The Roebuck, Leek

Very attractive Titanic pub in a fine old building, thankfully retaining a variety of semi-traditional seating / dining areas, including some at a slightly lower level than the compact bar. I found eight of the ten handpumps in use, with five of the brewery's own beers - including the Cherry Dark (£3.70) - and guests from Everards, Dancing Duck and Orkney.

Titanic brewery pub with a good ale selection, mainly from Titanic as would be expected, but we chose and enjoyed Magpie Chainless and Luna Blood Moon. I walked round the bar area through a variety of rooms. There is also an impressive tap beer selection ,

This looks like a very old building and it also looks genuinely old inside. As you enter the bar is in front and the wooden floored room extends down past it. On the right there is a huge old fireplace while to the left is a carpeted room with low tables and chairs. I could see no fruit machines or TV screens and there was no radio, jukebox or muzak of any description. The bar has 10 hand pumps and all were clipped with six Titanic beers, Everard's Tiger, Signature Brew Backstage IPA, Kite Thunderbird and Ilkley Bike Rye'd. Prices ranged from £2.80 to £3.30. I went for the Titanic Blackberry Porter (£3.20) and the Backstage IPA (£3.30) both of which were excellent. I said to the barman that it was ironic that I had come all the way from London to find a beer from a brewery based a few miles from where I live and he explained that one of the Signature people is the Titanic brewer's son. This is a superb pub and gets a strong 9 from me.