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Brews of the World, Burton On Trent Town, Burton on Trent

Pub added by Real Ale Ray
159 Station Street
Burton on Trent
DE14 1BN

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Pub SignMan left this review about Brews of the World

This is a fairly decent sized micropub and bottle shop which thankfully feels more like a pub than a shop. The usual single room set-up applies, across a stone tile floored room with a narrow, but quite deep, interior. A mix of pews, chairs and high stools serve a number of tables down the left-hand wall, whilst to the right there are several fridges and shelving units full of beer bottles and cans. These eventually give way to the servery with its rather drab counter and smart glazed tile bar back with around twenty keg taps lined across it. The keg range is listed across the bar’s canopy, whilst a TV screen on the opposite wall cycles through the full draught range. The room extends a surprising distance to the rear, through a couple of rather uninteresting seating areas with plenty of chairs but little in the way of visual distraction. The main part of the pub is much nicer, featuring a wall decorated with various banknotes from around the world, a mural made from old beer bottle labels and front windows strung with fairy lights and topped with some fine old stained glass panes. A chilled reggae-based soundtrack chugged away in the background and there was a modest Friday night crowd in attendance.
Alongside the aforementioned twenty craft keg options and countless bottles and cans, there were also three handpulls in operation, dispensing Castle Rock Hop Around The World, Three Blind Mice Mittens Stout and Brew York Calmer Chameleon. I gave the latter a try and thought it was a mediocre beer served up in good condition by a pleasant barmaid.
I found this to be quite a good micropub, with well-kept beer, lots of keg options and some comfortable seating options. I liked it more than some of the town’s other micro pubs and would say it’s a pretty solid bet if you’re looking to take in a few good watering holes without straying too far from the station.

On 11th July 2023 - rating: 7
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Steve of N21 left this review about Brews of the World

Looking at previous reviews and photos of this place shortly after its opening it looks like it was originally much more of a bottle shop with a small DIY serving area bolted on. But my visit last week found most of the previous bottle racks gone in preference to bench seating and a solid bar serving area on the right which now supports 20 keg beer taps and four real ale pumps, with all the available beers being displayed on long boards above the bar.
So, not really a bottle shop and too big to be referred to as a micro pub, this shop conversion is a really good modern beer bar if my early Friday evening visit was anything to go by. It was being well utilised and was quite lively, maybe because we caught it during its Octoberfest promotion which, if one is ever needed, is a clear invitation to don the leather shorts and some of the bar staff were fully embracing this.
Clearly craft keg is the main draw here and alongside a good selection of German lagers for the event there was a very decent line up of all different craft ale styles and strengths from the UK and beyond. But you have to choose carefully as some of these had loopy ABV’s and matching loopy price levels. For example the Castle Rock / Emperor collaboration 11% Imperial stout mentioned in reviews relating to previous visits was still available and now at £7 for a third or £10 for a half. No pint serving offered and not surprising given the ABV and the fact that you would get no change from a Turner.
However I was in Burton to sample the local cask products and good to find Heritage Brewing Masterpiece, Burton Bridge Conqueror and Castle Rock Let England Shake on the hand pumps alongside Little Critters Blonde Bear from the Sheffield based brewery, and the couple we tried were in good condition. And with the Castle Rock brew at £3.50 a pint for a 4.2% beer this was much more pleasing to both my wallet and intended state of inebriation at the end of the evening.
Although I personally would still choose the Coopers Arms or the Burton Bridge Tavern as my preferred type of beer drinking establishment I thoroughly appreciated this one and thought it an excellent recent addition to the Burton Beer drinking scene and I wish it well.

On 30th October 2022 - rating: 8
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Brews of the World

Our Burton crawl certainly came up with some surprises and this was certainly one of them, especially when they were hosting an Oktoberfest. The owner was dressed in full traditional Bavarian costume and was drinking steins of lager. I tried one of the festival offerings on tap, served from the back wall of the bar, the German Helles Lager which was excellent, plus there was a good atmosphere on our early evening visit.

On 26th October 2022 - rating: 8
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Brews of the World

Although a converted shop, this place is too large to be a micro-pub (although it has an alehouse look) and is in case aiming at a wider audience. Mind you, four real ales are available on handpump - I went for Castle Rock's Let England Shake (£1.75), with others from Burton Bridge, Heritage Brewery and Little Critters. However the 20 craft keg taps on the bar-back are probably the main draw, and during an Oktoberfest promotion, there was quite an interesting choice of imported German beers (along with suitably annoying, if appropriate, bierfest music being played at more than background level).

