Pub of the Season
Pub of the Season
Autumn 2008
The Sun & Anchor,
Scotter
Our pub of the season for Autumn goes to the Sun & Anchor at
Scotter.
Mine hosts at this attractive village pub are Paul & Carol
Brown. Paul is an experienced licensee of 15 years standing, having
been at the helm in a number of local pubs and clubs including the
Wheatsheaf at Hibaldstow, the Horse & Cart at Scawby Brook (where
he briefly brewed beer for the pub on the premises), and Brigg
Servicemens' Club. Paul & Carol took over the reins at the Sun &
Anchor 2 1/2 years ago. The pub is owned by Premstock Inns, a
subsidiary of the Enterprise pubco, which also own the Crown in
Messingham. Paul has traced the history of the pub back to 1216,
when the pub was named after a sun and anchor crest on King John's
shield.
The pub has a large, well-appointed lounge with a separate public bar
with pool and darts, and is well represented on the sports front with
pool and football teams in local leagues. Live sporting events,
particularly football and rugby, are also popular with customers when
shown on the pub's large TV screen.
Unusually in this day and age the Sun & Anchor relies totally on its wet
sales. They do utilise the barbecue in the garden however, and
encourage customers to bring their own food to cook during the
summer months if the sun happens to shine.
Paul offers handpulled Courage Best Bitter and a rotating guest beer,
with the guest coming from an extensive monthly list produced by
Enterprise. Recent guests have included Batemans Virgo Ale, Milestone
Black Pearl and Cottage Southern Bitter, with Cottage E-Type due
shortly. We congratulate Paul and Carol on winning this prestigious
award, presented on Saturday 1 November at 12 noon.
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