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The Brewery Tap
I used to drink down The Brewery Tap about 10 years ago, are there any other people who still live around here who I might know?
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Reply ID 1688
i used to go there when it was a real pub, now I have wandered down the road to the old bull head. where do drink you now then
Reply ID 1703
the tap used to be the best pub in ware.i used to work there in the kitchen and behind the bar about 4 years ago.those were the best times there.we painted the pub england colours for the world cup and we were the only pub not to have ant troube.i miss the pub the way ti used to be.only been in there once since its changed and hate it now i go to the waterfront which is ok but not as good as the tap used to be. angel.x Edited by - angel6669992002 on 13 Jun 2003 16:21:38
Reply ID 1709
yep - the Taps Crap .
Reply ID 1714
I have just moved back to the area and so i'm still roaming the pubs seeking out a favourite, it's nice to know that the White Horse in Hertford hasn't changed a bit though.
Reply ID 2008
Most of the modernised pubs along the High Street have identical atmospheres now so might I suggest you try the Wine Lodge where the pub goers of yesteryear congregate (it might better be called the retirement lodge) and I'm sure they've stories to tell if they are sober enough to string a sentence together.
Reply ID 2023
Come on you lot. The Wine Lodge? The Old Bull's Head? It's full of toothless old lowlife in vests and beards, dribbling their 'real' ale. I'm all for paying the extra for a clean, smoke-reduced, lager-based ambiance such as the Vine, the (new) Tap or the Saracens Head, free from the usual old shufflers that infest most of the other pubs. I find it amazing that the people who frequent the bitter sodden, low-rent pubs like, as somebody mentioned earlier, the White Horse in Hertford, try to take the moral highground (even when they have beards, mind you) claiming that real ale is better than lager, blah, blah! Have you been in the White Horse? What a toilet! You need to burn your clothes and take a bath afterwards. I suppose that's why everyone in there is in designer Oxfam and stinks to high heaven. Long live the new breed of pubs in Ware. I'm sure I'm not alone. Let's have your views. Edited by - magicbus on 15 Jul 2003 13:14:29 Edited by - magicbus on 15 Jul 2003 13:15:14
Reply ID 2024
haha yes but you can't have every pub the same can you?...besides, you need places like the Wine Lodge and it's like (not the Bulls Head though, I like that boozah) for the alkie-real-ale-hairy-beer-swillers..wouldn't want them in the nice pubs hogging the bar and boring people about the size of their "heads"
Reply ID 2028
I like the old boozers who drink in pubs like the White Horse etc, I'm a young woman and I get alot more respect from them than from most people who frequent the trendy bars. When I go out I go out to have a nice beer and and a chat with a couple of friends, but if I go in to a trendy bar on my own it's assumed that i'm looking for a wild night of passion with a spotty 19 year old. I'll stick to the old fashioned pubs where I can wear my non designer jeans and relax.
Reply ID 2042
Well well Magicbus in spite of your profoundly expressed views it seems that you are quite reluctant to register with the Forum correctly!!!!
Reply ID 2047
I think its about time I stuck up for the Tap Bar, I like it! Its a great place to take kids for a hot chocolate during the day, or relax in the courtyard on a sunny summer evening with friends.
Reply ID 2055
i still think the tap has gone DOWN HILL.I now choose to go to walkern to the white lion,it might be a bit far away but its still better than a WINE BAR like the tap has turned into. angel
Reply ID 2058
The Tap Bar is far better now than the grotty little Brewery Tap pub it used to be - and probably more profitable now too, Otherwise it would have stayed the same. It's not a pub now - is a cafe bar - live with progress.
Reply ID 2060
I don't think it's progress as far as some pubs are concerned, I think it's a fashion. For example, the Brewery Tap as it was made a tidy little sum and had loyal regulars for over 200 years (not the same regulars by the way,)this phase of tearing out the heart of a pub and replacing it with something that everyone else is doing will not last. I bet the people who go there don't even know the name of the barstaff.
Reply ID 2061
...but the Brewery Tap isn't a Coaching Inn anymore and it isn't a pub any more - IT'S A CAFE BAR. Stop the comparison with the old pub you remember as a teen, rosetinted glasses and all that. Things change - so you don't like it - others do.
