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9 Gallon, Warrington

Pub added by Dave McNally
76 Sankey Street
Warrington
WA1 1SG

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Rob Hunter left this review about 9 Gallon

A recent re-visit found five hand pulls, three of which were in active service and offering Marstons 61 Deep, Pictish Magnum and Well Drawn Millennium. The Marstons offering took me by surprise and seemed out of place at this establishment! All cask ales were £3.30 a pint (£1.65 for a half). A chalk board lists the cask, premium keg and craft keg options. The real ale choice seemed reduced compared to previous visits, and the Marstons offering reduced that choice further, in my opinion.

I seem to recall more sewing machine tables when visiting previously - this time there is just one in the window at the front and the rest are more normal in style! I noticed a jukebox and a games machine. I did also notice a slight damp smell.

Still worth checking out and is very handy if you have a bit of time between trains if walking between the Warrington Central and Bank Quay.

On 16th March 2022 - rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about 9 Gallon

We managed to bag the booth at the front window which houses a Singer sewing machine fixed to the table, seemingly a popular haunt for the locals, so hence a lot of disappointed couples popping in for a drink, to see their favourite spot had been taken. I would have parked myself anywhere as the Abbeydale Moonshine was excellent and I kept going back to the bar for more. Their other two ales on handpump were Bowland Deer Stalker and Morton 2 Brave Men, which were also both in excellent condition.

On 22nd February 2022 - rating: 9
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Brainy Pool left this review about 9 Gallon

It has a jukebox so not exactly the micropub model, but I quite liked it. different styles of seating and quirky decor around the island bar, three pale real ales and a cider on the pumps. A bit dark inside but comfortable and welcoming.

On 21st November 2021 - rating: 7
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Tyke 55 left this review about 9 Gallon

Quirky little micro who have always served a decent range of beers (usually at least 4 and 6 at weekend) Much improved beer quality recently let's hope they can keep it up through the warmer summer months.

On 10th March 2020 - rating: 8
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Pub SignMan left this review about 9 Gallon

This is a nice, quirky ale house located between the town hall and the shopping centre. The pub is dominated by a large peninsula servery through the centre of the room which limits customers to seating around the periphery. The room has an eclectic mix of wooden flooring surfaces ranging from quite high-end looking boards to cheap laminate sections. The servery has a very long U-shaped counter with smart dark wood frontage and a less-impressive shelving unit bar back. Most of the seating is restricted to bar stools along the counter, but there are also a few small tables and chairs and upturned barrels with high stools to add to the numbers. One other option is a small booth to the front with some bench seating and an old Singer sewing machine on the table, with a large beer jug behind one bench and a brewing vessel with a cutaway section to show the inner workings behind the other. Beyond the servery, there is a small space which leads to the toilets and offers some very limited additional seating in what is perhaps, the quietest part of the pub. Décor throughout comprises old black and white photos, bits of breweriana, mural-style artworks and a large beer board to the left of the bar which proved to be particularly useful given how the handpulls are spread out around the long counter. Old pop hits were playing at a sensible volume for a Saturday night and there was a nice buzz in here rom a modest sixed crowd.
There were six handpulls in action when I arrived, giving me a choice between Lincoln Green Tuck, Black Sheep Bitter, Flipside Leopold Gold, Tiny Rebel Summer Crush, Severn Extra Special and MVB Lancashire Rose. I ordered a pint of the Tuck, which was in good shape, but having handed over my £3.00 and received my pint, the barmaid approached me as I was taking some notes and asked whether I’d paid. When I said I’d literally given her three pound coins less than a minute ago, she looked at me as if she didn’t believe me, but didn’t pursue her line of questioning any further, which wasn’t a very pleasant experience.
Despite this incident, I still really liked this place and thought it was nice to find a modern ale house, having mainly enjoyed the more traditional pubs around town earlier during the rest of my crawl. There was a good atmosphere here, which combined with the decent ale selection, makes this somewhere I’d be happy to stop off for a longer session.

On 13th December 2019 - rating: 8
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Rob Hunter left this review about 9 Gallon

A good real ale pub with, at the time of my visit, about four real ales available. Interesting mix of seating including tables made of old sewing machines. Worth checking out if in Warrington.

On 21st February 2018 - rating: 8
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about 9 Gallon

Compact real ale pub dominated by an island bar and having just a small amount of seating around the periphery. Plenty of daylight or night-time illumination through the large windows on two sides. Not much in the way of decor, although there is an upright piano near the back wall which features a ten-cask conditioning stillage. There are also ten handpumps on the counter, six of which were in use, offering two beers from 4Ts (1852 Bitter at £2.80 and American Norman), a pair from Bexley and one each from Lymestone and Waen. NB - Also has a record shop at the back, according to the signage.

On 8th November 2015 - rating: 8
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Al Bundy left this review about 9 Gallon

Small pub that has a selection of 9 real ales. Beards can be stroked happily. A good selection of malt whiskies available too.

On 7th January 2015 - rating: 8
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