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Beer of the Week (w/e 15th June 2025) with Tris39
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Submitted on Sunday, 19th November 2023
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Ring o' Bells, Manchester
Middleton
Postal town: Manchester
M24 6DJ
Served areas
Reviews of Ring o' Bells (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about Ring o' Bells
The apparently haunted Ring O’Bells is a JW Lees pub with front and rear bars up the left where high tables can be found. Premium and Lees keg is available and the four hand pumps across the bars were drawing Lees Bitter, MPA and Scarlet Knight, the latter not really tasting of much. There are three seating areas to the right, during a recent Tuesday evening visit the friendly locals had assembled in the front bar and rear seating area. There was some background music playing, but not a lot else was going on, although I expect it’s busier during the weekly Sunday quiz. I’d pop back in if passing to see if I can spot the ghost, but I’ll not be going out of my way.
On 21st May 2025
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Ring o' Bells
Old JW Lees pub on the higher ground just beyond the church, with what looks like a later brick extension (housing the pool table, etc. on the right-hand side). The original part has several small seating areas, and each has been given a semi-traditional refurbishment at some stage. All four handpumps were in use on a Monday evening, with the Grodziskie-style Don't go off Wandering (£3.80) and the But Does it Work? from the more experimental The Boilerhouse brand in addition to the regular Bitter and MPA.
On 31st May 2023
- rating: 7
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Ring o' Bells
Located opposite the church, this was one of my more interesting stops on a trip to the north of Manchester. It was another JW Lee's pub which regularly stocks their Bitter & MPA. However, there were also a couple of seasonal beers - Dray Rumble & The Boilerhouse Pre-Prohibition Porter.
The bar was packed on my late Friday afternoon visit. With many people standing at the bar itself, I had to shout over the crowd to place an order with the barmaid. The Porter was very enjoyable indeed and was the first JW Lee's beer I can say I actually liked.
I don't recall much about the pub itself, other than it being packed with people who had been to a funeral. The only seat I could spot was a stool in a corner where I got chatting to a local couple who were recounting various ghost stories involving the pub itself, the church opposite and their former house nearby. We also discussed the local pubs I had visited. So thank you to Hayden and his wife, whose name I have inevitably forgotten for an entertaining half hour in this pub!
I left the pub keeping an eye out for any ghostly apparitions from the church opposite. But none were forthcoming.
This was my favourite of the 8 JW Lee's pubs I tried, no doubt helped by the excellent Porter and the lively atmosphere and excellent conversation.
On 11th March 2022
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : Yes last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Darts : Yes last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : Yes last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : No last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : Yes - Saturday - monthly - last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 08 October 2019 by ROB Camra
