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Old Road Tavern (Ei Group (formerly Enterprise Inns))

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Otter - BitterGood2
Wye Valley - HPA (Hereford Pale Ale)Good1
Bath Ales - Gem BitterAcceptable1
Hop Back - Summer LightningNot Tried0
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPANot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSBNot Tried0
Black Sheep - VeloNot Tried0
Sambrook's - Watneys Party SevenNot Tried0
Picture 1. Old Road Tavern, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Picture 2. Old Road Tavern, Chippenham, Wiltshire

Visits Details

12 Apr 2019 (Andrew)
Stopped on the way to Wales to visit cousins who brought us here. Great pub. Four rooms one housing a pool table. Nice garden with a tree in the middle.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Otter - Bitter3.60Excellent
Hop Back - Summer Lightning5.00Not Tried
Wye Valley - HPA (Hereford Pale Ale)4.00Not Tried
Bath Ales - Gem Bitter4.10Not Tried
Black Sheep - Velo4.20Not Tried
Sambrook's - Watneys Party Seven3.50Not Tried
24 Jun 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Helpful guvnor with checking train times on the web for me. I felt the pub could gain from more effective cellar cooling.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wye Valley - HPA (Hereford Pale Ale)4.00GoodApparently the biggest seller here
Bath Ales - Gem Bitter4.10AcceptableGuvnor said was a comparatively new cask on
Otter - Bitter3.60PoorLacklustre and required a large dose of lemonade to make it drinkable
Hop Back - Summer Lightning5.00Not Tried
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried

About the Old Road Tavern

The pub sign. Old Road Tavern, Chippenham, Wiltshire

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent1
Good1
Acceptable1
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1JA.

Grade II listed building in Old Road near the north entrance to the railway station. 3 sided servery with 6 handpumps. Hosts as a venue for the annual Chippenham Folk Festival. Large garden.

We have visited this pub twice, seen 8 different beers and tried 3 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SN15 1JA