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Guild Ale House, Preston

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56 Lancaster Road
Preston
PR1 1DD

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Rob Hunter left this review about Guild Ale House

Visited on a weekday afternoon in July. 7 cask ales available plus 9 keg with variety including craft and cider options. I went for the Bohemian Ratsody on cask at £2.05 or so for a half. A TV displays the beer menu.

This is a smart, nicely decorated place, an obvious shop conversion, with music playing at a sensible volume. The front room contains the bar to the left wall and seating consists of mainly high tables and chairs. There is a room to the rear and stairs in the middle (upstairs not investigated). Dogs are welcome. Busy at the time of my Thursday visit just before 4pm.

A decent offering and well worth calling in.

On 17^th September 2026 - rating: 8
[User has posted 1014 recommendations about 759 pubs]

Blue Scrumpy left this review about Guild Ale House

Wednesday was my second visit to the Guild Ale House. My last visit in March 2018 was on a cold evening. It stuck in my memory as possibly the best pub in Preston. This early summer evening visit was not quite as good.

This time, getting a seat in the main room was not so much of an issue. The bar is against the left wall and there is a small lounge area to the rear left. Toilets and more drinking space can be found upstairs.

7 cask ales are dispensed. For our visit, these were North Riding Porter & US IPA (V82) Amarillo, Columbus, Lancaster Redemption, Beartown Glacier, Fownd Labyrinth of the Souls, Silhill Hop Star & Full Circle Golden Ale. Ciders were Sheppy's Farmhouse Medium & Lilley's Raspberry Lemonade Cider. Craft beers were Lancaster Alter Ego & Whiplash Slow Life.

My Lancaster Redemption was not the best and I only realised after ordering that my Sheppy's 200 was a keg cider. I'm also sure that there were several more ciders the last time I was here. So, perhaps I didn't make the best drinks choice but I didn't enjoy this visit as much as my last. Reducing my score to 7/10 and giving it the benefit of the doubt.

On 30^th August 2026 - rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about Guild Ale House

A revisit as I recall this being my second favourite Preston pub of the PuG crawl a couple of years back. It’s really good and absolutely should be visited on rotation with the Black Horse. My Rat Brewery Rattucino was in great shape for a weekday afternoon (NBSS 4) and the place was busy, unlike a number of nearby outlets. Upped by a point.

May 2022
Advertised as a micropub but I think that might be pushing the term a bit! Fair sized place with an upstairs room as well. Interior is a bit mimsy but has a pub rather than traditional micro feel, the oak – or oak effect – bar back set it off nicely alongside the high ceiling. Spotted a piano, wonder if it’s tuned? Unlike a number of other places in town this modern bar is concentrated on the cask rather than keggycraft end of the market – most of the kegs I noted were for Euro standards. Think I counted seven cask on across a variety of styles and strengths, my Wishbone Tiller Pin was in great shape (NBSS 4). I’d make sure to pop in again next time. GBG ’22 listed, inevitably. Rated 8

On 11^th July 2024 - rating: 9
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