The Royal Exchange, Stone

This former Everards town centre pub is one of several around the county to be handed over to the Titanic Brewery as part of the successful Project William scheme, providing Stone with a genuine destination pub in the process. This is a smart venue set in a long but relatively narrow building with three distinctly different areas. You enter into the front seating area where some very tempting comfy looking pub furniture has been arranged either side of the entrance. The left hand side is a fairly compact square shaped space under a large window bearing the Titanic Brewery logo and with a fireplace used as a wood store on the side wall. Tub chairs and low stools fill the space to the right and the walls have been decorated with Titanic themed pictures and there was a roaring fire in the nice brick fireplace. The room narrows further as you pass the servery which runs down the left hand wall with a drinking ledge opposite and boards above listing the beer range. The bar has a tongue and groove counter and simple bar back and the canopy holds some pre-written signs for other Titanic beers not currently available. Moving further through the pub you reach the rear section which is a raised lounge area with carpet and a mix of bare brick walls and some wallpaper depicting medieval maps of England. More Titanic themed items are on display and seating comprises smart banquettes down the left hand wall and standard tables and chairs to the right. On the end wall there is another lit fireplace with a lovely ‘White Star Line - Europe to America’ mirror above. The day’s papers were available in a rack near the bar and there was no music playing which meant that conversation dominated. There was a wider range of Titanic beers available here than in their brewery tap in Burslem the previous evening. Options were White Star, Lifeboat (£3.05), Plum Porter, Steerage, Iceberg, Captain Smith and Raspberry Wheat whilst guest ales were also available in the shape of Camerons Ahopalypse Now, Everards Tiger, Milestone Crusader and Hydes Lowry. A final pump was used to serve a solitary real cider. The barman was friendly and knowledgeable about the beer range and I ended up with a top class pint of the Lifeboat. There’s no doubt that a pub with this kind of high quality ale range should be considered a destination worthy of heading out of your way to visit. However, this place has more to offer than good beer, combining comfortable surrounds, friendly service and a good atmosphere to create a top quality venue. Along with the Borehole, this is a must visit pub that really puts Stone on the map as a great town for lovers of good beer.

This is another example of Everard's Project William in conjunction with Titanic brewery resulting in an excellent pub. It's rather bigger inside than it looks from the street as there is a single storey room right at the back. The bar forms a central area with two small rooms at the front. There are two banks of six (I think) hand pumps with the nearest bank having Titanic beers and the rear set having another Titanic beer, Everard's Tiger, a cider and some guests. I went for the Titanic Plum Porter (£3.20) which was excellent. Like all the other Titanic houses I've been to this is well worth a visit.

Yep, this pub does the trick. 12 real ales and ciders with Titanic ales to the fore. The pub has been described in other reviews so all I can say is this pub is highly recommended.

The Royal Exchange is a corner pub that is a short walk from the shopping area. Once inside there were two comfortable seating areas either side of the entrance,the bar was to the left,this area narrowed out,there was more seating to the rear up a few steps which had bench seating and some normal tables and chairs. There was a great choice of real ales on the bar,with 6 from Titanic and 4 guest beers,i had a drink of Titanic Iceburg which was a very nice drink,the other beers i noted were Titanic White Star /Steerage /Plum Porter /Capt Smiths /Deck the Halls,the guest beers were Goffs Camelot,Oakham Inferno,Castle Rock Walrus and Everards Tiger bitter. The pub was heaving on my Saturday dinner visit with a great lively atmosphere,another Stone pub that i had to prop the bar up in. I really liked this pub. Pub visited 7/12/2013