There’s nothing more British than a pub crawl, so we’re gonna go ahead and declare the Black Country Ale Tairsters national heroes.
That’s because the group recently visited their 20,000th pub in the UK – the Knot and Plough in Stafford – and, honestly, we couldn’t be more impressed.
The feat spiralled out of an initial tour of 300 pubs three decades ago and since then they’ve amassed about £24,000 for children’s charities by asking each landlord for a donation of £1.
Don’t tell co-founder Pete Hill that what he’s doing is only a pub crawl.
He said: “I’m the Samuel Pepys of my day.
just had a visit from black Country ale tairsters. We're his 19 552 pub. We wish him luck in making it to 20 000. pic.twitter.com/JIROr73ikb
— Bunbury's (@BunburysBeer) November 12, 2016
“I record everything from the interior of the pubs, the signatures of the gaffers, the landladies, the amount of money I raised for my different charities.
“It’s 100% a diary of my adventures, social history for 33 years.”
So far, Hill says he and his group have been to a pub in every county in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland – as well as every pub in Wales – and they’re now tackling the islands off mainland Britain.
Great to meet the Black Country Ale Tairsters on the worlds longest pub crawl. We are their 18,317th pub!!! #pubcrawl pic.twitter.com/RaYKRLGOPj
— Chip & Pin Micropub (@chipandpinpub) July 12, 2015
But if you’re thinking of getting involved, beware.
“You’ve got be able to drink a gallon of beer minimum,” said Pete, adding: “You’ve definitely got to make a will because we tend to overindulge slightly, occasionally.”
Who knew pub crawls were such a dangerous business?
