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Duke of York, Lichfield

23-25 Greenhill
Lichfield
WS13 6DY
Phone: 01543300386

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Delboy 20 left this review about Duke of York

Nice old Joules pub with Pale ale, Pure Gold and Slumbering Monk on. The Pale ale and the gold were fine.

On 14th April 2018 - no rating submitted
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Duke of York

Solid terraced pub, claiming to be Lichfield's oldest pub (as does the Kings Head), now a Joule's house, with a split-level public bar at the front and a more comfortable lounge to the rear. Both rooms are as traditionally furnished and decorated as you would expect. There is also another smaller room (looking like a covered former yard) on one side of the latter and a patio beer garden to the other. I found three of the brewery's own beers - Pale Ale, Pure Blonde (£3.15) and Slumbering Monk - plus Pure Black IPA from Tiny Rebel as a guest and Rosie's Pig cider from a total of nine handpumps on the two counters. Well worth the short walk out from the town centre.

On 21st October 2017 - rating: 8
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Ian Mapp left this review about Duke of York

What a find and thanks to the GBG 2018 for bringing me here. A front bar little changed since 1644. A lovely roaring fire. Pork pies as big as your shoe for £3.80. I would have gone for a Joules but I spyed a rarely seen Bass Pale Ale and had to give it a go.

Exceptional.

Would be my local.

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On 8th October 2017 - rating: 10
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Duke of York

A decent pub this one and only a few minutes walk from the Whippet. I agree with Aqualung, I am also not a great fan of Joules beers. There was a launch of one of their latest beers, named Shropshire Hop, which did sound inspiring, until I sat deflated over a pint trying to get my money's worth out of it.
The pub is traditional, with the front room and bar looking to be the oldest part of the pub with dark ceiling beams and an open fireplace. The rear lounge had been fully refurbished with lots of oak timber work and a recently added patio garden. There was also another small back room, which seemed to be used as an overspill when the pub gets busy.

On 11th May 2016 - rating: 7
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Aqualung . left this review about Duke of York

I discovered from old GBGs that this was once a Davenport's pub. It's now a Joules house and came as a bit of a surprise as the few Joules pubs I've visited have been old Victorian town pubs whereas this one is rather like an old country one. Given the location just off the City centre it may well have been in the country when it was built. There is a darts area as you enter into a room with the bar at the far end. A door leads through to two other rooms one carpeted and the other with a wooden floor.
The bar has five hand pumps with the cider one turned. The usual three Joules beers (Blonde, Pale & slumbering Monk) were on plus their winter offering Old Number Six (£3.20) which went down a treat. The saddest thing about it is that on my Thursday lunchtime visit I was the only customer apart from the pub dog.
I'm not a huge fan of Joules beers but their pubs do seem to be well worth visiting and this one certainly is.

On 8th December 2015 - rating: 8
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Danny O'Revey left this review about Duke of York

Lovely old pub with some nice features, homely, relaxed and good beer

On 27th October 2015 - rating: 8
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Al Bundy left this review about Duke of York

A nice Joules pub claiming to be the oldest in Lichfield. It is very olde world with beams and wooden benches inside. Multi roomed with two bars. Beer garden to the rear. Usual Joules ales with Joule's Calcutta 1757 pale on. A good pub.

On 8th October 2015 - rating: 8
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Will Larter left this review about Duke of York

The building was covered with scaffolding at the time of my recent visit with some football mates from Luton, but inside the pub was still very presentable and we enjoyed our brief stay here. There are five hand pumps in the front room and another four in the back bar, all with Joules beers on as far as I could make out. The room we were in was too big to be an original room for a building of this age, I would say, but whatever work has been done to it has aimed at preserving the feel of the place and been successful. I had the excellent Joules Pale, and would happily have had another but for the necessity of lending support to our team at Tamworth within the hour, so we just had to content ourselves with planning another visit some time soon.

On 30th October 2013 - rating: 8
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Duke of York

ORIGINAL REVIEW May 2011
I was very impressed on my visit.This is an old building lovingly updated by the owners Joules Brewery.The interior has many original beams ,old windows and has been carefully updated retaining the pub atmosphere while creating space for the many customers attracted by the good ale.There is a central bar serving both this traditional front room ,as well as the rear conservatory.Two Joules ales are joined by a selection of rotating guests,but we happened on the pub when they were hosting a beer festival in the back room,featuring 30 racked barrels,of which around half were available as the festival kicked off.Great care and attention was paid to the festival ales all of which sampled by the crew were in top condition,a feat rarely pulled off at these sort of events.My handpumped Joules Pale Ale was also in great nick.
We were intent on a pub crawl around town,given that other respected reviewers have flagged up several hosteleries worth visiting,so it is a testament to The Duke of York that we were not tempted to leave,until we had filled our boots with their outstanding beer.
Excellent,a must visit and I will be back without doubt.

UPDATE
A recent visit revealed that over 30 single malts are now available here,of various ages with some from Wales.Pork pies and two real ciders,one on handpump,complete the offering.A very fine pub indeed.

On 24th May 2013 - rating: 9
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Ale Monster left this review about Duke of York

This is a fantastic 17th century grade II listed coaching inn that was bought by the Joule’s Brewery from Punch Taverns nearly two years ago, the pub is two buildings which have been knocked in to one, the right hand side is the original inn which dates from 1644 and the left hand building was a cottage that was built a little later. The pub lays claim to being the oldest inn in Lichfield. There are two front entrances but if you take the right hand one you will find a corridor that gives access to all three rooms, the very traditional front public bar, the more modern rear bar in the back left of the original building and a conservatory type room in the back right of the pub. The front public bar is on two levels as the cottage had been built lower than the adjoining inn, there is a wood bar counter in the back wall of the inn side of the room, fixed wooden bench seating arranged in booths opposite the counter, a large fire place in the right wall with a thick wooden beam lintel across the top and a very large log burning stove, there is an inglenook fire place in the left hand wall that has been converted in to a booth with brown leather seating, dart board on back left wall, genuine oak beams and posts, bare wood floors and various Joule’s Brewery decorations on the walls. The rear bar was a stable block in a previous life, but it now has a bar counter across the front wall, a small fire place with log burning stove in the back wall, full new oak panel walls and ceiling, carpeted floor and brown leather bench seating along the left and right, above the fire place and on the right wall are two large Joule’s Brewery mirrors and in the back right corner there is a mounted wild boars head! The conservatory has a stone floor and large beer barrels for tables which you can stand at, behind the building is a nice flowery patio area with half a dozen picnic tables and a bowling green.

Regular ales are currently Joule’s Pale Ale, Blonde and Slumbering Monk with a single changing guest beer on this occasion which was Blue Monkey BG Sips (GBG 2012). I tried the Slumbering Monk and BG Sips which I considered to be in good condition.

A magnificent traditional pub with good character and nice olde worlde charm. I have visited several Joule’s pubs over the last twelve months and I appreciate the way that they refurbish the pubs in a sympathetic fashion, I get the impression that they really care about the heritage of the buildings and they also seem to purposefully go for pubs with some history. I would definitely pop in for a couple if in Lichfield again.

On 16th July 2012 - rating: 9
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