12 perfect pubs

Just came across the Times of London's recent roundup of England's 12 perfect pubs: George Orwell wrote in 1946 about his perfect pub, called The Moon under Water, where the beer - stout in particular - was in good nick, unpretentious food came in generous portions and the barmaids called the customers “dear." As he was the original Grumpy Old Man, Orwell spoilt this idyllic picture by telling his readers at the end of the piece that The Moon under Water was pure fiction, too good to exist.