Where is the pub called the Brown Bear? I have heard it is really cheap good beer cheap. It is a Sam Smiths house. Any one been? What is it like?

if its the one im thinking it is its next to the italian resteraunt mommas on norfolk street quite nice beer as i can remember

Go to the crucible and walk up the road towards the town hall and it is on your left next to the monk.

Originally posted by Tim42
Where is the pub called the Brown Bear? I have heard it is really cheap good beer cheap. It is a Sam Smiths house. Any one been? What is it like?

You should just go for the experience, I used to drink in there fairly often.

£2 prinz is rocket juice as lagers go :heyhey:

I will check this out right now.
Thanks folks

Just been in. Nice old world feeling. Nice feeling paying £1.59 for a pint of stout. This stout knocks the spots of Guinness. Is that how you spell it?

Originally posted by Tim42
Just been in. Nice old world feeling. Nice feeling paying £1.59 for a pint of stout. This stout knocks the spots of Guinness. Is that how you spell it?

That was quick :P

Glad you discovered it - top little place isn't it? Lots of the cast from plays at the Crucible go there as they get no hassle.

Man behind bar said that Steve Davis, & others, came in last week.

Originally posted by Tim42
Where is the pub called the Brown Bear? I have heard it is really cheap good beer cheap. It is a Sam Smiths house. Any one been? What is it like?

cheap yes,good :o :o :o :o :gag:

yuk

Last time I went in the whole pub smelt like a wet ashtray and there was a bloke sat chainsmoking at the bar and coughing all over the glasses.

Very "old world charm"

I've heard that the heavy drinking old scroats that got barred from the Bankers Draft now go to the Brown Bear.

Brown Bear was a nice pub before Sam Smiths took over and attracted clientele there for the cheap alcohol.

Its a great little place to go if you need some new Gillette razor blades or on the odd occasion, packs of bacon!
Mmmm, Bacon....

i met mark williams in there from the fast show,i'd just been on an allday bender via the match...i took the **** for about half n hour before he told me to **** off left his meal and walked out..some people are so touchy:rolleyes:

I had the misfortune to go in the Brown Bear a couple of years ago. The smell of ammonia in the loos was so bad it took my breath.

I've not been back!

Originally posted by Kristian
I had the misfortune to go in the Brown Bear a couple of years ago. The smell of ammonia in the loos was so bad it took my breath.

I've not been back!

:suspect: what back into the pub or back into the toilets??:suspect:

Hmm I know a lot of die-hard fans. It's alright but the beer choice is a bit w**k.

The Brown Bear does pong badly, and yes it can be full of the old scroats aged over 60 sometimes who have drinking problems (ie they cant drink enough) who drink all day and hang around the bar talking to themselves in Barnsley accents.



But then they have to go somewhere I guess....

But, on another note, the cider they sell is superb, and the best alternative cider (as in NOT Strongbow which is ***** yech). I kike the bitter they have as well, Samuel Smiths is it?? Better than the usual bland offerings of Tetley or the like.....

Used to be a great boozer but has slowly gone down hill, especially it seems in the last year or so.

I went in a couple of weeks ago and the place stank, they'd also run out of clean glasses so they were serving everything in plastic glasses :gag:

Still £1.25 for a pint of decent cask ale...