There's a few of us that fancy a trip to Warrington between Crimbo and new year to sample a few of your towns finest ales. we're planing on doing the Tavern,Porters,Albion,Lower Angel and Ring of Bells. Is there any other town centre real ale pub that's worth trying?

You've just virtually listed them all
I don't include Wetherspoons, as they always serve "Cockney" pints i.e. no head, or tiny head with bubbly froth, and their real ale is served far too cold

as lomg as you take in porters you are set

... could pop into the wetherspoons

Where do you live to want to come to Warrington for a night out....

The above mentioned are fine hostelries.

Actually it will be a day out in Warrington start about dinner time and will be jumping on train back to Wigan about 9ish (that's the blue bit of Wigan). We go on real ale drinking trips all over the place, sometimes it's easy to miss the gems on your doorstep.

Thanks for the input fellas and you jd.

The Howley, cask tetleys bitter and its only £1.82

Eww bitter

Kids and beer, eh! Stick to your chemical wee





Back on track, The Tavern is your best bet. 8 cask ales on (virtually all the time), most expensive £2.30, kept really well, and some attractive bar ladies too.

Get to Happy Grappy for a pint at the Ram's Head with a stack of black pud...

8 cask ales and some attractive bar ladies, I like the sound of that and coming from someone that appreciates the charms of Susanna Reid you speak with some authority.

ohhh Susanna......is it Friday morning at 6am yet, always good reason to turn the telly on early, with a slight hangover

haha

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No, but they are doing gormet food now

From their a la carte menu, there's broken leg of lamb

haven't been to the new Wetherspoons yet (The Looking Glass, previously Yate's, previously The Odeon) - how does it compare to the originial one (Friar Penketh) ? Anything to distinguish the two ? Any decent ales ? (or best to avoid and go to the Lower Angel next door for that...?)

FAO Original Poster - how was your Wire pub crawl ? where did you end up ?

Was it one of you stalkers who broke into Susanna Reids house over the weekend?

err, not me, although she does live only about a mile away...

Not as wide a selection of ale if you ask me
and i have been stung by absolutely revolting ales there once or twice. There was a JD wtherspoons one for the world cup that was rank.

It obviously isn't as big as the friar penketh. IT does feel cramped but the verander there on a sunny day is always worth a visit.

I saw Susanna once at White City on the central line on my way in to work, bang tidy that one.