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The Bridge End Inn (McGivern)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Rat - White Rat |  | 1 |
| RedWillow - Headless |  | 1 |
| Brimstage - Rhode Island Red | | 1 |
| Riverhead - White Cloud | | 1 |
| Tiny Rebel - Cwtch | | 1 |
| Monty's - Sunshine | | 1 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Acer | | 1 |
| Lancaster - Black |  | 1 |
| George Wright - Longboat | | 1 |
| Phoenix - Skellington | | 1 |
| Facer's - Flintshire Bitter | | 1 |
| Dunham Massey - Big Tree Bitter | | 1 |
| Prescott - Hill Climb | | 1 |
| Slater's - Premium | | 1 |
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | | 1 |
| Derby - Business as Usual | | 1 |
| Purity - Pure UBU | | 1 |
| Lancaster - Blonde | | 1 |
| Weetwood - Eastgate Ale | | 1 |
| Rooster's - Yankee | | 1 |
| Blackjack - Honey Trap | | 1 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | | 1 |
| Salopian - Peccadillo | | 1 |
| Brimstage - Oyster Catcher Stout | | 1 |
| Derby - Spookylicious | | 1 |
| Salopian - Hop Twister |  | 1 |
| McGivern Ales - Matt Black | | 1 |
| Brewster's - Hophead | | 1 |
| Purple Moose - Myrica Gale | | 1 |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Shefford Bitter | | 1 |
| Salopian - Black Heart Stout | | 1 |
| Great Orme - Orme |  | 1 |
Visits Details
17 Nov 2012 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Good selecion of quality ales and still around the £2.60p mark.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat - White Rat | 4.00 | | This has to be one of the best beers of its type. Consistently excellent and every mouthfull is as fresh and tasty as the one before. |
| Dunham Massey - Big Tree Bitter | 3.90 | | Nice earthy malt to start, balanced with a medium bitter finish. |
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | 4.30 | | Had this at other venues but it has never been this good. A complex ale with good malt and plenty of hoppy / citrus fruit. |
| Salopian - Peccadillo | 4.80 | | Typically Salopian, great malt and plenty of citrus fruit. Good body and balance. |
12 Nov 2012 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Quiet early Monday evening. Good range of beers and pleasant staff, as always.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Beer Factory - Acer | 3.80 | | Slightly hazy, lots of intense flavours and a lasting, dry, bitter finish. |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Shefford Bitter | 3.80 | | Flattered to deceive, nice looking beer in the glass, crystal clear and fresh - very ordinary, middle of the road, medium bitter. |
| McGivern Ales - Matt Black | 4.50 | | Jet black in colour - a smooth stout style ale, a bit light on flavour and body. |
10 Nov 2012 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
An evening with good natured Hereford United supporters. Such fun.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty's - Sunshine | 4.20 | | Got so much more flavour from this than I ever have before. Nutty, malty sweetness with a medium dry, lasting bitter finish, complex and well balanced. |
| George Wright - Longboat | 4.00 | | Lightweight bitter with a medium dry finish. |
| Prescott - Hill Climb | 3.80 | | No nonsense, well hopped, pale bitter. |
05 Nov 2012 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Busy Monday evening. Excellent array of ales and pleasant staff serving them. Sat in the quiet room and read through a copy of Norfolk Nips (Norfolk CAMRA) magazine.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slater's - Premium | 4.40 | | Lots of caramel and fruit, good hoppiness and a balanced malty finish. Good body. |
| Lancaster - Blonde | 4.00 | | Strong aroma of newly mown grass which transferred to a leafy, green taste (if that makes sense), nice malts and a dry hoppy finish. A complex beer which held together well, good balance and a well complimented light body. |
| Blackjack - Honey Trap | 4.50 | | Didn't get too much honey, but this was a very good blonde bitter. Super malt and hops. |
| Derby - Spookylicious | 4.30 | | Presumably a seasonal, Halloween brew. A ruby beer with tastes reminiscent of something much darker and heavier. All of those tastes but light and flavoursome. |
03 Nov 2012 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
