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The Dog, Burton On Trent Town, Burton on Trent
Burton on Trent
DE14 3QZ
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Dog
Black Country Ales pub in the town centre that surprisingly was the first pub I found open in the town when walking from the station on a Tuesday afternoon. I received a warm welcome from the barman.
The interior is very similar to other BCA pubs I have been in. It is carpeted and nicely decorated, giving it a really comfortable feel. Seating can be found on either side of the central bar.
The beer and cider range is excellent. The choice can be viewed on a TV screen to the right-hand side of the bar. This was the best beer and cider range I found in Burton. Although neither of the beers I had were particularly good quality, which suggests that they're trying to stock too many.
Black Country Ales beers were Fireside, Pig on the Wall & BFG. Guests were 4T's Mango Fever, Salopian Nick of Time, Kinver Edge, Oakham Inferno, Bewdley William Mucklow's Dark Mild, Muirhouse Malibrew & Lenton Lane Cherry & Vanilla Twist & Stout. Ciders were Broadoak Twisted Lime Cider & Lilley's Strawberry Cider & Bee Sting Perry. Craft beers were all from Salt - Jute, Loom & Huckaback.
There weren't too many customers inn, but talk soon turned to the big local news story about a 35-year-old woman wandering around the town smashing windows with an axe. Amongst the victims was a kebab shop, an Indian restaurant, a cinema and the leisure centre. I got the impression that the Dog had also been targeted, with the barman confirming that he'd already had the window(s) fixed. Either way, the woman was apparently apprehended by the police directly outside the police station!
With better beer quality, this could be the best pub in town. Either way, I was still impressed with this pub.
On 29th September 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 2452 recommendations about 2451 pubs]
Pub SignMan left this review about The Dog
This is a popular Black Country Ales pub located at one end of the main town square. The pub has a single room layout with the bar opposite the entrance, carpeting throughout and seating around the rest of the perimeter. The bar has a pretty amazing counter with some intricately worked dark wood panels, matched by similar woodworking on the bar back, where a large pub mirror acts as a prominent centrepiece. The room boasts some highly decorative, low ceramic wall panels topped with modern floral wallpaper to surprisingly great effect, and to this has been added plenty of black and white photos of the town, many showing images of the brewing industry. There’s also a TV screen or two detailing the full beer range, which is pretty handy considering the scope of the draught products available. Smartly upholstered banquettes skirt the perimeter with matching chairs in support, broken only by the presence of a lit fireplace on the far right-hand side of the room. There was a good Friday afternoon crowd in when I paid my visit, ensuring a nice, buzzy ambiance in contrast to other pubs around town that I visited in the afternoon.
A handsome row of handpulls offers no less than ten cask ales and three or four real ciders – too many for me to make a note of, although I did record that the beer I plumped for was Beartown Polar, which came in at a reasonable £1.90 for a half. The barman was pretty friendly, and the locals were happy to engage newcomers, making it feel like a very welcoming place.
I really liked this one, which seemed to be a popular choice among Burton’s real ale drinking community, thanks in no small part, I suspect, to by far the widest selection of ales you’re likely to find in town. Thankfully, quality didn’t appear to have been compromised by this degree of quantity, which marks this out as a must do pub for anyone drinking their way around Burton.
On 7th June 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3114 recommendations about 3114 pubs]
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Dog
This pub has a bold, symmetrical Tudorbethan facade that just invites a visit (especially when you get close enough to see the Black Country Ales signage). The interior has been given the expected traditional makeover, although it left me feeling rather cold in this instance. However, the diverse choice of 11 real ales - including an excellent Jar porter from Flagship (£1.90, half) - and three ciders on handpump couldn't be faulted.
On 1st December 2022
- rating: 7
[User has posted 8092 recommendations about 8092 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No - Tiny Rebel tap takeover was due the week after my visit. - last updated 23 February 2018 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 09 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 17 October 2022 by Tris C
- Darts : Yes last updated 10 September 2022 by David Myles
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 09 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : No last updated 09 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 23 February 2018 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 23 February 2018 by Aqualung .
- Micropub : No last updated 09 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 09 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 09 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 23 February 2018 by Aqualung .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
