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The Young Pretender, Congleton
Congleton
CW12 1RS
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
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Old Boots left this review about The Young Pretender
Larger than it looks cafe bar, seating at various levels in the front area, the counter is at the back to the left with vertical drinking and a posing table. Six pulls with a couple from Beatnikz Republic, one each from Marble, Thornbridge, Manchester and another I forgot to record, 9 keg taps and a couple of keg ciders to boot. My Beatnikz Republic The Everyday was a bit tired but acceptable. There’s a bottled beer and spirits menu on each table, they each have a flower in a Belgian beer bottle as decor and a Belgian beer mat holder. Tiled and board floors, interesting art work, posters and brewery ephemera share the walls with projected film or TV.
Classy would be a good one word description.
On 10th April 2022
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Thuck Phat left this review about The Young Pretender
Well described below, this is a modern, dark wood loaded, relatively minimalist sort of spot and the sister pub to the excellent Treacle Tap in Macclesfield.
Service was efficient and friendly with plenty of knowledge dispalyed regarding the beers on offer, of which there were many.
Our visit found Bristol Beer Factory Sorachi, Red Willow Wreckless, Bollington Bollington Best and Oatmeal Stout and Blackjack Mosaic Light on handpump. In addition there were 5 keg offers including beers from Marble Redwillow and Cloudwater.
A fine line up and all that we went for was in good shape although nothing demanded a session.
It being cask ale week an offer of 5 pints for £15 was on. Not bad.
Probably Congleton's best real ale spot and the first place I'd aim for.
On 12th December 2017
- rating: 7
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Young Pretender
See review below for full description. All in all, a very pleasant drinking space with a vast range of beers to choose from and various distractions. Just to update: now some 100 bottled beers and real ales include a mixture of local and far-flung examples. No darts or pool but bagatelle and shove ha'penny are available. Movie night is Wednesday.
On 8th September 2016
- rating: 9
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Young Pretender
A shop conversion to a community orientated pub which doubles as a coffee shop during the day,a huge effort has been made to appeal to a wide audience.The interior is largely open plan with an eclectic mix of furniture including some sofas and Chesterfields ,the wall coverings are interesting with some Soviet style murals and distressed art work.The bare light flexes and hanging bulbs give the impression in the evening that you could be in deepest Hackney ,although the hipster beards dont seem to have percolated this far north yet.The large plate glass windows give an excellent view of the interior ,while the bar itself is housed towards the rear.There are six handpumps with on my visit a real cider,Mallinsons Scrummy,Summer Wine Brewing Oregon West Coast Pale Ale,5 Sisters Alchemy and a decent Saltaire Blonde (£3.20) with one pump unused.I would expect ales to rotate ,with no sign of permanent choices.There are 10 fonts for keg beers and lagers and 80 bottled options all listed on a chalk board.Food is mainly small dish options,tapas in style but there is a selection of sandwiches and pies.
There is lots going on ,a film night with free pop corn,meet the brewer evenings,live music,Sunday quiz and you can book one side of the frontage for a private party or beer tasting.
The pub was set up by the people from the Treacle Tap in Macc. and you can see the similarities,it's an excellent addition to the local real ale scene and has already won local CAMRA awards,is in the 2016 GBG and will always get my custom when in town.
On 4th September 2015
- rating: 8
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Al Bundy left this review about The Young Pretender
Though it looks like it might be a hideous wine bar type thingy it is actually very good real ale wise. Local ales were to the fore.
On 4th June 2015
- rating: 7
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