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The Briton's Protection, Manchester

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50 Great Bridgewater Street
Castlefield
Manchester
M1 5LE

Phone: 01612365895

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Punch Taverns

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Manchester Central

Reviews of The Briton's Protection (Average Rating: 8 of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

Will Larter left this review about The Briton's Protection

The beer selection is much as described by the previous reviewer, with just one beer from a Manchester brewer, JW Lees Bitter, with three national brands (Pedigree, Old Peculier and Tribute) and Butty Bach from Wye Valley and one that I didn't recognise, Beartown's Skinful. I went for the local beer, but was shocked to pay £5.25, exactly 50% more than I had paid earlier for Joseph Holt's Bitter at the Hare & Hounds across the city. The only differnce: that pub is owned by the brewery, this is owned by a pub company.

On 6^th January 2026 - rating: 7
[User has posted 4598 recommendations about 4212 pubs]

Rob Hunter left this review about The Briton's Protection

Visited following the departure of the previous governor to find the inside unchanged as far as I could tell. However at the bar, five of the eight hand pulls were in service and only one of those offered a local beer - Mancunian Blonde - with the rest all big nationals eg Marstons Pedigree, Wainwright, St Austell Tribute, and something by Theakston.

There was a rather unpleasant smell of vomit and sweat in the front bar, both the back rooms were full, so we retreated to the unlit beer garden.

The interior would give it an extra point for me but the nasty smell in the front knocks a point off, so 6/10 for me based on this visit. Unless the ale selection improves, I won't be seeking this out again in a hurry.

On 4^th April 2025 - rating: 6
[User has posted 882 recommendations about 690 pubs]

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paulof horsham left this review about The Briton's Protection

Terrific old-school boozer close to the G-Mex (I understand it has a new name since my last visit to the city). I entered from the back, so came through several rooms to get to the front bar, which mostly featured cask ales from Mancunian brewers Beartown & Squawk. Unbelievably, Star/Heineken are threatening to remove the leaseholder and presumably close or "upgrade" it to something less interesting, so I'm glad I was able to get there and enjoy the pub in its current incarnation. Hopefully a future visit will find it little changed.

On 20^th March 2024 - rating: 8
[User has posted 620 recommendations about 576 pubs]

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