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Market Vaults, Tamworth
Tamworth
B79 7LU
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Strongers . left this review about Market Vaults
Market Vaults is a Joule’s pub with lots of Jouel’s Brewery mirrors, signs and portraits on the walls making it quite ornate. The front bar has a wooden floor and a fireplace with burner on the left-hand wall. The L-shaped serving counter stretches into the rear, accessed via a step up to the tile floored rear bar where more seating is found. Six hand pumps are supported, five of which were being used to draw Blonde, Pale Ale, Slumbering Monk, Calcutta 1757 and Champions Choice. I went for the Monk which was ok and served with a smile, even though the pub was empty because my visit was on a Wednesday not long before closing at 20:00. Quite a few of this brewery’s pubs seem to close early, maybe they generally attract an older clientele who need to be in bed by 21:00.
On 20th September 2024
- rating: 6
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Old Boots left this review about Market Vaults
A Joules pub but retaining Banks’s windows and a couple of Banks’s embossed door finger plates, inside are two bars in old fashioned style. The panelled front bar has six pulls and a few kegs both Joules and national. Traditionally furnished and decorated with a selection of prints and pictures. Up a step or two leads to the wood panelled rear bar with a counter lurking in one corner, no pulls just similar kegs to the front. There’s a geometrically tiled floor in here and it’s narrow old floor boards elsewhere. The rear bar is split level with a few tables and high and low stools then more of a dining set up on a higher level. Beyond that up some more steps is a corridor leading to the toilets and beer garden which can also be reached via a side door. Personally I’m a fan of Joules pubs and beers but I know they don’t suit everyone.
On 26th May 2024
- no rating submitted
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Market Vaults
Very close to the Tamworth Tap but an inferior offering.It's owned by Joules and has their traditional feel with a tap room as you enter past some very good etched glass in window and door.There is a mid ships section up a step with it's own servery ,while up two more steps is a higher lounge ,also the performance area for Thursday night open mic sessions.There is subtle Joules branding with references to their other pubs and to brewing in Market Drayton rather than the origin of Joules in Stone,but this is no relation to the old brewery .
Sadly just Joules ales offered meaning Slumbering Monk,Pale and Blonde with occasionals Target and Batch Beer 1019 Golden Gooseberry (sour rather than tart,out of condition NBSS 1.5,I just managed to finish a half.)
And that's the rub,Joules have nice looking pubs but awful ale ,so there is no reason to revisit.
On 18th May 2024
- rating: 6
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Tamworth, 0.55 miles, 10 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 10p per pint no discount on halves - last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes - Until 6 - last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes - lunchtimes - last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _