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The Jolly Brewers, Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford
CM23 3BQ
Reviews of The Jolly Brewers (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Jolly Brewers
The Jolly Brewers has one main bar situated around a central bar. There may have been other smaller rooms. But I retreated through a covered smoking area into a terraced garden on different levels at the rear, which leads to the tight car park nearer the top of the hill.
Greene King IPA, Sharp's Doom Bar & Timothy Taylor Landlord were the 3 real ales. Note that whilst most pubs have switched to card transactions, the Jolly Brewers only accept cash for transactions up to £10. So, I had to dust off the £10 note I'd fortuitously brought out with me.
On 9th August 2020
- rating: 5
[User has posted 2452 recommendations about 2451 pubs]
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Nick Davies left this review about The Jolly Brewers
A friendly community local a little out of the town centre. It doesn't dress to impress, but does what it sets out to do perfectly well and has a good local following, especially it seems when the footie is on. GK IPA and TT landlord seem to be the staples, and in good condition too: it's in the 2014 GBG. The accommodation block looks rather basic but I guess if you're waiting for an early Ryanair flight your expectations won't be all that high.
By no means a destination pub but if you're in Stortford with time to kill, or want a break from the M11, it's a reasonable choice.
On 29th September 2013
- rating: 6
[User has posted 567 recommendations about 559 pubs]
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Malden man left this review about The Jolly Brewers
Traditional two bar layout although the rooms are linked either side of the central bar. The pub has a beamed ceiling, leaded windows, the best room is carpeted, has standard type tables set in 4s, plus a few bar stools. The old exposed brick fireplace is now redundant and houses a metal vase of twigs. A shelf contains a few books, either to dip into or to buy, 25p for paperbacks, £1 for hardbacks. I wasn't tempted. Daily papers were on the bar.
The public bar side has the expected wooden boarded floor, there is a pool table and dartboard in here, plus a TV, pre 6 Nations stuff showing early on Saturday. This room contains a cabinet of mainly darts related trophies plus a signed mini Essex CCC cricket bat. On the wall are photos of the pubs football and cricket teams. French doors lead up a few steps to a scruffy bit of garden with a couple of plastic tables.
Beers were Timothy Taylors Landlord, GK IPA, Youngs Ordinary Bitter, Bays Up and Under, with Hook Norton Hooky Dark reversed. I had the Bays option which was indifferent (£3.30). No sign of printed menus, but a board listed a specials option of Sausage Casserole (£5.95), Steak and Ale Pie (£7.95) and Chilli chicken,(£6.95).
Accommodation is advertised but while I was in a woman enquiring was fobbed off as they don't allow under 18s to stay for "insurance reasons".
On 26th February 2012
- rating: 5
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 29 September 2013 by Nick Davies
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 29 September 2013 by Nick Davies
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 29 September 2013 by Nick Davies
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 29 September 2013 by Nick Davies
- Car Park : Yes last updated 29 September 2013 by Nick Davies
- Darts : Yes last updated 29 September 2013 by Nick Davies
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 September 2013 by Nick Davies
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 29 September 2013 by Nick Davies
- Pinball : No last updated 29 September 2013 by Nick Davies
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 29 September 2013 by Nick Davies
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 September 2013 by Nick Davies
- Real Cider : No last updated 09 August 2020 by Blue Scrumpy
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 29 September 2013 by Nick Davies
