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Really very pleasant welcoming pub before and after football on Saturday. At least 6 real ales on, service very friendly and decent choice of basic and tasty pub grub, rolls etc. Well recommended to discerning beer lovers
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Traditional back street local, with a large decked area facing out over the bowling green. Hosts two beer festivals each year, the Winter Ales Festival in February and another Festival in May. Shrewsbury Town FC memorabilia adorn the building both inside and out. A free house, the beers including Greene King IPA, Salopian Golden Thread, St Austell Tribute and Thwaites Wainwright. Decent service as well.
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Basic town boozer, but not very inviting. Decent ales from variety of breweries some local. Food very basic and not going to win any awards. Service was indifferent.
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Very pleasant suburban pub not far from the town centre, with its own bowling green to the rear and small car park to the front. Lots of real ales on, some local. Beer was in top form. If you're in Shrewsbury for a few days, spend the afternoon or evening here. Food served.
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My 1st visit to this pub which was organised from a football trip with our West Cumbrian Carlisle Utd fans group. Well 10 real ales on and a classic cloudy cider.Around £2.90 a pint all served and kept well.They even had a programme for the day with list of beers on and info for guests visiting for the day.Excellent service from bar staff,Landlord was very friendly and good banter,prepared to go out of his way to help out his customers....Scran was good too,nice selection of fresh baguettes on the bar, A real top quality boozer.Nice touch of Shrewsbury town stuff on the walls and the bowling green at the back actually has seats around it which were from Gay Meadow. A must visit if you are in the town. On par with The Admiral Benbow.
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Pub number 6 of the day which I wasn't planning on visiting.
It's in the GBG and from my short visit it seems very worthy
6 ales on with my half being very good.
Large back garden that as Shrewsbury Town were at home it was busy.
A very nice and friendly landlord adding to the atmosphere of a decent pub oh and they also run a coach to the match and back, definitely worth knowing as the football ground is a good walk from the pub!
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Pleasant old pub in the style of the one's your Mum and Dad would go to on a Sunday afternoon back in the 50's. Popular with Shrewsbury Town fans wanting a pre and post match pint. The Salopian Golden Thread was excellent and was well worth the detour off the main road to find this place.
anonymous - 26 Aug 2012 11:34 |
Proper community type pub with numerous sports teams and a strong affiliation to Shrewsbury Town Football Club. Excellent real ales although usually served slightly colder than average. However this seems to suit the character of the St Austell's Tribute and makes it more refreshing especially in the summer months. Great decked area at rear overlooking the bowling green. Definitely a locals pub but not unwelcoming. How pubs used to be, yes it is dated (especially the furniture and decor) but a hub of the community serving top quality ales.
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Very friendly community type pub, quite busy for a Saturday afternoon and it was lovely to sit outside on the decking area overlooking the bowling green. We tried the Hobsons Mild which was a bit too cold but the Salopian Golden Thread and the St Austell Tribute were both very good. Great beer, nice atmosphere and seemed to have a good following of regulars. Wish we had a pub like this in our neighbourhood
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Back street pub with plenty of Shrewsbury Town memorabilia, especially in the bar. The lounge is carpeted and has a fairly old-fashioned appeal to it with wood panelling. The real appeal is the beer range. This was our 7th pub of the day and the best range so far - Greene King IPA, Theakston Mild, Salopian Golden Thread, Caledonian Scottie Dog and St Austell Tribute. The cider was from Addlestones. Would quite happily return here.
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Really charming suburban pub with good value lunch meals served Fri-Sun. Bowling green out the back. Plenty of real ales to chose from.
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This is an excellent community pub with a strong commitment to real ale including running 2 mini beer festivals each year-next one end of may. Beer always well kept, usually includes a mild. Various artifacts from the old STFC ground, bowling green and large decking area at the back. A proper pub for proper people, run by a genuine team.
I've been coming in here for 25 years-time well spent in my view.
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Two roomed pub with the main room being aimed more towards food as the tables and chairs are all dining type ones with red coverings, all in good condition. Loads of plates around the walls along with several "yards of ale". Large bowling green out the back that has some of the seats from the old Gay Meadow football ground round the outside. Five beers on the bar GK IPA, St Austell Tribute, Salopian Golden Thread and Blarney plus Theakston's Mild. Had a pint of the Blarney which was fine. Friendly bar staff, but hardly anyone in at 8 p.m. even on Paddy's night. It's not a 9.2 really but it's well worth a visit though.
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Disappointing. We'd been told it had won Shrews Camra Pub of Year so visited during a trip on 9 Sep. The building exterior and inetrior had no character wahtsoever. Choice of beers ok, but nothing special. Probably a good 'community pub', but after treking for about 30mins to find it, it was a complete letdown.
anonymous - 12 Sep 2006 13:03 |
A pub with rotating MILDS is a dream come true. They come from Ansells, Hanby, Hobsons or Salopian breweries. As well as the cask MILDS it also has Banks's smooth pour keg MILD. A full range of other real ales are also on tap. I drank Ansells hanpulled MILD at �1.90 a pint on my visit today as well as a delicious and reasonably priced homemade lasagne, to a mellow background of soft rock.
This pub is truly amazing, very difficult to find but a brilliant place for starting out on a tour of Shrewsbury. Out the back is a seating area looking onto the bowling green. The landlady and barmaid made us feel at home and offered unbeatable service.
Parking is a problem, but I have the answer. I turned off the A458 Old Potts Road into Scott Street and parked up. It took just a couple of minutes to walk across the railway line by the footbridge.
To reach the High Street shops from the pub only took 10 or 15 minutes by way of the Greyfriars Footbridge over the river. Real Ale drinkers visiting Shrewsbury should all head for this pub, a true gem.
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Update - there is no longer a pool table at this pub. A new extension to the terrace decking is underway. The Mini Beer Fest this year, 2006, is Late May Bank Holiday, Saturday and Sunday
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Good selection of well-kept real ales, friendly atmosphere and home-cooked meals. Lots to do and some ( limited ) car parking.
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This pub has undertaken a challenge by re-introducing cask ales and, if the last 18 months have been anything to go by, it is a policy that is working. Although a small range there is usually a local Shropshire cask ale to complement the national Green King IPA. The enthusiasm of the Landlord & Lady to make this work has led to their support for major CAMRA initiatives such as National Pubs Week and hopefully in 2004 the Mild In May.It is off the beaten track up a narrow side street with a small car park on the front but usually with some on-street parking available nearby. There is a pool room and the pub has active bowls, darts, pool and dominoes teams. A great community pub with real ale and a real log fire - excellent! They hope to run a mini beer-fest in the Summer of 2004.
Nigel - 23 Apr 2004 18:25 |
