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The Butler's Bell (Wetherspoon)

We believe this pub is CLOSED

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Brouwerij 't IJ Indian Red AleGood1
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)Not Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Lymestone - CowboyNot Tried0
Robinsons - Trooper (superseded by 4.7% version)Not Tried0

Visits Details

22 Jul 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. The most laid-back service of speed and bar-skills I have seen in a long time. After 5 minutes of waiting I was subjected to my preferred choice having its handpump pulled some 20 times before being told it was not ready. I turned the clip round myself on one pump and laid the clip flat on the counter for the other. A barmaid then put that clip back on display!!! 'Spoon's is usually great but some branches seem to deliberately display clips for beers which they know are not for sale.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Brouwerij 't IJ Indian Red Ale4.40Good
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Lymestone - Cowboy4.20Not TriedThe beer I wanted but was denied
Robinsons - Trooper (superseded by 4.7% version)4.80Not TriedPumpclip front fell off 6 times whilst I queued

About The Butler's Bell

Summary of Beer Scores

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The pub is found in Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2NT.

In Gaolgate Street this is a conversion of a wine bar which was once a hardware shop. Most of the flooring is solid concrete but has some carpeting to the right hand side. Several unusual partially caged seating bays recall the early days of Stafford's gaol. The long bar counter has a striped illuminated frontage and is equipped with 10 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 5. Placed up for sale by Wetherspoon September 2022 with 31 others. Closed October 2023.

We have visited this pub once, seen 6 different beers and tried 1 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ST16 2NT