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The Bridge End Inn (McGivern)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkshead - Bitter |  | 1 |
| Gloucester - Gold | | 1 |
| Hobsons - Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Lymm - Lymm Bitter | | 1 |
| Loch Lomond - Ale of Leven | | 1 |
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | | 1 |
| Weetwood - Old Dog Premium Bitter | | 2 |
| Oakham - Citra | | 1 |
| McGivern Ales - Bridge Pale | | 1 |
| Salopian - Oracle | | 1 |
| Slater's - Autumn Red | | 1 |
| Three Tuns - 1642 Bitter | | 1 |
| Liverpool Organic - Josephine Butler |  | 1 |
| Big Hand - Delta | | 1 |
| McGivern Ales - Bridge Bitter | | 2 |
| Slater's - Premium | | 1 |
| Warwickshire - Lady Godiva | | 1 |
| Wharfedale - Blonde | | 1 |
| Peerless - Paxtons Peculiar | | 1 |
| Wall's - Pale and Easy | | 1 |
| Phoenix - Spotland Gold | | 1 |
| Rat - Project Rat 4 | | 1 |
| Hobsons - Old Prickly | | 1 |
| Salopian - Boomerang | | 1 |
| Facer's - Flintshire Bitter | | 1 |
| Wood Street - Boojum | | 1 |
| Merlin - Elixir | | 1 |
| Rowton - Starlight | | 1 |
| Whale Ale - Ruby Moby | | 1 |
| Buzzard - Village Bitter | | 1 |
| Hopcraft (experimental side of Pixie Spring) - The Public Want What The Public Get | | 1 |
| Weetwood - Eastgate Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| RedWillow - Wreckless | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ossett - Winning Streak | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rat - Project Rat 5 | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
16 Nov 2013 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Early finish at work so off for a quiet pint. My visit coincided with that of 5,000 people from Liverpool CAMRA. Wonderful to see the pub so busy, wonderful to see so many enjoying themselves. The Bridge End staff coped admirably. Real ale is in good hands.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobsons - Best Bitter | 3.80 | | I once commented that this was not a full bitter. Well, either the beer has changed or my palate has. What a cracking bitter and all at 3.8%. |
| McGivern Ales - Bridge Pale | 3.90 | | Always find a new dimension every time I try this beer. The best of the evening. Spot on. |
| Warwickshire - Lady Godiva | 4.20 | | Middle of the road and a little bland - perhaps not a fair comment as the beer before was extrememly flavoursome. Will definitely try again. |
| Phoenix - Spotland Gold | 4.10 | | Crisp, light and refreshing. |
06 Oct 2013 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Some pleasant autumn sun in the beer garden.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Street - Boojum | 4.20 | | A golden ale, grassy with a light bitterness. |
| Whale Ale - Ruby Moby | 4.00 | | A golden, malty ale. |
29 Sep 2013 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Remains of the late afternoon sun in the beer garden. Tranquil.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weetwood - Old Dog Premium Bitter | 4.50 | | Consistently good. Always a pleasure. |
| Peerless - Paxtons Peculiar | 4.10 | | Great condition and presentation but not enough taste. |
| Hobsons - Old Prickly | 4.20 | | Brewed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Hedgehog Preservation Society (or something similar). A decent mild beer. |
26 Sep 2013 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Not been for a couple of weeks. Missed it.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymm - Lymm Bitter | 3.80 | | Tasty, malty bitter. |
| Hopcraft (experimental side of Pixie Spring) - The Public Want What The Public Get | 4.40 | | A beer without any exceptional flavours and a reasonably dry finish. Middle of the road for me. |
08 Sep 2013 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Where else would you see families playing Scrabble and dominoes and enjoying themselves. I am so lucky to have such a pub on my doorstep. A pub as a pub should be.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | 4.30 | | Enough has been said about this superb beer. This was on top form. |
| Slater's - Autumn Red | 5.00 | | If only all red beers were on a par with this one. Full of flavour and soft. Full body and excellent presentation. |
| Slater's - Premium | 4.40 | | This is a top beer but it lacks that little something to make it extra special. Superb condition and presentation. |
| Facer's - Flintshire Bitter | 3.70 | | Always a good choice. A malty start and some sharpness in the semi dry finish. |
