The Weighbridge Inn, Burton On Trent Town, Burton on Trent

Set inside an old coal yard office in the car park of a large hotel, this is about as unlikely a place to find some good beer as you’re likely to get, but this quirky little building has been converted into a pleasant two-room micropub which offered a warm welcome when I popped in shortly before closing on a friday evening. It’s a cosy place with a small porch leading into the main bar space. A few bar stools are squeezed into a tight space opposite the bar, with a few tables and chairs in a more open area to the rear. The bar runs along part of the back wall and has a simple counter and rather plain bar back which has been enlivened somewhat by a proud collection of certificates for the pub and their Muirhouse brewery. The room was pretty packed when I arrived, but the super-friendly barmaid directed me to a small side room where fixed benches and low stools offered some much needed overspill. This room is a little plain thanks to its white walls and dark wood dado/back rest, but some colourful cushions on the benches helped to brighten things up a little, whilst photo murals, a framed newspaper article about the pub and some well stocked bookshelves added some visual distraction. The door connecting the two rooms had some nice etched glass work, but I didn’t spot much else of historic interest, instead distracted by the TV screen showing a muted FA Cup fixture with a pop music soundtrack playing over the top. Three Muirhouse beers - Jungle Juice, Tick Tock Boom and Pale - were available alongside a guest of Leatherbritches Stouter. The Jungle Juice was a good drop and I liked the convivial atmosphere which the cheery staff and welcoming locals helped create here. This is a pretty decent micropub that suffers a little from being located in the ‘wrong’ direction from the station and hampers itself with limited opening hours, but if you can find your way here at the right time, you’ll be rewarded with some good beer, friendly service and a welcoming environment.

A warm and cosy feeling little pub handy for the station if you're around in the evening, the beers that were on are listed below, I had Muirhouse Hopgarden and it was very agreeable as was the pub.

Typical micro-pub housed in a low, narrow building just opposite the eponymous (disused) facility. Just a pair of tables in the compact bar, although there is another small room - in darkness when I visited - beyond. Two 'house' Muirhouse beers - Hop Garden (featuring Admiral and Godiva hops, £3.40) and Tick Tock Boom - and a pair from Wantsum in Kent - 1381 and Black Prince - on the four handpumps. Also has AM:PM and Jaipur from Thornbridge, Pravha lager and a cider from four keg taps on the side wall plus three more boxed ciders.

A rather cute little pub in the historic weighbridge buildings, as the name suggests, with a tiny brewery in the weighing office itself. Two fairly plain rooms were being well utilised by the regulars, including a couple playing cribbage. Beers as described by those below visiting later, and very pleasant too. Definitely worth a visit.

Situated not far from the behemoth (beermoth?) that is part of the Molson Coors facility, this is certainly more characterful than many a micro (although this is only my second) and the final stop of my 11-hole crawl, arriving after Will and Mr and Mrs Ale, but shortly before BF. I went for a half of the Muirhouse Tick Tock Boom, a great choice and just £1.70 a half, served by an initially suspicious barmaid, though she lent me a smile when I ordered my second. This was an excellent final stop before the short walk to the station and a must-visit on any crawl.