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Old mill in a canalside location that has been converted into a real ale delight, with large windows giving an excellent view, and locals ready to guide you through the range of beer pumps !
There were said to be 13 of these, and I am not going to argue. I tried the Old School Truant APA and Tirril Old Faithful – do I need to say they were too cold ?! [ Also Old Faithful was a very light beer, not the dark one I was expecting, but I can’t blame the pub for that ! ]
Incidentally, Google Maps doesn't show this very well - the pub is accessed by a flight of steps down from the Quarry Road bridge over the canal
7/10 – worth revisiting when I’m in a better state of mind !
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Maybe I caught them off guard...
Run-down, grubby, food on carpet, beer just OK with no great selection.
Surly service.
We left ASAP to go up the road to the Water Witch - much better experience!
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For me this has a bit of an edge of the Water Witch down the tow path. Large selection of beers all of which seemed to be being enjoyed by a friendly crowd of locals and other visiting beer guide devotees. Food looked fair. Prices not cheap but give me quality like this anyday although CAMRA members do get 10p per pint off so drink loads and get a free pint!!
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fifteen handpumps featured eleven ales,the pint of Ossett "lion brew" was spot on.service was pretty slow but it was a sunny Sunday afternoon,�3.10 a pint (which included the ten pence camra discount)7/10
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This is a large canalside pub on two different levels with an outside seating for dry days (we were not lucky enough to have a dry day though). There's a range of seating available for high bars stools to low sofas. There were several ales on offer and those sampled by our group were all in good condition. It served food that looked reasonable as it came past but none of us ordered anything.
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Large converted warehouse by the canal just outside the city centre. As noted, it's difficult to put into one category. It definitely falls into the 'barn' style of pub architecture, with one very large area spread out over two levels, but it doesn't particularly feel chainy.
The lack of architectural interest is made up for by the excellent beer range- the pub won CAMRA Pub of the Year this time. 10 handpumps dispense national and local brews- I had two pints of the excellent Salopian Hop Twister. Also featuring were Copper Dragon, Bowland and Thwaites.
A food operation is run, and it falls into the category of good pub grub rather that anything particularly special- but it was very good and reasonably priced, all under �10.
There's also a pool table and newspapers to read should you feel so inclined.
All in all this is definitely worth a visit for it's very strong selection of beers, although aficianados of traditional pub architecture would find more to interest them in the city centre. Close to the Borough and Water Witch so can be included on a crawl.
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A bit of an odd pub, difficult to classify, great location and a very good beer range, the real ales were in good condition. Quite a big, airy pub, perhaps lacking in atmosphere, quite a high student count. Dare I say it, it was like a good chav-free JD Wetherspoons. The location and beer are 2 very good reasons to make this a must visit pub.
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Canal-side pub with plenty of space inside, there were about 8 ales on tap mostly from interesting micros although Mild/Stouts/Porters not evident. Good pub to be pared with the other canal-side pub the Water Witch.
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Similar to last visit, however beer choice was limited. Only one local brew on (from Bowland), the rest were uninspiring national brews. �8.70 for 3 pints..... perhaps I am living in the dark ages still?!?
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A decent boozer with a good choice of ale (12 handpumps in use on my visit). Seems a welcoming pub. However, very pricey. �2.75 a pint for a 3.6% ale is outrageous. Bar staff were friendly until I enquired about the high prices of beer - answered with " we are as cheap as anywhere in Lancaster or Lancashire" - sadly you are not by a long shot.
Worth a visit this pub but worth having some notes in the wallet!!
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Spacious, rather corporate feeling (uniformed barstaff, menus everywhere) canalside pub, but good range of ales. Certainly worth a visit.
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THE WHITE CROSS - a good old Lancashire pub! Recommended by my boy, so we had to check it out for ourselves! Nice meal. Decent enough pint, or two..! Pleasant enough bar, on two levels, roomy, with a conservatory area for dining. Barmaid served the biggest pair of pint jugs I'd seen in a bar for a long time. Must go back there again. TJ
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Very pleasant canal-side bar, same feel as Waterwitch; friendly staff (a Lancaster trait), but again the local Tirril beer wouldn't have converted me to real ale. Still go back tho'
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Another quality Lancaster venue, this place had eight handpulls on the go over Xmas including a rather wonderful dark stout-style beer from the Dent brewery (T'owd Tap) which was spot-on.
Beer served by knowledgeable staff - the guy with the dark hair, beard and pony tail really cares about the ale - (he was handing out some beer tasters to a group of lager drinkers in the corner to broaden their horizons) makes this a cracking venue, albeit slightly out-of-the-way unless you know town.
Clean, child-freindly and with a good quizzer, got all the bases covered for me.
Top marks.
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This pub has been transformed from a grubby do 'down at heel'venue with a procession of 'managers'to a successful middle class watering hole with great food.Tim Tomlinson,the current leaseholder,is a'hands on'licensed retail professional doing a great job.
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Reasonable food and a couple of local beers on tap but otherwise this is a rather bland pub, seemingly unable to decide whether to go down the trendy gastropub route or remain a traditional boozer.
sross - 17 Apr 2006 20:44 |
