Bus, Beer & Banter
| Group Leaders: | Maureen Mansfield & Tricia Stevenson |
| When: | Last Wednesday bar August & December. |
| Where: | Out and about |
The Bus, Beer & Banter Group meet for daytime visits to pubs, breweries & beer festivals in Gosport & further afield to enjoy beer, good company & a chat. Members are welcome to join us at any or all of the four pubs that we usually visit.
Never had craft beer or real ale? Here’s your chance to give them a try, there is a huge range so you should find something to your taste. Don’t like beer? No problem join us for the drink of your choice & a chat. Have lunch or a snack & explore the local area if you wish.
Alternative arrangements will be made where pub opening times, brewery tours or beer festivals fall on a different day.
| 2024 | |
| February 28th Gosport The Jolly Roger, 33 Green Bottles, The Queen's Hotel, Four Ale Taproom | |
| January 31st Lee on the Solent The Bun Penny, Seafire Taproom, Lost Room | |
| 2023 | |
| November 29th Salisbury Ox Row Inn | |
| October 25th Southampton Duke of Wellington, Dancing Man Brewery, Bookshop Alehouse, The Guide Dog | |
| September 27th Shanklin IOW Steamer Inn, Waterfront Inn, King Harry's Bar | |
| July 26th Titchfield Wheatsheaf Beer & Sausage Festival | |
| June 28th Portchester The Cormorant, Wicor Mill, Red Lion, Portcullis Taproom | |
| May 31st Langstone & Havant The Royal Oak, The Wheelwright Arms, The Old House at Home, The Robin Hood | |
| April 26th Romsey The Old House at Home, The Phoenix, The Tudor Rose, The Cocky Anchor | |
| March 29th Shedfield & Wickham The Wheatsheaf, The Kings Head, The Square Cow & The West Street Alehouse, Fareham on the way home | |
| February 8th Southsea Brewhouse & Kitchen, The Barley Mow, Auckland Arms, The Hole In The Wall | |
| January 11th Titchfield The Queen's Head, The Bugle, The Wheatsheaf | |
| 2022 | |
| December 7th Chichester The Hole in the Wall, The Hornet Ale House | |
| November 9th Eastney, Portsmouth The Eastney Tavern, Sir Loin of Beef, The Merchant House, Northcote Hotel | |
| October 12th Petersfield The Harrow, The Townhouse, The George, The Square Brewery, The Good Intent | |
| September 14th Isle of Wight The Bargeman's Rest, Newport Ale House & The Man in the Moon Newport. The Solent Inn Ryde | |
| July 13th Emsworth The Sussex Brewery, The Lord Raglan, The Crown Inn, The Blue Bell Inn | |
| June 8th Langstone & Havant The Ship, The Royal Oak, then due to torrential rain - bus to The Robin Hood & The Parchment Makers | |
| May 11th Fareham Cob & Pen, Delme Arms, Cams Mill, West Street Ale House | |
| April 13th Romsey Old House at Home, Phoenix, Tudor Rose, Three Tuns | |
| March 9th Old Portsmouth Still & West, Dolphin, Pembroke & Old Custom House | |
| February 9th Southampton Dancing Man, Platform Tavern, Duke of Wellington, Beards & Boards | |
| January 12th Cancelled due to high & increasing Covid cases | |
| 2021 | |
| December 8th Winchester Black Boy, Royal Oak, Albion, Wykeham Arms | |
| November 10th Gosport Powder Monkey, 33 Green Bottles, Four Ale Tap Room, Queen’s Hotel | |
| October 13th Chichester Hole in the Wall, Hornet Alehouse, Eastgate, Nags Head | |
| September 8th Southsea Southsea Village, Scarlet Tap, Croxton’s Kitchen & Tap House, Meat & Barrel | |
Please note that any Beer Festivals shown below are NOT organised by u3a Bus, Beer & Banter Group so you will need to buy your own tickets. Click on the links for more info. Feel free to ask BB&B Group Leaders & Members which Beer Festivals they will be attending if you'd like some company.
Bus, Beer & Banter outings are shown below in bold
