Crown Inn, Stockport

First visit for me so cannot comment on its ups and downs but by my scale this visit was an up there. Firstly it’s impressive how they fit 16 pumps round that smallish bar, secondly great multi roomed traditional interior which was busy but not so busy that we couldn’t park ourselves in the smaller snug room with the green leather furniture and thirdly the beers I tried were in very good nick. I approached the bit of the bar that had the dark beers supporting the Winter Warmer festival that had just started and didn’t look any further than the B&T Brewery Edwin Taylor Extra Stout and Stockport Brewing Stock Porter which were on this part of the bar. I recall Borough Brewery Orange County Black IPA and Pictish Brewery Willamette also being on this section but no idea what was on the rest. Another one of Stockport’s finest and it was good for me on my inaugural visit.

Great traditional pub with a large selection of cask ales. Situated, as noted, under the railway viaduct. There is a beer yard at the rear which can be quite noisy due to the traffic, trains and aeroplanes passing by.