Pub that 'shuns' electronic devices makes list of top pubs in Britain

The Rising Sun pub (2015 Facebook)

Beer lovers in England looking for a watering hole that offers an authentic British pub experience and the best selection of suds may want to consult the Good Beer Guide 2016, which announced the top 16 pubs in the Britain.

Among the winners on the Campaign for Real Ale’s list is One Inn the Wood, a pub in Greater London that has 'shunned' all forms of electronic entertainment in an effort to revive the old-fashioned art of conversation.

That means that punters caught pulling out their mobile devices at the expense of real-world, real-life pub conversation have to put their phones in a 'time-out' fine box. Not unlike a swear jar.

The pub also serves a carefully selected menu of local ales and ciders tapped on-site from the barrel, as well as locally pressed pear and apple juices.

The Rising Sun in Berkhamsted, a canal-side pub, also made the cut for being a fixture in the local community.

In addition to its scenic locale -- set along the snaking River Bulbourne about an hour’s drive northwest of London -- The Rising Sun offers a rotating list of guest beers and a beer menu that features a mix of local and international brews, lagers, porters and stouts.

The Rising Sun is also a community gathering spot, hosting beer festivals, quiz nights and a cheese club.

For the list, pubs were judged on their atmosphere, decor, welcome, service, value for money, customer mix, and the quality of their beer.

CAMRA isn’t the only publication to single out the best pubs in Britain. Michelin’s "Eating Out in Pubs Great Britain and Ireland" is set to be published October 27.

All 16 winners will be considered for the National Pub of the Year 2015 award, to be announced in February 2016.

Here are the top pubs in Britain 2015:

Central Southern: The Rising Sun, Berkhamsted

East Anglia: White Horse, Sweffling

East Midlands: The Old Poets Corner, Ashover

Greater London: One Inn the Wood, Orpington

Greater Manchester: Crown and Kettle, Manchester

Kent: The Yard of Ale, Broadstairs

Merseyside: Cricketers Arms, St. Helen's

North East: Steamboat, South Shields

South West: Sandford Park Ale House, Cheltanham

Scotland and NI: Stockbridge Tap, Ediburgh

Surrey: Surrey Oaks, Newdigate

Wales: Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd

Wessex: Plough Inn, Little London

West Midlands: Hail to the Ale, Wolverhampton

West Pennines: Drovers Rest, Carlisle

Yorkshire: Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield