The White Star, Stoke Central, Stoke-On-Trent

I was the only customer in the White Star during a recent Tuesday evening visit, but the friendly barmaid was very welcoming and up for a chat. I had a pint of Bass which was very well served. The toilets are a bit of a trek upstairs. I don’t think I saw this place at its best so I’ll pop back in again when passing.

First visit to this fine side-street Titanic pub which features a slightly more modern layout in the various seating / dining areas around the L-shaped counter than one might expect from the traditional façade but in other respects it's quite traditional too. With five handpumps on each part of the counter, I found five of the brewery's own real ales, the regular Everard's Tiger and three guests - including A Ray of Sunshine from Dukeries (£3.30).

Official site of The White Star - www.titanicbrewery.co.uk

Official site of The White Star - www.titanicbrewery.co.uk

Fine Titanic pub with their usual selection of ales. Captain Smith @ 5.2% ABV was the pick of the lot. Definite revisit when I am in the area again.

A Titanic brewery pub (which is actually leased to them via the lovely Everard’s Project William scheme). Is done-up to a modern, middle-class style rarely seen in these parts and is done pretty well, with a fair bit of character and the inevitable Titanic memorabilia. The interior is L shaped with a comfortable raised rear area. The main wood-floored bar holds 10 ales - 5 each over two sets of pumps, with guest beers on the right hand side. We decided to have a go at the Titanic beers and went through the lot – quality was pretty much exceptional all-round, with friendly service from the female bar staff. Busy on our Friday night visit with an iffy ‘doing it off my Ipad’ DJ. Clientele were on the younger side and a good deal of them were also on the local brew. We really enjoyed it here and this proved to be one of the weekend’s stand-out pubs. I’d heartily recommend doing this one.