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The Burton Bridge Inn, Burton On Trent Town, Burton on Trent
Burton on Trent
DE14 1SY
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn
As with the Coopers Tavern, where I'd just been, this is another pub with lots of character and it's another that doesn't open until 5pm during the week. Home of the Burton Bridge Brewery, you can see some of the brewing equipment to the rear as you enter or leave.
There is a room at the front, divided into two parts and a further larger room to the rear. Most customers were in the rear bar when I arrived and the barmaid was busy serving customers in that room. I was stood at the bar next to a guy with a dog. I had no idea that was also waiting to be served. Both the barmaid and the guy looked most put out when I tried to place my order next. The dog was nonplussed, but was much more contented after his owner purchased him a bag of scratchings. Not to be outdone, I followed suit and ordered a bag of my own.
On the real ale front, all beers are from Burton Bridge - Bridge Bitter, Sovereign Gold, Festival Ale & Stairway to Heaven are the regulars. I opted for the Bramble Stout. Burton Ale was another that was on. Ciders are all from Lilley's and were Mango, Rhubarb and Cherries & Berries.
Unlike PSM below, I'd choose the Coopers Tavern as my first port of call in Burton, but would concur that this is a must-do when in the town.
On 29th September 2023
- rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn
This is a fantastic multiple roomed ale house, accessed via an easily missed alleyway down the right-hand side of the building. The entrance porch offers you a choice of rooms to explore, with the left-hand door taking you through to the ‘Smoke Room’, which is basically the front part of the pub comprising two distinct areas. One of these spaces has direct bar access thanks to a compact servery at one end and some decent, if somewhat limited, seating options opposite in a cosy little space. A beer board to one side of the bar lists the full cask selection, which is very handy, as not all of the handpulls can be seen from this bar. The second front room is of a roughly similar size, carpeted throughout with a roaring fire at one end, on a quarry stone hearth with a lovely old etched glass bar from a former door to the bar hung above. Hard benches and low stools line the perimeter and both rooms have low wood panelling on the walls with plain uppers decorated with breweriana, old maps and charts and other similarly traditional odds and ends. A right turn from the entrance porch leads you into the rear bar which has a fair amount of additional seating and good access to the bar but felt a little less cosy than the front rooms. The place was doing a good trade on my Friday early evening visit, and I enjoyed the buzzy atmosphere this created.
On the bar, a good selection of Burton Bridge ales were available on cask, with options extending to their Bitter, Damson Porter, Sovereign Gold, Stairway To Heaven, DBA and Festival. I was served a pint of the Sovereign Gold by a friendly old-school barmaid, and it was in excellent condition, to the point that I was tempted to try something else from their range, before realising I still had seven more pubs I wanted to check out that evening.
I think this was just about the pick of the twelve pubs I visited in Burton, thanks to the great multi-room interior, good beer quality, friendly service and warm, welcoming atmosphere. There are a few pubs around town that you might consider to be a must-do, but if I was back here and only had time to visit one pub, I’d be back here before any of the others.
On 5th July 2023
- rating: 9
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn
Proper, traditional pub and tap for the Burton Bridge brewery. Multi-room interior with two bars and a small side room. Features a pair of handpumps on each counter with their own beers, including the Bridge Bitter (£1.70, half).
On 18th December 2022
- rating: 8
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn
This is a fine friendly old pub close to the river at the far end of Burton's long High St, and is the home of the Burton Bridge Brewery for which it acts it’s the tap pub.
It is a multi room set up and after accessing through a short corridor to the left is the Smoke Room with two charming front snugs and it's own bar access with lots of original features and pub memorabilia. I almost got tearful seeing an original Ind Coope Burton Ale hand pump on one of the shelves. And then the back bar is larger but less interesting although still with lots of wood panelling and a blackboard giving the available ale line up. Upstairs there is apparently a skittle alley and a meeting room which can be hired, but were not explored on this visit.
