The Society Rooms (JD Wetherspoon), Stalybridge

Initially feels like a relatively small Spoons over two floors until you clock the sizeable extension off right as you enter. Simple modern interior in white and red with some mid-colour wood trim. Four guest cask on, my Lancaster Red was fine (NBSS 3) maybe a little towards the barrel end. Apparently the pub name comes from it being a former Co-Op. Decent Spoons which seemed well-run. 6.5

Another 'spoons breakfast visit. Like most of my early visits, this did not let me down. Standard size breakfast, a cappuccino (+ free top up) and a pint of the local Millstone Tiger Rut which was excellent (but no free top up!). This 'spoons seemed quite large. Looking at previous photos it seems that it has been extended into the next building on the right. I score it 8(B) for my breakfast visit. I would average it out if it got a much lower score for an evening visit.

The Society Rooms is smaller than many JDWs with the bar on the right and a patio / garden at the rear. It was fairly quiet on my early Saturday evening visit. The ten hand pumps had three Available Soon, two GK beers, four festival beers and Oakham Green Devil IPA. I went for the Adnam's Sloe Porter and the Green Devil IPA both at the festival price of £2.45 and in great condition. It thought this was a good Spoons.