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Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford

75 Eastgate Street
Stafford
ST16 2NG

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Stafford Central

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Will Larter left this review about Shrewsbury Arms

Four Black Country beers are on a section of the bar in the room near the front door, with two banks of three for guest beers in the next room. I went for Salopian Bauhaus 4.2% and Stonehenge 40 Summers 4.0% which averaged NBSS 3.75 between them. It's good to see this pub in the Good Beer Guide and serving beer of the appropriate quality.

On 4^th July 2024 - rating: 7
[User has posted 4274 recommendations about 3935 pubs]

Pub SignMan left this review about Shrewsbury Arms

This is a traditional town centre pub run by the ever reliable Black Country Ales chain. You enter into a small front bar with a few tables and chairs in a bare boarded space, under whitewashed walls. There is a short stretch of bar counter to one side and TV screens were showing muted motor racing at one end of the room and a list of the full cask ale range at the other end. From here, you pass through a narrow front space with high tables and stools squeezed along the front wall, opposite the dark wood bar counter with a matching bar back that boasts some fine modern etched glass and an extensive pump clip collection. At the right-hand end of the bar, a step takes you up to the rear lounge, with a lit fireplace on the back wall and some button backed banquettes around the rest of the perimeter, with chairs in support. A nice leaded, obscured glass screen separates this from a cosy front seating area with comfy banquette and chair options, that was packed with vociferous locals on my visit. Beyond, is some sort of extended seating area out the back in a half gabled room, but I didnt fully explore.
The usual wide ale range associated with this chain was present and correct, with the options amounting to Black Country Ales BFG and Fireside, Listers Limehouse Porter, Monty's Mischief, Salopian Firkin Freezing and one real cider. Six more handpulls were out of action, hinting at an even wider selection back in the day. There was a good midweek crowd in attendance without the pub feeling too busy, thanks to the multiple room layout.
I thought this was a pretty good pub, but perhaps not quite up to the standard of other BCA houses I've visited in the past. The place felt a little scruffy and the staff were a bit brusque, so for all the good beer and convivial atmosphere, I never quite felt properly settled. The ale range is the big draw and I would still say it's well worth adding to any crawl around town.

Date of visit - 18th January 2024

On 17^th June 2024 - rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Shrewsbury Arms

A solid corner backstreet boozer, this is a BCA pub and surprisingly close to their other pub the Bird in the Hand which is only a few minutes walk from here. This pub had a very inviting corner lounge as you enter, which leads into the central bar area. Beyond this was a corner seating area to watch some sport on the TV. A further good sized lounge was behind this and a good sized dining area or meeting room lead out to a rear patio area.
Three regular BCA beers along with Salopian Lemon Dream, Brentwood Gold, Fixed Wheel Blackheath Stout, Kinver Noble and 4T'S Passion Story a passion fruit pale ale. I went for the Black Country BFG and the Fixed Wheel Stout, which was excellent. I suppose if you're into trying lots of different beers, between here and the Bird in Hand, you would be spoiled for choice.

On 29^th March 2024 - rating: 7
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