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Requested be closed with reason - Other: Now closed according to their Facebook page.
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The Brewery Tap (National Brewery Centre), Burton On Trent Town, Burton on Trent
Burton on Trent
DE14 1NG
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Moby Duck left this review about The Brewery Tap (National Brewery Centre)
My first and likely only time here as its due to close as well reported below, there was a group of old boys (older than me anyway) in at opening time and appeared to be regulars.Not a great pub atmosphere to the place but probably one of the most comfortable Taprooms I've encountered. I felt drawn to try a pint of Bass which was well kept if not overly interesting as expected. Some interesting paraphanelia dotted around particularly in the rear room. A place of some interest but not somewhere I'd be drawn to again in the unlikely event it should survive.
On 3rd November 2022
- rating: 6
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Brewery Tap (National Brewery Centre)
Being back in Burton after many years I took the opportunity to look this place up again for probably the last time as it is due to close at the end of October in an act of complete vandalism by Molson Coors, showing a total lack of respect for brewing history by planning to redeveloping the site for offices. Have these people no morals or respect? Clearly not.
As for the tap room and restaurant itself, I agree with previous comments made that it’s a fairly sterile corporate affair but at least the hanging pub signs in the restaurant section does try and give it a bit of character.
The beer was very good, but then you would expect it to be as it is the official tap bar for the Heritage Brewery, embedded in the National Brewery Centre next door, and they don’t have to travel very far.
The Tap bar has six hand pumps and for our visit these were dispensing the Heritage Brewery Masterpiece IPA, Heritage Gold, Charrington IPA and Oatmeal Stout as well as Draught Bass and Elgood black dog on as a guest. I went for the Oatmeal Stout and it was very good indeed. The bar staff did give a bit of an impression that they were suffering for their profession and would rather have been somewhere else.
It is not one of the best tap rooms I have ever visited, but it is probably one of the most famous, so I will be very sad to see it go.
On 29th October 2022
- rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Brewery Tap (National Brewery Centre)
An interesting venue, especially with all the large brewing paraphernalia on view along the side road on our approach. The interior here was slightly bigger than anticipated with the extra large back room in view. It was also good to see a glass fronted cold room down the side of the bar, with all the beers on stillage. Six ales on handpump, noted below, so I went for the Charrington Oatmeal Stout which was excellent. Glad I made a visit in here.
On 25th October 2022
- rating: 7
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