On 23rd October 2022 - rating: 7
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Moby Duck left this review about Brews of the World

A reverse Tardis of a pub, much roomier inside than it appears from outside, extremely well attended on my visit possibly enhanced by the ongoing Oktoberfest, the atmosphere positively electric. Avoiding the German offerings I opted for a decent Little Critters Blonde Bear on cask and thorougly enjoyed my stay here.

On 18th October 2022 - rating: 8
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Graham Coombs left this review about Brews of the World

A lively shop conversion with industrial-type furnishings, larger than it looks with more room at the back. There is a wall of 20 keg taps with, as the name suggests, an international flavour, plus 4 handpumps. With an "Oktoberfest" in full swing, many of the beers were German, with a clutch of Norwegian also, but some prices were astronomical. The cask ales, which were more sensibly costed, were Heritage Masterpiece, Burton Bridge Conqueror, Little Critters Blonde Bear and Castle Rock Let England Shake. There were also a couple of the obligatory beer fridges and some ciders. Not a bad example of its type and good for some varied beer flavours.

On 16th October 2022 - rating: 7
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Thuck Phat left this review about Brews of the World

This is a beer emporium.
Three cask options which on our visit were: Heritage Brewing Heritage Platinum Ale, Mallinsons Columbus and Castle Rock Oatmeal Stout. Not a bad start.
There are also 20 mainly keg and one or two cider pumps with the whole range listed on boards above the bar. It's almost overwhelming in it's variety but the governor is very happy to help with the first simple question - what do you like?
It's a long list of keg options which includes brewers such as Polly's, Ridgeside, Brew York, Emperor, Verdant, Deya and Wiper and True and spans all styles and strengths. There's some very creative products on here.
Those we tried slipped down well and if you can't find anything to drink here then beer may not be your drink.

On 24th May 2022 - rating: 9
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Brews of the World

A decent sized shop conversion,I've been in smaller pubs.To the front there are a series of high tables to the left,a few fridges to the right,then quite a long bar before reaching a back seating area with dispays of breweriana.There was a very friendly welcome from the knowlegeable guv'nor and there are now three handpumps offering on my trip Heritage Brewing HPA,Castle Rock Oatmeal Stout and Mallinson's Columbus (NBSS 4).
The real star of the show is from to 20 keg taps,with a huge array of styles and strength in beer as well as Continental lagers and sparkling ciders.Chatting to some Untapped contributors ,this place is a shrine for keg afficianadoes and they pointed out a rare Emporer collaberation imperial stout 11% ,much sought after and £7 the third. There is no pint discount so £21.However other keg pricing was more reasonable.
If you want to expand your horizons and try some very interesting keg options from leading purveyors ,then this pub is a must visit when in Burton.I will most certainly be back.

On 13th May 2022 - rating: 9
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Will Larter left this review about Brews of the World

This is a bottle shop with a keg-only bar counter on the right hand wall. The owner was welcoming and friendly but the beers all seemed very samey to me: pale and hoppy (and, naturally, cold and gassy too) with the only dark beer a chocolate stout with coconut and raspberry. Most of them quite strong too, with prices to match. (See photo of beer blackboard.) I was on the point of walking out without bothering with a drink, but decided to overcome my prejudices to the extent of a third of the 4.5% pale from Verdant with the name There Will Be No Intervals. It was very cold and didn't do anything for me, apart from making me £2 poorer. I was told that the long term plan is to have cask beers too, but this depends on developing enough trade to be confident of selling them before they go off.

On 15th March 2020 - rating: 5
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Quinno _ left this review about Brews of the World

A bottle shop (with an oddly limited bottled range though there’s loads of old Bass) with an on-licence and a small amount of seating, dominated by a long main table which at least cultivates convivial drinking, all housed in a spartan rectangular high-ceilinged room which smells of new and is a bit cold. No ale here but 10 craft taps are available, all UK bar one from the US (Left Hand Brewing 25th Anniversary) alongside a variety of chilled bottles and cans. Classic FM was the choice of background music, unusual but highbrow. Friendly owner. Quite idiosyncratic here which I liked, though it won’t be to everyone’s taste.

On 5th March 2020 - rating: 7
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