The Roebuck Inn, Burton On Trent Town, Burton on Trent

I remember coming here back in the 1990s when it was a carpeted Ind Coope house with a pet parrot in the bar rather than the more basic style ale house it is now. It's long and narrow with a wooden floor, a dart board at one end and TVs on that nobody seemed to be watching. As noted below the beer choice is rather mainstream with the only items of interest for me being Gates Burton Ale and Peakstones Rock Black Hole. One of the eight hand pumps was unused and one had a cider. I went for the Black Hole beer which was in good nick. I thought the unwatched TVs and mainstream beers let this place down but it's worth a look.

An impressive array of eight hand pumps on the bar here, and the even more impressive lincrusta frieze, picked out in green and gold, is almost worth a visit on its own. This is a bare-boards ale house with a good honest feel to it, and while the beer range is not terribly adventurous, it's definitely worth a visit, especially if arriving in Burton by train. Beers available at the time of my visit were Bass, Pedigree, Abbot, Everards Original and Theakstons Old Peculier, plus Old Rosie cider - I had the Original, which was in good condition and at around £3 a pint, which is fairly normal for Burton. Date of visit: 22nd November 2014

Official site of The Roebuck Inn - www.roe-buck-inn.co.uk

Official site of The Roebuck Inn - www.roe-buck-inn.co.uk

proper boozer plenty of choice ale wise . Real fire unspoilt handy for station and still doing the job

Once upon a time this pub was the Ind Coope brewery tap. They still serve Ind Coope Burton Ale on one of their handpumps. I liked the look of this pub as soon as I walked in. The dark wood panelling looked great and the lincrusta frieze is brilliant (although I didn't know it was a lincrusta frieze until I've just read OB's review below) :-)) There's a dartboard to the rear and even on a Friday evening one of the tables was being used to play dominoes. 8 handpumps with 7 beers on. Nothing out of the ordinary with Pedigree, Abbot, Draught Bass etc, but for a trip back in time I had the Ind Coope Burton Ale and very good it was too. There's a small beer patio at the rear, a quiz machine at the front of the pub and live music was advertised for the Sunday. A proper pub that I really liked.

A long thin corner pub in Victorian style not far from the station, the interior has some fine features, the lincrusta frieze round the walls and along the elegant counter in particular. Decorated in restrained style with a few maps, cartoons and railway pictures. The traditional wooden furniture, cast iron fireplace and bare boards are in keeping with the overall feel of the place. The ceiling is partly plastered and papered and part dark varnished tongue & groove in the old style, this could be oppressive but to me it’s cosy. There are screens at both ends and free wi-fi. An outside drinking area is at the front by the door and there’s a yard at the back. Eight handpumps offer a selection of decently kept beers, obviously Pedigree, but Bass, Ringwood, Greene King and a local brewer Dancing Duck, make an appearance.