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John Bonser left this review about The Borough Arms
Visited in May 2010
Enterprising free house situated just outside Crewe town centre close to a road bridge over the main railway line.
Outside, the pub advertises itself as offering "Traditional real ales and Belgian beers" and tells us that it was established in 1867.
There's a comfortable, but rather unremarkable, single bar interior which has low ceilings, but has a reasonably light and airy feel and is decorated largely with German/Belgian beer posters. Stairs lead down to a lounge bar below street level and a pleasant outside drinking area.
Although the 2010 CAMRA Good Beer Guide tells us that the on site Borough Arms Brewery is "now brewing regularly", disappointingly, none of their beers were on when I called in on a Sunday evening. My disappointment was tempered somewhat by the splendid range of other real ales on - 9 in total - beers from Box Steam, Blakemere, Banks and Taylor, Breconshire, Bushy ( IOM), Manchester Marble, Abbey Ales Restoration plus 2 from Hopback. The Abbey Ales Restoration - £ 2.60p - was a fine, light coloured hoppy pint. The pub is in the 2010 CAMRA Good Beer Guide and is South Cheshire Pub of the Year for 2009.
Crewe doesn't strike me as one of the nicer towns that I've ever been to, but I'd be happy to call in her again, irrespective of whether their own beers are on or not. Finally, do note that the pub doesn't do lunchtimes between Mondays and Thursdays, not opening until 5pm on those days.
On 21st October 2010
- rating: 7
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Michael Higham left this review about The Borough Arms
The beer is good, the service is rubish.
On 30th June 2010
- rating: 1
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Andy Thomas left this review about The Borough Arms
Fine real ale house with an ever rotating NINE real ales. Hundreds of bottled and draft continental beers. Recently refurbished. Fully recomended!!
On 13th October 2008
- rating: 10
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