The Belle Vue

The Belle Vue is one of the pubs that I visit on a more regular basis, purely because it is very close to my house. They usually have a 4 or 5 good ales on tap and the lagers are all kept well. The last time I was in there I had a few pints of Woodfordes Wherry, they also had on Theakstons Old Peculiar which was surprising as I rarely see this beer on tap around Norfolk. The beer was ok, slightly too warm and also maybe coming o the bottom of the barrel as it had that stale taste coming through, making it feel not so fresh.
The pub itself is good, very popular with locals at the weekends and serves food througout the day. The food is, well, generous. You get plenty to deal with. The menu is full of pub favourites (Burgers, all day breakfast, chilli, sausage and mash, etc) and each of them is massive. They are also well priced for the amount you get which is a real bonus. This makes the place popular with younger people and students. The beer is also well priced at £2.80 for a pint of Wherry.
They have a pool table, smoking garden and show all football and sports on a big screen so occasionally you can get some thugs hanging around in there but most of the time it is a good place to be. Defiintely one for the pub crawl.

The Coachmakers

The Coachmakers is a small pub in the city centre, just off the St. Stephens roundabout. It serves a range of ales, lagers and ciders. When I visited on Friday they had 7 ales coming sraight out of the barrels behind the bar, a touch that I quite liked. IPA, Nelsons Revenge, Wherry, Abbot, Mardlers and 2 others that now I forget. I sampled the Wherry, Nelsons Revenge and Mardlers, all Woodfordes ales so produced locally, another nice touch. Out of the 3 my favourite had to be the Nelsons Revenge. Only just beat Wherry to the best for the day as it was that little bit stronger which was just what I was looking for at the time.

It was kept at a perfect temperature and come slightly darker in colour than Wherry, which is probably Woodfordes most popular ale. The Mardlers was more of a stout and much darker in colour and taste. Not my favourtie but would be enjoyed if you like Guiness, John Smiths or Boddingtons.
The Coachmakers as a pub is a nice little pub. Customers range from a few local drinkers to shoppers and students from the college. A good smoking area and live sports and darts board are all nice editions. The pub is very clean without having that modern touch that you might get with a Wetherspoons. Lots of brickwork and old wooden beams make up the interior decoration. The prices are fair and, for a pub in the town centre, realistic for regular drinkers.
I would definitely recommend this pub to anyoone visiting Norwich or anyone looking for a good beer without having to leave the town centre.