The Brown Cow, Mansfield

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The Brown Cow is an Everards pub with two bars, so first I tried the right-hand side that was very busy meaning that I had to stand at the counter that runs across the left-hand side of the rear wall where it faces high seating across the front. More high seating is found to the right against raised seating that runs to the right-hand wall. Premium keg was available and a screen displaying the pub’s Untappd menu listed three craft keg, Tiny Rebel’s Clwb Tropica, Reckless Dweeb Brew and Silent Brew’s You’re not Hardcore (Unless you Live Hardcore), which is the longest beer name I think I’ve seen. The eight real ales on were Titanic Plum Porter, Alter Ego’s Klive the Kraken, Adnams Ghost Ship, Tetley’s Bitter, Red Dog Ales’ Beccaroo, Saltaire’s Raspberry Blonde, Two Matts Brewing’s the Audacity of Hops and Everard’s Tiger. My visit was on a recent Monday when cask is 20% off, so my excellent pint of Porter came in at a very reasonable price.
The left-hand bar with a very worn carpet was much quieter with only two other customers, who were very old. The available beers are also listed in here, but on an old fashioned chalkboard next to the short counter opening in the right-hand wall. There’s seating across the front wall and towards the rear, and also down some steps to the left in an area that was closed off. There was some low background music playing, which might have also been in the right-hand bar but inaudible due to the chatter. I enjoyed it in here and would have stayed if I wasn’t looking for somewhere to watch the Bees school West Ham.

On 12^th November 2025 - rating: 9
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