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Olde Vic (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Oakham - Deep ThoughtExcellent1
Salopian - BoomerangExcellent1
Tiny Rebel - FUBARGood1
Abbeydale - Daily BreadGood1
Seven Bro7hers - EPAGood1
Dark Star - Vice BeerGood1
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - KiplingGood1
Big Shed - Battlefield GoldGood1
Burton Bridge - Vicars VisionAcceptable1
Orkney (Sinclair) - Latitude Pilsner (Atlas range)Not Tried0
Three Tuns - Cleric's CureNot Tried0
Sarah Hughes - Dark RubyNot Tried0
Oakham - Bishops FarewellNot Tried0
Salopian - Shropshire GoldNot Tried0
Hawkshead - RedNot Tried0
Skinner's - LushingtonsNot Tried0
Downton - ElderquadNot Tried0
Mouselow Farm - Golden GooseNot Tried0
Picture 1. Olde Vic, Stockport, Greater Manchester
Picture 2. Olde Vic, Stockport, Greater Manchester
Picture 3. Olde Vic, Stockport, Greater Manchester

Visits Details

30 Dec 2015 (HSB)
17:20 A pub I have wanted to visit for some time but the 17:00 opening time has thwarted me. An overnight in Buxton gave me the opportunity. Excellent, quirky, friendly and an excellent choice of beer.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Deep Thought4.70ExcellentA dark Oakham beer. Very tasty.
Seven Bro7hers - EPA4.80GoodBit hazy
Sarah Hughes - Dark Ruby6.00Not Tried
Oakham - Bishops Farewell4.60Not Tried
Salopian - Shropshire Gold3.80Not Tried
Hawkshead - Red4.60Not Tried
10 Oct 2015 (ChrisE)
A group of us were planning to visit here between trains at Stockport but in the end it was just me because whilst What Pub said the pub opens at 5pm the 2016 Good Beer Guide says it opens at 7pm on Saturdays and as there was no reply from the listed telephone number nobody else was prepared to risk using the down side exit from Stockport Station. I was in luck, the pub now opens at 5pm daily and the telephone number in the Good Beer Guide does not work, hence no reply. The pub appears to be safe hands for the foreseeable future with many customers from across the country dipping in to their pockets to buy shares at £500 each to keep the pub going. An excellent traditional boozer worth missing a train or two for.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Salopian - Boomerang6.90ExcellentAt 6.9% I was cautious about having a pint of this at the end of the evening but the barman recommended this beer. A magnificent pint.
Big Shed - Battlefield Gold3.80Good
Three Tuns - Cleric's Cure5.00Not Tried
12 Nov 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Had passed many times and assumed a closed lost pub. Far from it - real bustle inside and alive with a folk jam session just about started. Obviously quirky but all the better for that. Poster up inside says the freehold owner (not licensee) wants to sell and a group is having a first pow-wow on 24th November to discuss a way forward.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Abbeydale - Daily Bread3.80Good
Dark Star - Vice Beer4.50Good
Burton Bridge - Vicars Vision4.50Acceptable
Orkney (Sinclair) - Latitude Pilsner (Atlas range)3.60Not Tried
16 Apr 2014 (ChrisE)
What a surprise, there are no signs to tell you that this is a pub, it looks closed and I thought that it was and had been for years. Luckily I tried the door and much to my surprise it opened and inside there was a wonderful boozer with five ales on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Kipling5.20Good
Tiny Rebel - FUBAR4.40Good
Skinner's - Lushingtons4.20Not Tried
Downton - Elderquad4.00Not Tried
Mouselow Farm - Golden Goose4.30Not Tried

About the Olde Vic

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent2
Good6
Acceptable1
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK3 9ED.

Anonymous corner pub close to the back (Western) entrance to Stockport railway station. Foul language is banned here! Traditional boozer with no pretensions. Lots of bric-a-brac including a wall mounted time card clock, a rubber testing machine and wall mounted juke box. Often has folk music jam nights. 6 handpumps on the bar counter each numbered, 1 through to 6, on its black china handle. Given an external paint spruce up in 2014. The beers on sale are displayed on an illuminated Pumpotron which is linked to the pub's website. Beer tickers are this able to see what's on offer and visit for a required beer.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 18 different beers and tried 9 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SK3 9ED