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The Burton Bridge Inn, Burton On Trent Town, Burton on Trent

24 Bridge Street
Burton on Trent
DE14 1SY
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn

As with the Coopers Tavern, where I'd just been, this is another pub with lots of character and it's another that doesn't open until 5pm during the week. Home of the Burton Bridge Brewery, you can see some of the brewing equipment to the rear as you enter or leave.

There is a room at the front, divided into two parts and a further larger room to the rear. Most customers were in the rear bar when I arrived and the barmaid was busy serving customers in that room. I was stood at the bar next to a guy with a dog. I had no idea that was also waiting to be served. Both the barmaid and the guy looked most put out when I tried to place my order next. The dog was nonplussed, but was much more contented after his owner purchased him a bag of scratchings. Not to be outdone, I followed suit and ordered a bag of my own.

On the real ale front, all beers are from Burton Bridge - Bridge Bitter, Sovereign Gold, Festival Ale & Stairway to Heaven are the regulars. I opted for the Bramble Stout. Burton Ale was another that was on. Ciders are all from Lilley's and were Mango, Rhubarb and Cherries & Berries.

Unlike PSM below, I'd choose the Coopers Tavern as my first port of call in Burton, but would concur that this is a must-do when in the town.

On 29th September 2023 - rating: 7
[User has posted 2442 recommendations about 2441 pubs]


Pub SignMan left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn

This is a fantastic multiple roomed ale house, accessed via an easily missed alleyway down the right-hand side of the building. The entrance porch offers you a choice of rooms to explore, with the left-hand door taking you through to the ‘Smoke Room’, which is basically the front part of the pub comprising two distinct areas. One of these spaces has direct bar access thanks to a compact servery at one end and some decent, if somewhat limited, seating options opposite in a cosy little space. A beer board to one side of the bar lists the full cask selection, which is very handy, as not all of the handpulls can be seen from this bar. The second front room is of a roughly similar size, carpeted throughout with a roaring fire at one end, on a quarry stone hearth with a lovely old etched glass bar from a former door to the bar hung above. Hard benches and low stools line the perimeter and both rooms have low wood panelling on the walls with plain uppers decorated with breweriana, old maps and charts and other similarly traditional odds and ends. A right turn from the entrance porch leads you into the rear bar which has a fair amount of additional seating and good access to the bar but felt a little less cosy than the front rooms. The place was doing a good trade on my Friday early evening visit, and I enjoyed the buzzy atmosphere this created.
On the bar, a good selection of Burton Bridge ales were available on cask, with options extending to their Bitter, Damson Porter, Sovereign Gold, Stairway To Heaven, DBA and Festival. I was served a pint of the Sovereign Gold by a friendly old-school barmaid, and it was in excellent condition, to the point that I was tempted to try something else from their range, before realising I still had seven more pubs I wanted to check out that evening.
I think this was just about the pick of the twelve pubs I visited in Burton, thanks to the great multi-room interior, good beer quality, friendly service and warm, welcoming atmosphere. There are a few pubs around town that you might consider to be a must-do, but if I was back here and only had time to visit one pub, I’d be back here before any of the others.

On 5th July 2023 - rating: 9
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Burton Bridge Inn

Proper, traditional pub and tap for the Burton Bridge brewery. Multi-room interior with two bars and a small side room. Features a pair of handpumps on each counter with their own beers, including the Bridge Bitter (£1.70, half).

On 18th December 2022 - rating: 8
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Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by Dave McNally
Burton-on-Trent, 0.9 miles, 17 min walk (show)
Willington, 4.79 miles, 1 hr 32 min walk (show)
Tutbury & Hatton, 5.6 miles, 1 hr 48 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for The Burton Bridge Inn, Burton on Trent
29th Sep 2023, 15:58
Review submitted by Blue Scrumpy amended by Blue Scrumpy
 
29th Sep 2023, 15:52
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  • Accommodation : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Bar Billiards : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Beer Festivals : Yes - April - last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
  • Beer Garden : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • CAMRA Discount : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Car Park : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Child Friendly : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Darts : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Function Room : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Hot Food : No - Lunch only - last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Jukebox : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Karaoke : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Live Music : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Live TV Sports : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Micropub : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Pinball : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Pool Table : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Real Cider : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • Wheelchair Access : No last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 30 June 2020 by Quinno _
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