Rose & Crown, Cleckheaton

Visited back in March. Was not particularly busy on my weekday visit but it was getting towards the end of what most people would class as lunch time so probably to be expected. This pub is home to the Howarth Steam Brewery and I had been wanting to try it as I have never heard of the brewery or had any of their beers before. At the bar were seven pumps, of which six were clipped. Two were by Howarth Steam (Dark Mild and Hurricane IPA), two by Whitechapel - which apparently is also Howarth Steam (Boot Hill IPA and Lion Bitter). The blank pump looks like it may have been something by Settle Brewery, as it was still listed on the chalk board, and the other pumps were Stancill Aurora and Yorkshire Scrumpy, a cider by Whitechapel. All seemed to be priced £2.70 a pint (though I noticed I was charged £1.50 for a half). Unfortunately my first and second choice of beers turned out to be off. A central bar serves a small room with a fire. There is a larger room to the left and another to the right which is reserved for dining. A nice pleasant pub but I didn't find their beers to be anything special, but nice to have tried them.

home to Haworth Steam Brewery