Reply ID 2065
No need to feel threatened by me, we need all sorts of pubs for all sorts of people and i'm sure you will agree that a variety of places to go would be in the best interests of everyone.
Reply ID 2067
quote:Who feels threatened? Was that your intention? Sorry you missed by a mile. Forums work by people giving opinions. You gave yours, i gave mine. We disagree but the cycle continues... and I'm all for choice, the more different styles there are the better for everyone. Just let businesses cater for todays customers - not last centurys customers
No need to feel threatened by me...
Reply ID 2070
Oh do stop it, your boring me now.
Reply ID 2071
Seems to me you always want the last word... And it's "you're boring me or your are boring me", not your.
Reply ID 2073
now you're both boring everyone. Why don't you just meet up in the Tap and slag each other off face to face.
Reply ID 2083
Hear hear! Us girls understand the need for diversity but sadly it is difficult for men to understand this. We need the Vine and the Wine Lodge and long may the separation continue.
Reply ID 2084
I would like to register my support for the Tap Bar!!!! When Chris took it over it was a right 'dive' with a really disgusting kitchen and lots of ,quite frankly, undesirables... I have had first hand experience of the kitchen, you complain about the food now.......I have to say, as a person of mature years(!)that it is a pleasure to be able to go into the Tap and have a quiet drink alone and not get pestered. Okay, the service is a bit slow, but it doesn't take any effort to let the staff know you are there and on a tight schedule if it is your lunch hour. |I have many a 'fond' memory of the Greenhouse Cafe in Hertford where they have ignored you deliberately. It used to get so bad that I have announced that that the service is appalling and that I could not wait any longer. They still acted the same when you went back a few weeks later.!!!No lessons learnt there!. I personally blame the layout of the Tap. Maybe some kind of system could bet set up so that the staff could keep a check on the customers Any way I reckon it's part of it's charm. I bet lot's of people read these forums and say we must try the Tap to see if it's as bad as people make out, therefore being true to the saying there's no such thing as 'bad' publicity! long may the Tap Bar carry on as usual!!
Reply ID 2088
"......and I'm all for choice, the more different styles there are the better for everyone. Just let businesses cater for todays customers - not last centurys customers" ------------------------------------ Sorry 'Local Resident' thats a hell of a contradiction there.
Reply ID 2089
Barzey you little devil I was referring to an earlier post about the brewery tap being fine for 200 years. Needs change and businesses need to react to meet the requirements of today, not what people once liked years ago
Reply ID 2090
I see what you mean now 'LR' and must agree with what you are stating. As it happens I quite liked the 'Old' Brewery Tap. However I do not believe in living in the past, it's always got to be 'Onwards & Upwards' for my vote, in fact I must say that the changes are indeed very very nice I quite like the 'New image' in there.
Reply ID 2094
Yeah lets forget the past and live for tomorrow, we'll need to tear down all those wonky buildings in the high street for a start and whats all this old fashioned rubbish about having a royal family? What we need is new things because new things are better than old things. Have any of you read Aldous Huxleys, Brave new world?
Reply ID 2196
Well if you want a "nice" old fashioned pub in a "nice" old fashioned place, then look no further than the George IV in Great Amwell where I live. The beer is great and so is the food. You can't fault the staff neither, all very friendly and helpful. But beware, there is no juke box, it's all very "last world war" music, Glenn Miller, etc. It's worth coming here just to look around, it's absolutely beautiful!
Reply ID 2200
I also like the George IV pub. There are new owners there now but the chef is the same so the food is just as good.
Reply ID 2203
Yes, Robert and David left .... so very quickly ! They did tell us they were leaving but not that quick! Still, Gordon and his wife (the new owners) are very nice!
Reply ID 2367
The Vine serves lovely food and I think the atmosphere is welcoming and friendly, I have taken groups of people from work and they have all commented on how nice it is - Did any of you venture in when it was The Bell? Did I miss the welcomong friendly atmosphere then? I don't think so keebab eating, larger swilling and very smelly!
Reply ID 2376
No sorry I never ventured in The Vine, never having lived here.
But I did notice (whilst purchasing fish and chips from Wrights in East Street) that the old Bell closed down very quickly. It did not look like a nice place at all! 
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