone has to have them but if you do they are tiny and warm.

New pub with some great beers on tap. A negative is the…read moreservice and slow staff, waiting times to get served at the weekends can be appalling.

Mapperley Top was definitely crying out for a decent modern pub up there and so along came this…read moreplace a few years ago (recently joined by a Wetherspoon nextdoor). Now it is pitched at the older crowd as it offers many choices for bitters and out of the ordinary lagers can also be had. It also has that olb pub feel to it, or at least tries to create that feel and that is where I think it struggles. There is a mis match of what is in there. Rough wooden floors and beer barrel tables give out one signal, but then a smart little conservatory added on give it another. I can never decide whether it is a temporary building or a proper pub. It has that kind of cross between a local and having a drink in the Scout Hut. Despite my reservations on whether or not the feel is right inside, it is very popular and as with any pub as long as the people in there are having a good time then it makes it a good place to be. People seem to like it and I can be persuaded.

The Bulls Head is located in the centre of Ashby-de-la-Zouch on market street. It is probably the…read moremost popular pub in Ashby, certainly amongst those under 30. It is a modern town bar/pub, meaning that seating space is limited and at the weeked, music will be being played loudly, not the place to come if your looking for a quiet drink at the weekend, but it is perfect for those looking for a good night before moving on to a club. Be warned, it can get extremely busy in here on friday's and saturday's so you might have to queue for a short while before getting served. There is a very large selection of beers and spirits available and they regularly do good deals on drinks. At the rear there is a sizeable beer garden which is perfect when the weather is good as the main pub can get extremely cramped at times.

Pleasant place and pleasant staff. The prices are crazily cheap to this South Easterners eyes! A…read morepint of IPA was £1.69 and my tasty, filling veggie sausage & mash was, er, £2.75. Crazy!!!! Good selection of beers too. What's not to like?

This is areally good place for a drink and they play good music is better when it isn't too full…read morethough otherwise your waiting in a long queue just to fight your way to the bar once you get inside pushing past people!!

Whenever I go in this bar it is always very busy and cramped so you can be waiting ages at the bar…read morebefore you can move to get your drink. The prices are average and they do a good range of cocktails which are discounted if you buy two. They have a good dj that plays really good music. There are a few chairs to sit down on. It is a good place to go before moving on to other bars or clubs. I personally haven't seen any fights here but had heard from other people that they do break out quite a lot.

The Vat & Fiddle (no, it's not a typo) is a real ale pub owned by Castle Rock Brewery, just a…read more3-minute walk from Nottingham Station. It's not fancy, it's not glitzy - it's a waterhole, but a good one of its kind, with plenty of well-kept real ales on tap (not just by Castle Rock). The decor is nothing to rave about, but it's not shabby either. Some patrons may strike you as a bit shifty, especially in the late evening, but those "characters" normally won't bother you but stick to their own kind. Which sounds incredibly arrogant, I know. Anyway, the area itself is hardly the most glamorous in Nottingham, generally one of the prettier medium-sized cities in the Midlands. I have visited this pub several times in the past year and a half, usually because there was enough time for a pint (or two) before the last train to Derby or Beeston was due. On each of these occasions the pub was about half-full. Service is friendly and knowledgeable. A good boozer for a last pint in the evening. I guess the locals think that, too.

Enjoy the full range of Castle Rock beers right near the brewery, in this basic pub. Basic in all…read morethe good ways, substance over style. If I was a local I would regret the absence of even a single guest beer, but as an out of tower there were plenty of new beers for me. Settled on the Black Gold, a mild. They accept the W/Spoons 50p off CAMRA member vouchers, if you happen to be in the beardy gang!