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The Bull & Stirrup Hotel (Wetherspoon)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Hafod - WolfgangAcceptable1
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Acceptable1
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Branscombe (was Branscombe Vale) - BranocNot Tried0
Weetwood - Old Dog Premium BitterNot Tried0
West Berkshire - Maharajah’s IPANot Tried0
Salopian - PanaceaNot Tried0
Oakham - CitraNot Tried0
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur Dry-HoppedNot Tried0
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - American AmberNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Bull & Stirrup Hotel, Chester, Cheshire

Visits Details

14 Jan 2026 (Andrew)
Up here taking my daughter to an interview. It was 11:30 and we'd just arrived, and needed the loo.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40AcceptableWatery perfumed best bitter. It's okay but nought to write home about
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Oakham - Citra4.20Not Tried
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur Dry-Hopped5.90Not Tried
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - American Amber5.00Not Tried
10 Jan 2019 (Stephen Harris)
I seem to have fallen accidentally into pubcrawl mode. This is a typically large and busy Wetherspoon house.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hafod - Wolfgang4.20AcceptablePale gold and malty. Not much to my liking.
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Branscombe (was Branscombe Vale) - Branoc3.80Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Weetwood - Old Dog Premium Bitter4.50Not Tried
West Berkshire - Maharajah’s IPA4.50Not Tried
Salopian - Panacea5.00Not Tried

About The Bull & Stirrup Hotel

The pub sign. The Bull & Stirrup Hotel, Chester, Cheshire

Summary of Beer Scores

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Acceptable2
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Website.

The pub is found in Chester, Cheshire, CH1 4EE.

In Upper Northgate Street a former pub, re-opened after a major refurbishment as a Wetherspoon's Lodge in February 2017. Usual 'Spoon's fare at the bar.

We have visited this pub twice, seen 11 different beers and tried 2 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CH1 4EE