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The Station Hotel (Greene King)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale |  | 1 |
| Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker (formerly Best Bitter) |  | 1 |
| Thwaites (brewed at Banks's) - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry) | Not Tried | 0 |
Michael Croxford
Visits Details
25 Jul 2015 (HSB)
14:00 Having failed to find a decent pub for lunch in Felixstowe we decided to try Ipswich. Looking through the door of the hotel in passing I saw pumpclips and a smart interior. In we went. I was stunned by the change. A silk purse has been made out of a sow's ear. A later customer obviously knew the pub of old and he was equally open-mouthed.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale | 3.80 | | |
| Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker (formerly Best Bitter) | 4.00 | | |
| Thwaites (brewed at Banks's) - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry) | 4.10 | Not Tried |
About The Station Hotel
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8AJ.
This is a true Ugly Duckling to Swan story. A pub in Burrell Road that has had a chequered history to say the least. Back in the 1990s it was a fairly decent hotel and ideal for business meetings followed by lunch. Over the years it went down hill and ended up as a place you would not go in. In 2015 an enterprising businessman fully renovated the building inside and out, introduced a range of cask beers and a reasonable menu. The bar is modern but lots of the original panelling has been preserved as has a section of parquet flooring. It deserves to succeed.
We have visited this pub once, seen 3 different beers and tried 2 of them.
Postcode: IP2 8AJ