Devonshire Arms, Burton On Trent Town, Burton on Trent

Best of the day but then it always has been a good pub. Festival Ale @ 5.5% and Stairway to Heaven @ 5.0% were the order of the day.

The Devonshire Arms is a Burton Bridge tied house much closer to the Rail Satation than their tap and one I'd never visited before. Inside there is a smaller front bar with a varnished brick floor and a larger carpeted back bar. It was quiet on my early Thursday evening visit so I settled for the front bar which had a roaring fire on a very cold day. The small servery connects the two rooms just like in their brewery tap. I counted five Burton Bridge beers on offer plus Titanic Plum Porter. I went for their Joyous Bliss (£3.00) and Stairway To Heaven (£3.10). Both were in excellent condition but the Xmas one was typically sweet although I could drink the Stairway all day long. I thought this was a very good pub and saves the trek round to their Tap if you're travelling by train to Burton. For me despite the lack of a showing in the GBG the beer here is just as good as at their tap. I've scored it a strong 8.