A very busy Saturday evening, lots of happy people.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| RedWillow - Headless | 3.90 | | A good beer to start the evening. Pleasant malt and hops from start to finish. Great balance and good body. |
| Weetwood - Eastgate Ale | 4.20 | | Lots going on in the glass. Plenty of fruit and malt along with a fairly dry hoppy finish. |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | | Thoght I would give this a try at a different venue. No difference in taste, a very plummy, porter style ale. |
| Phoenix - Skellington | 4.10 | | A very pale ale brewed for Halloween. A nice floral aroma gave way to lovely malt and hop flavours - whilst in abundance, the flavours were delicate and light. Very nice. |
29 Oct 2012 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Usual quality range of beers, good reading, pleasant staff. Brave people still using the duskily lit, getting ever colder beer garden.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facer's - Flintshire Bitter | 3.70 | | Nice session ale with an initial rush of hazel nuts. Some dryness in the finish. |
| Salopian - Hop Twister | 4.50 | | Similar to other beers from this brewery. Citrus fruits coming through in abundance. |
| Purple Moose - Myrica Gale | 4.10 | | A fragrant tasting, semi sweet, stout style ale. Could have done with a bit more bite and some of those deliciously dark flavours. A lightweight! |
25 Oct 2012 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
A pub has control over its staff, its beers, its service etc. etc. Shame it has no way of knowing what's going to walk through the door.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby - Business as Usual | 4.40 | | A deep golden beer. In all honesty, having taken one gulp I was ready to leave this as one for the 'beer tickers'. Then other flavours came forward, yes a bit syrupy but it was also earthy, fruity and delicately hoppy. A bit thin on body, otherwise not bad. |
| Rooster's - Yankee | 4.30 | | A decent all round medium bitter, good malts coming through. Crisp and fresh. |
| Salopian - Black Heart Stout | 4.30 | | Black in colour, as expected, with a thick, lush, light tan head. An initial rush of plum and fruit petered away to an unexceptional beer of its genre. In my opinion there are better options out there at this abv and price. |
20 Oct 2012 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Fairly busy Saturday evening, usual great selection of beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Rebel - Cwtch | 4.60 | | Bordering on exceptional. A well crafted red ale with a beautiful hoppy bitterness and superb malts coming through. A little dry in the finish. So good I spent the rest of the night on it. Superb. |
| Lancaster - Black | 4.50 | | Odd sort of beer, jet black, but not a porter or a stout. Very smooth and slightly sweet, none of the nuttiness and roasted flavours I expected. The last swig reminded me of vanilla ice cream. Odd but nice. |
14 Oct 2012 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Wonderful couple of hours relaxation.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purity - Pure UBU | 4.50 | | A complex beer, reddish / brown in colour. Slightly acidic , slightly sweet and so much more going on in the glass. For whatever reason, a decent pint. |
| Brimstage - Oyster Catcher Stout | 4.40 | | Mellowed nutty and coffee flavours, all in good balance, well rounded, smooth and easy to drink. |
| Brewster's - Hophead | 3.60 | | Golden beer. Citrus and malt flavours were too weak and watery, body was thin. In my opinion, there are far tastier session beers of this genre available. |
| Great Orme - Orme | 4.20 | | According to the Orme Brewery website, this is a premium Welsh bitter. This must be some odd definition of the word 'bitter' I have yet to come across. A chestnut coloured, thin, sweet beer! |
07 Oct 2012 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Fairly quiet Sunday afternoon; good chat with locals and usual top quality ales.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brimstage - Rhode Island Red | 4.00 | | Smooth, well balanced and fruity. Nice malt coming through and slightly dry. |
| Riverhead - White Cloud | 4.50 | | Full flavoured malty, citrus bitter, unusual toastiness which complimented the flavours. Good balance abd body. A must if you like this style of beer. |
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