The Star Inn, Nottingham

Lovely Shipstones windows on one side of this double fronted pub with a modernish but sympathetic extension to one side. Multi room interior which still retains Deco features. Ten pulls on the counter, eight running, generally local and small, disturbed only by the presence of 61 Deep. The beer quality is good so the GBG rating might not be related to pump count. Close to a tram stop so useful as a start/finish point on a Beeston crawl.

Nottingham CAMRA pub of the year 2017 and well deserved. Still a great selection of rotating beers on the bar, now has an extensive food menu and a great outdoor seating area. A definite highlight of a drinking trip to Beeston, complimenting the Victoria, Crown and the new micro bars that the town has to offer.

The Star Inn is a former Shipstones tied house that i have been in loads of times,the Shipstones Bitter and Mild were always on top form here. The Star has had a refit like most of Beeston's seems to have and is now opposite the new Beeston bus and tram interchange. Once inside the pub still has separate rooms,i had a drink in the room to the front right which is a decent size and oblong shaped,all seating in this room is tall tables and chairs which is a bit annoying,there was a nice real fire on the go to the right,it looked like all of the hand pumps were on show in this room,there is a room to the front left which has just low seating in the form of leather chairs and low tables,the room to the rear right looks the most comfortable which is carpeted and has normal tables and chairs,there is a larger room to the rear left which was being used by diners,i can not remember this room being here before. There was a very good choice of real ales on the bar,i had to have a drink of Shipstones Bitter,which was a very nice drink,the other beers noted were Everards Sunchaser,Caledonian Golden XPA,Caledonian Edinburgh Castle,Nottingham Star Bitter,Lincoln Green Marrionand Hartshorns Apocolypse. A very nice pub and handy for me when getting a bus,just a shame about the seating being uncomfortable in the two front rooms. Pub first visited 1980 Recent visit 21/1/2017