01 Sep 2013 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Quite chilly in the beer garden so spent a couple of hours in the reading room. Oh yes, some very nice black pudding as well.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weetwood - Old Dog Premium Bitter | 4.50 | | Always a treat whenever this beer is available. Superb condition and presentation. |
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | | Classic Oakham and in my opinion the best of their beers commonly available. If only Hawse Buckler were more available. Anyway, the Citra was on top form. |
| Gloucester - Gold | 3.90 | | A golden, full bodied, proper bitter. Well balanced, slightly dry and a wonderful lingering bitter aftertaste. Bonzer. |
| Rowton - Starlight | 3.60 | | A malty, session bitter. So good and full of flavour. Usual top condition and presentation. |
30 Aug 2013 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Another pleasant evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salopian - Oracle | 4.00 | | One of my favourites. |
| Three Tuns - 1642 Bitter | 3.80 | | One of the better session bitters. |
| Loch Lomond - Ale of Leven | 4.50 | | Super amber beer, good hops, a little sweet, a little spicy and a little nutty. |
| Liverpool Organic - Josephine Butler | 4.50 | | Not convinced about elderflower flavoured beer. Great condition and presentation. |
23 Aug 2013 (Stephen Harris)
My first visit to this former CAMRA PoTY. We only had 30 minutes for a quick visit on the way to see Cefn Druids, so were in two minds what to do when we found a beer festival in progress out the back. We decided just to visit the pub itself and pretend the festival wasn’t happening. My second beer was from the ‘Axiom Brewery’, of which I can currently find no information.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGivern Ales - Bridge Bitter | 4.10 | | Chestnut-coloured. A malt-led, full-bodied bitter. |
| Weetwood - Eastgate Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| RedWillow - Wreckless | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Ossett - Winning Streak | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Rat - Project Rat 5 | 3.50 | Not Tried |
23 Aug 2013 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
First day of the 4th annual beer festival,32 cracking beers on show and all on gravity plus the eight on handpull in the main bar. Good entertainment, good food, good company and great hospitality. Not to be missed. Hopefully back again on Saturday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salopian - Boomerang | 6.90 | | Looked forward to this since I tried the Automaton. Such a lot going on in the glass, not disappointed. |
| Merlin - Elixir | 4.00 | | A good pale ale packed with flavour. |
| Buzzard - Village Bitter | 3.90 | | Nice and light, some malt coming through. Festival notes quote 'a good session beer'. |
| Big Hand - Delta | 3.70 | | Very dry finish, festival notes quote 'a cracking session beer, light and hoppy'. |
| Wharfedale - Blonde | 3.90 | | Dry and hoppy, flavours were light and delicate. |
| Rat - Project Rat 4 | 4.80 | | A honey wheat beer was expected and a honey wheat beer was delivered; not a fan of wheat beers but this was good. |
18 Aug 2013 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Caught some late afternoon sun in the beer garden.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkshead - Bitter | 3.70 | | Fabulous balance of malt and hops. Very enjoyable. |
| McGivern Ales - Bridge Bitter | 4.10 | | Classic bitter. |
| Wall's - Pale and Easy | 3.80 | | Pale and Easy, more Pale and Bitter. Very nice. |
About The Bridge End Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 15 |
| 110 |
| 239 |
 | 36 |
 | 5 |
The pub is found in Ruabon, Denbighshire, LL14 6DA.
Traditional pub located close to Ruabon railway station in Bridge street. Home to the McGivern Brewery. CAMRA National Pub of the Year for 2011 which meant it entered CAMRA’s history books as the first ever Welsh pub to win its National Pub of the Year competition, but having only been re-opened by its current owners in March 2009, became one of the most remarkable success stories in the competition’s history. At November 2012 was selected to be in the last four contestants for the 2012 competition too.
We have visited this pub 130 times, seen 298 different beers and tried 293 of them.
Postcode: LL14 6DA