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Can't say I've been there for a while, but what a great place!
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Excellent pub and special praise for the first class bar staff.
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outstanding pub,the beer is 1st class.
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Always several beers to want to go at in this consistently good pub. It almost makes a 350 mile round trip to visit the mother in law bearable
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Used the Taps to escape from Blackpool twice in three nights and very much enjoyed this hearty, rugby-watching pub in then heart of a nicely retro, genteel town. Atmosphere is good; no piped music, lots of good conversation, great beer, well-priced; lots of interesting memorabilia; starangers like me made to feel welcome but not bothered. Minus marks for being a tad self-conscious and the fruit machines but otherwise very good. What a pity that such good pubs are such rarities.
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This pub comes highly recommended. It has plenty of character, a good choice of real ales (in good condition) and brilliant service from the staff.
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I'm the kind of guy who wears a shirt when he goes out and doesn't like to get glassed, so my drinking options in Blackpool are rare. Luckily, in the next down the coast, there's this gem.
Don't judge the place from the outside, as it looks like a brick shoebox. The interior is much nicer, and the pub has an incredible beer selection. They seem to primarily sell ales from the local area, so it's a nice place to visit and try beers that I'll probably never see in London.
Worth the trek out of Blackpool.
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(Disclosure: I work at the Taps, as a bar supervisor/cellarman)
I'd just like to assure people reading Terry W's review of something -- Abbot Ale is _not_ a permanent fixture in the Taps, by a long way! We do have an almost-permanent fixture in Taps Mild, although occasionally other milds will displace this, and Taps Bitter (a slight variation on Titanic Steerage brewed specially for us) and Greene King IPA are indeed permanent residents on our bar. This still leaves 5 spaces for rotating guests, which is more than any other pub in Lytham currently manages, even without counting the 3 "regular" beers.
To MartinRAF, I'd like to point out that we have a lot of customers who prefer a large head on their pint, and since it's far easier to top up a pint than to add to the head retrospectively, in the interests of pleasing everybody I'm afraid he'll just have to keep asking for a top-up -- sorry for the inconvenience, Martin, but I'm sure our beer's well worth it ;-)
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Had heard great things about this pub and on a visit to Lytham on Monday took the opportunity to spend the evening in there. Arrived at 7.30 and managed to grab a table despite the pub already being very busy. There was a great atmosphere because it was busy and a wide selection of very well kept ales on tap! Do check out the hand rails and head rest in the gents - an amusing touch!
One negative was that - as experienced in so many pubs these days - the staff don't give time for the beer to settle so you always get a short pint unless you ask for it to be topped up. If they could sort that - perhaps by using oversized glasses - it could be the perfect pub!
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Great real ale pub always 8 diferent ales on
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Well it was my first ever visit last night...and it was wonderful. The beer was the best of the night in a town where all pubs sell real ale. It was comfortably busy...but the atmosphere was fantastic. People were talking! They could hear each other...there was no deafening music. That's a rarity for somebody used to Blackpool pubs. Just like the P and T in the old days.
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Went here at 7.30pm on a week night and it was almost full. Great atmosphere. Mixed age group. Nice clean loos. Friendly staff. Will definately go again x
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It is a great pub with a marvellous landlord, but it's lost its edge for me a bit recently, since Green King took over in fact. Look at the beers. They used to have 8 constantly changing guests. Now, surprise surprise, Greene King's IPA is permanently installed as is the Abbott, even though it's a nice tipple. Plus the pub has its own Taps Best Bitter and Taps Mild, neither of which are record breakers. So that's 4 pumps gone, in terms of new guests ales. Look down the road at the Hastings Club with guest pumps right down the bar. I am nit picking a bit of course - after all it did make it into CAMRA's top 5, and the Hastings has a long way to go to acquire the friendly (if crowded) atmosphere that The Taps usually has. For me personally, The Taps is the second best pub on the Fylde (after the Cartford Hotel, although that wasn't top drawer last time I was in there....there's no pleasing some people!).
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I too have been luck enough to be there with free beer on.
The atmosphere is appealling (no music or alcopops, and lager pumps well-hidden). Particularly on a quiet Monday night in winter when I find it very difficult to leave.
Standard and range of beers is exceptional.
The pub also involves itself in plenty of community type events. Highlights are the Chairty 30 mile bike ride the first Sunday in July. The all-conquering cricket team, for which I have been fortunate enough to guest. (Along I may tell you with a New Zealand test cricketer last year!).
If youve not been there - it should be a must!!
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Best pub I know. Last year I was lucky enough to be there when they had free beer to celebrate making into top 5 of CAMRA's national competition for bets pub. Beer is always in good condition and a good selection. Close to train station so worth a visit - and the beer in Lytham's pub at the train station is pretty good too.
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This has to be the best pub in Lytham St Anne's for real ale drinkers. Friendly atmosphere, friendly staff, and a landlord who loves rugby. Who needs anything more?
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Lovely friendly pub with real ale and a mixed crowd. Beers change weekly and there's always 3-4 excellent ones to choose from. Nice eclectic decor as well.
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