Club Arnage

Any info about bars serving Real Ale in and around Le Mans,

A bar had it a couple of years ago in Le Mans town.

This one?  "Union Jack, 32 Rue du Docteur Leroy"

Not sure if it is still operational.

I believe it is still there - my friend in Le Mans has arranged for us to go and watch the football on Monday PM.

i just e-mailed phil the landlord hopefully the pub is still going as the beer was ace.nice to swap from irish pub to his a few times on friday afternoon.oh how i miss draught ale.

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I found a company the other day which will deliver polypins to France.  Or somebody could bring one..... ;)

Any takers for a share in the costs for maybe Friday night (whatever we're doing!?)

We are taking our selection of home brewed real ales with us.  We can't rely on any of that chemical filled foreign muck now can we?  ;D

Great, thanks for the info,I will be there Tuesday afternoon

Message from Union Jack received tonight.

Hi Brian

Yes, we will be open for this years race.
We will be open from midday sat 9, sun 10, mon 11, until 1 or 2am.
The tues 12, wed 13 thurs 14 from around 15h00, until 1 or 2am.
The Friday 15 we open at midday until 4am.
Saturday of the race will be from midday until 1 or 2am.
The Sunday of the race I am undecided, it will either be open from midday or 17h00 (after I get back from the race) until 1 or 2am.

Hope this helps

Phil the Landlord Union Jack

Hi guys!
I can confirm that we are still open and we have the only real ales on tap (proper pumps) in Le Mans. We have two on offer: HANSY 69: our award winning bitter, named after my old man who loved his ales and; McGILVRAY's OLD BAYLEY our new golden ale with great flavours. Both ales are brewed by an English guy, just north of Alençon, who imports all the cereals and hops from England and has won various gold medals from competitions in Europe. If you love your ales, you'll love these. The pub is found on rue du docteur leroy (cant miss us with the British flag outside) which is just off the Place de la Republique (bottom left hand corner as you look at McDonalds) where they are doing the scrutineering this year. Hope to see you there!

Phil

Oh and another note, we will have all the EURO 2012 matches on live at the pub, with Fridays match being shown downstairs on a huge video projecter with English commentary!

I can vouch for the beer - spent a lovely afternoon sampling last year!

:)

I can also state that the beer is good, after a visit last year

Oh my, we are so going to have to come along and try this!

Can I also reserve a table for Friday 13th June 2014? It's my 50th birthday and should be pre-race Friday too. Hurrah!  ;D

Thanks for the comments guys!


I'll write it in my diary Mr Rick! Should be in time with the world cup matches too   8)

Can your opening time on Tuesday be brought forward. Lazy lunch and a few good pints for our

 group would really start the week off well Cheers

 Ian

Not a problem, yeah! about midday? Hopefully I'll still be recovering from England beating the French 3-0 from the night before  ;D

Cheers,

            Roll on !!

Excellent!  ;D

Looks like a nice lunch and a few good pints on the Tuesday then  8)

Does the Union Jack pub do food ?

Not to Le Mans till Wednesday, and I feel I have missed so much !  ::)

So which days after Tue are people going to this good tasting pub? - parade day 9 Friday?

We will be there any day that you are not Neil, ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Only got snacks at the moment Ian, but looking at getting in some cornish pasties at least (no 20% tax over here!!)

As long as you have the beer, Phil - that's all we need.  Will be with you late afternoon on Monday (like last year), but not being footie fans, we'll be gone before the start of the kick about.

Del

See you monday!

Just called in for a session and for the second year running its shut. Ah well back to the fizzy piss.

My excuses Stu. I had ran out of a few things last night and had to make emergency purchases. Apparently I missed you by a few minutes. Desperatly sorry!

First pint FREE on the next visit then!!

>Martini...LB

Had a text from the Liverpool Boys today. They were not very happy the Pub was shut, they have been looking forward to a real pint in the Union Jack for weeks. ???

Regards Unhappy
Liverpool Boys

Martini
I am gutted that I wasn't there to open, so yes, 1st pint free, as long as I am forgiven!!
Guys, if you make it back into town, first pint free too. Been looking forward to seeing you guys here for ages too. Hope you make it into town
Phil

many thanks for your hospitality phil.beer was loooverly.

I am sure the beer might have been OK ,but 2 years on the run with promises of being open and being let down, I will not bother

again . next year we will bringing our own beer down from the UK. We will be taking our own  beer engine and auto tilter down with us

 to the Classic to leave in the caravan so we just bring down the casks in 2013

Tramps piss and real ale on tap not thats not bad for camping

Nick, you know we like things that are home from home apart from them orrible French sausages, only my opinion.

i ould be happy if you brought English bangers, cant get them over here  :(

Mmmm, nice bangers

on my list for you next year Nick, some nice quality ones as well

p.s - thanks for the sign as well

  ;D ;D

Beware because I am camped next to you, you know.  Proper beer is not safe in my vicinity.

Sorry to disappoint but no beer at classic Deb.

only bringing down the dispense equipment which will live in the caravan for next year