Each downstairs room has a set of four hand pumps with Burton Bridge beers on. For our visit six of the breweries beers were on across these in the shape of Sovereign Gold, Bridge Bitter, DBA, Stairway to Heaven, Festival Ale, Burton Ale and Top Dog Stout, which went from £3.30 to £3.80 for the highest abv.
Also traditional pub grub in the shape of large cobs and the cheese and onion one I had hit the spot.
Definitely a don't miss pub for the ale enthusiast when in Burton.
On 29th October 2022
- rating: 8
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn
A good traditional pub with excellent beer, plus a good sized cob to hand. The staff and fellow customers were all friendly and welcoming. The fixtures and fittings were fab, I found the front two rooms outstanding, especially the large Gilt framed Burton Bridge Beers mirror over the fireplace. The beer quality and prices were also an added bonus.
On 25th October 2022
- rating: 8
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Moby Duck left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn
A wonderful no frills traditional pub, It's the Tap for Burton Bridge Ales and I had their Stairway To Heaven which was pretty good, a pub you could happily lose an afternoon in, It was worth waiting outside the front door in the drizzle for five minutes till it opened.
On 18th October 2022
- rating: 8
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Tris C left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn
This is a 17th century pub which in 2000 underwent a restoration, resulting in it being given a CAMRA citation for being a Pub with Outstanding Conversions and Restorations, richly deserved.
I went for their house bitter at the very low price of £1.70 a half, which turned out to be excellent.
Certainly one to be sure to include on a crawl.
On 17th October 2022
- rating: 8
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn
A gem with lots of tradition and the tap for the Buton Bridge Brewery.Below the bridge abutments and on a busy main road,you enter via a side passage to the middle of the interior.To the left is the Smoke Room with two charming front snugs and it's own bar access,lots of original features.The back bar is where most folk gather and is larger but less interesting.Still lots of wood panelling,plus a blackboard giving the ale line up which on my trip was Sovereign Gold,Bridge Bitter,DBA,Stairway to Heaven,Festival,Burton Ale and Top Dog Stout (a bit woody,NBSS 2.5).
This was a brief crawl visit,and it's worth including for the pub interior alone.Burton Bridge ales are not often to my taste,but you can't have everything !
On 15th October 2022
- rating: 8
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Will Larter left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn
This is my third visit to this pub, but the previous occasions were when there was football on and it was very busy, so I didn't review those visits. This time was a quiet Friday mid-afternoon. Too quiet. I went into the front room, which is really two very small rooms knocked into one, with a large chimney between. This is a very pleasant place to sit and enjoy your beer, and I was happy with my half of Burton Bridge brewery's winter warmer Old Expensive 6.5%. When I was later joined by the rest of the group I was touring Burton with, I also had their Burton Ale, which seemed all right to me, though a couple of others found it not quite up to scratch. Through the bar I could see into the back rooms, the second of which has a large and impressive fireplace, so I wandered through to have a closer look. The whole pub looks very good, with wood panelling and what may be the occasional original feature, though WhatPub says that it was "sensitively" refurbished 20 years ago. It's difficult to get a good feel of this pub, as my only visits have been when it was incredibly busy or ridiculously quiet. As far as the fittings, furniture, decor, beer, service and welcome are concerned, it's very good indeed.
On 16th March 2020
- rating: 8
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Quinno _ left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn
Lovely old three roomed pub which serves as the Burton Bridge Brewery tap, the building dates back to C17th and looks it from the outside. Main bar, side room and a really nice rear lounge room with what looks like a proper fire and an inlaid clock above the fireplace. There’s a traditional comfy 60s refurb feel to proceedings with wood panelling, carpets, curtains and all that stuff. A few people in the back room with a cross section of ages and the atmosphere was very convivial. Pumps situated either side of the bar so couldn't work out how many were on but at least five. My Old Expensive was barrel end but changed before I got it by the conscientious barman and my beer was good (NBSS 4). A really pleasant little place I would prioritise next time along with the Coopers. 8.5
On 5th March 2020
- rating: 8
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