Rose & Crown, Chesterfield

Official site of Brampton Brewery - www.bramptonbrewery.co.uk

Official site of Brampton Brewery - www.bramptonbrewery.co.uk

I think it must be 10 years since I was here, so I really need to think about coming here a little more often instead of gallivanting about all over the country. The young man behind the bar was very welcoming, friendly, knowledgeable and interested in beer. (I was told later at the Chesterfield Arms that the managers of the two pubs are brother and sister.) There are two banks of five hand pumps, of which Everards Tiger is a regular, along with Brampton Best and Golden Bud, with the other seven changing - he was putting up some new pump clips in the "coming soon" area behind the bar in between serving and talking. I went for the Everards winter warmer - it seemed appropriate, with temperatures around freezing outside - and this was a very decent drink (NBSS 3.5 but could have been more if I'd had a pint). This was also tremendous value at £3.90/pint. Speaking of which, there is a beer of the week, which this week was Brampton 1302 4% - described as a summer pale ale - on sale at just £2.65/pint.