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The Groves Company Inn (Wetherspoon)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Caledonian - Double DarkExcellent1
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - CoppernobGood1
Freeminer - Deep Shaft StoutGood1
B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - AragonNot Tried0
Brewster's - AndromedaNot Tried0
Butcombe - Adam Henson's Rare Breed (superseded by 3.8% version - see separate entry)Not Tried0
Cotleigh - Kookaburra BitterNot Tried0
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Birra Del Borgo Tutto Fa BrodoNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Not Tried0
Marston's - Ishii Brewing Minagof Pale AleNot Tried0
Rooster's - FranklinNot Tried0
Wadworth - Cambridge Brewing Heather AleNot Tried0

Visits Details

05 Nov 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. This venue was very quiet but friendly welcome from behind the bar anyway.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Freeminer - Deep Shaft Stout6.20GoodOK
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Cotleigh - Kookaburra Bitter4.40Not Tried
B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Aragon4.70Not Tried
Butcombe - Adam Henson's Rare Breed (superseded by 3.8% version - see separate entry)4.20Not Tried
Wadworth - Cambridge Brewing Heather Ale4.00Not Tried
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Birra Del Borgo Tutto Fa Brodo4.20Not Tried
Marston's - Ishii Brewing Minagof Pale Ale4.30Not Tried
Rooster's - Franklin4.30Not Tried
Brewster's - Andromeda4.80Not Tried
05 Nov 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Coppernob4.50GoodSmooth malty ale with some sweetness, fairly low on hoppiness. My score 15/20.
30 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly busy on a late Friday afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Caledonian - Double Dark4.60ExcellentSmooth and easy drinking for a stout, with some roast malt but more toffee/caramel flavours. probably needs a second tasting. My score 16/20

About The Groves Company Inn

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent1
Good2
Acceptable-
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1RQ.

Original style Wetherspoon's, much more basic and down to earth than the one a few doors down the street. Equipped with 10 handpumps on the bar. Included in documentation for the sale of 34 Wetherspoon's pubs in November 2015.

We have visited this pub 3 times, seen 12 different beers and tried 3 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SN1 1RQ