88, High St, Colney Heath, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0NP, UK (map)

A Friday lunchtime hunt for a different pub found the Crooked Billet. A bit small if you want to eat something but the beers are definitely well kept. This pub would be great in the summer as they have a massive beer garden. Started with a pint of Rebellion Slaughtered from the Marlow Brewery which was full of flavour followed up with a quite different pint of Side Pocket for a Toad from the Tring Brewery. Side Pocket was a bit flat for my liking but it got better as I drank it. They also served Young’s Special and Wells Bombardier — which will definitely be tried on another lunchtime outing.