The Rock Box, Blackburn

Oblong grey, red and black room and it is indeed ROCK, on both the telly and sound system as well as many bits of framed ephemera on the walls. GBG listed with three cask, my Bank Top Mild was in good shape (NBSS 3.5). Blackburn has very little in the way of quality cask outlets so this one is a bit of a default, especially when combined with the novelty value.

A micro in Blackburn thank god, and there’s another one next door. Long and thin of course, counter on the right, with three pulls and a T-bar of nationals! The casks, two on were from Eagles Crag and Whitworth a newish brewery near Rochdale I was told. No complaints on the quality. Proper bench seating and cast iron based tables, pallet wood pretending to be tongue & groove but in brown not grey. Mostly music related decor, the clues in the name I suppose, music videos play all the time. This is fine.

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One room with three keg pumps including Shipyard Pale Ale. A few tables to sit at. Only me in on Friday afternoon. Shut Tuesdays.