The British Grenadier, Colchester - pub details
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Address: 67 Military Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2AP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 14747)
Colchester Town (0.5 miles), Hythe (0.8 miles), Colchester (1.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by Chris Lamb on 18 Sep 2004
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> Current user rating: 8.3/10 (rated by 17 users)
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| In town recently for the Sheffield Wednesday match, a longish walk from the main railway station took me to The British Grenadier, a smallish street corner Adnams tied house to the south of the town centre. It's a rather basic affair with one smallish room on the angle of the street corner and a separate pool room behind. It's very much a regulars pub and I don't imagine they get too much in the way of passing trade, but I received a very warm welcome from Simon and Linda, mine host and her ladyship. Despite being an Adnams tied house, the pub has clearly been able to sell a good range of guest beers, as evidenced by the pump clips on the walls in the main bar. The pub is evidently CAMRA friendly and displays a number of local branch award certificates. A good selection of CAMRA branch magazines - including the latest issue of London Drinker - was available. Beers on were Adnams Bitter, Extra, Broadside and, as the guest, Gales Seafarers. Both the Bitter and Extra ( £ 2.80p and £ 3.10p respectively ) were in reasonable form, but tasted slightly too chilled. The pub is listed in the 2010 CAMRA Good Beer Guide, where we learn that the pub was recently saved from closure by the persistence of the landlord and landlady. I do hope this pub can keep going. JohnBonser - 1 Sep 2010 10:05 |
| Had a pint in there Sunday - four ales available, proper pub, ale was good quality - great location. Pubs like this are historic and should be retained at all cost. kernott1 - 5 Jul 2010 09:42 |
| First visit to Grenadier since 26 April 2008, the last game at Layer Rd, and since the pub was saved from closure by the campaigning landlord. Nothing has changed which is good, the range of Adnam’s beers plus a couple of guests. The Butcombe Gold was very good, but surprisingly pricey at £3 a pint, as the other guest was Everard’s Tiger, and for some reason Pink Floyd was playing on the juke at gig sound levels we headed off. Still good and glad to see the pub still going. 7/10 Monkdawallydahonk - 23 Sep 2009 13:19 |
| Smaller lay-out than my beer-misted memory had me believe, but none the worse for that. I didn't record the ales available but do need to mention the late afternoon entertainment yesterday - the licensees' daughters were on vocals, accompanied by guitar, and were really rather good, well done them. Good local buzz about the place. trainman - 5 Jul 2009 15:34 |
| Thank you Love_Good_Ale for recommending this to me. A decent town-centre pub with good beer and a no-nonsense approach. Just what a pub should be. Well worth coming in, and I'll certainly be back. ETA - 15 Jan 2009 11:47 |
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