About us
A group for LGBTQ+ people who enjoy drinking craft beer and/or real ale with some good chat. Join us for a pint (or three)!
If beers aren't your thing, you're welcome to join us for your preferred tipple, however the venues are chosen to appeal to craft beer and real ale drinkers (most venues will have a wine alternative although not all will have other alternatives).
This group is intended to be a safe space for all members of the LGBTQ+ community to come together and socialise. Three main ground rules apply to joining and participating in this group:
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Consent: when people drink alcohol inhibitions can be lowered. Harmless flirting is fine, however, consent is paramount. Do not make physical advances towards other members without their consent and understand that no means no.
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Making the space trans friendly: there is a growing amount of ‘debate’ about trans rights even among members of the LGBTQ+ community. This space is trans and non-binary friendly and therefore no debate about people’s rights will be tolerated. This aims to be an inclusive group.
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Discrimination: As a minority group we have a responsibility to protect and stand up for other minority rights. No discrimination such as racism, sexism, ableism is tolerated.
Upcoming events
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St Albans pub crawl
St Albans City Station, Station Way, St Albans, GBSt Albans is the destination for our next trip outside London for an afternoon's pub crawl. All today's pubs major in real ale, with some having craft beers and real ciders too. Several have beer gardens. During the crawl we'll pass most of the attractive historic parts of the city centre, including St Peter's Street (the high street) with its Saturday market, the town hall, clock tower, and cathedral.
There are fast 18-20 min and slower trains from St Pancras (Thameslink platform B) to St Albans City. A day return costs £12.80, or £8.50 with railcards. If you'd like to join the crawl at the start, I suggest catching the 11:36, arriving 11:54.
The pub line up is below. As always, timings are approximate. There'll be a 15-min sightseeing walk after the first pub, and we'll pass the cathedral on route to pub 5.
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12:00 The Mermaid, 98 Hatfield Rd, AL1 3RL
4 changing cask ales (a typical ale list can be seen here). The pub also specialises in traditional ciders (typical list here), and has a range of Belgian beers. Small food menu.13:15 The Verulam, 41 Lower Dagnall St, AL3 4QE
8 changing cask ales (a typical line-up here), as well as keg beers. A fairly typical but large food menu, making this an option for a late lunch.14:30 The Lower Red Lion, 36 Fishpool St, AL3 4RX
6 changing cask ales (a typical line-up here), with an excellent food menu.15:45 Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, 16 Abbey Mill Ln, AL3 4HE
6 changing cask ales (a typical line-up here). There's a small food menu and a pizza menu.17:00 The Peahen, 14 London Rd, AL1 1NG
A McMullen's pub with 3 house cask ales (AK mild, Country best bitter, and an IPA), craft ales from the brewery's Rivertown line, and bottled ales from the brewery. Also has a food menu.For those wanting dinner after the crawl, there's a good range of restaurants in the city centre, and more pubs on route to the station.
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Past events
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