The Brewers Pride, Ossett - pub details
Address: Low Mill Road, Off Healey Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 8ND [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 6691) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Dewsbury (2.6 miles), Ravensthorpe (2.9 miles), Batley (3.4 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Quiz night
- Food served, Real ale
Pub suggested by Paul on 15 Feb 2004
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> Current user rating: 7.2/10 (rated by 25 users)
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| Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. One of the most difficult things to deal with in life is change. OK, so 'fings ain't wot they used to be'. (According to some) and perhaps they are right. I have seen changes, some good, some not so good but in all aspects of life there has to be change. Change is evolution and that is the situation at the Brewers right now. Speculate as you will, only time will tell if Sally and Jon have gone in the right direction. For me, and I will stand up and be counted, I'm Steve Stocks, aka Songara, I shall continue to drink at what has to be the best pub in the Northern Union and no, I have not eaten at the restaurant. I believe it to be a little too expensive for what is on offer but this is very subjective. Let Sally and Jon get on with their new venture but please remember it is still a great pub selling a fantastic range of real ales (thats great coming from me, a bloke who only drinks cider and dark beer). Let's see what happens in the next twelve months. songara - 4 Oct 2010 19:15 |
| I agree with ‘minesawhitelion’ to a certain extent - 1st of September must have it in for the Brewers’ because I cannot remember any hog roast either and I was on the strong stuff! Also the standard of pint presentation has certainly dropped over the last 6 months and this is a much discussed staff selection come management/training issue. The staff seemingly spend more time ‘playing’ with the till than serving beer. However, the main thing wrong with the Brewers Pride in my opinion is it was a great pub that’s been lost in transition. The focus/emphasis has changed from being a good friendly pub, full of regulars with great beers to a pricy eatery selling pub food at high restaurant prices given the location. The management’s concern at the moment should be the dwindling amount of customers (its haemorrhaging ex regulars at an alarming rate) through the door rather than the white elephant restaurant upstairs. Or are they not that bothered about its regular clientele? real_ale_rita - 21 Sep 2010 15:56 |
| That 1st of september posting is fiction, I reckon some people have it in for this pub (bit like trip advisor hotel reviews) and there was a burger bar this year not a hog roast. I certainly don't recognise the description of staff either, they were all doing their best under very trying conditions. However, I notice that the standard of pint presentation has dropped since the influx of new staff and 'restaurantisation' of the place, but they are polite and never surly. The beer festival was a model of how it should be done, great organisation, all beers served correct temperature and an excellent selection to suit all tastes. My only gripe is that the pub is attracting more lager types. minesawhitelion - 19 Sep 2010 10:42 |
| What on earth is that last posting all about!!! The Brewers Pride beer festival is simply the best beer festival you could ever wish for. There's free live music, God knows how much beer all served on hand pulls and a great atmosphere. Sure it's busy but that's what happens when lots of people want to inbibe and it's been on the local calender for years!! Anyway, I was at the festival every day and there wasn't even a Hog Roast on this year so reckon it's all made up anyway. Cheap shot at a great pub I'll bet. RealAleQuaffer - 14 Sep 2010 23:49 |
| This pub cannot cater for a Beer Festival yet every year the surly staff seem surprised that they cannot cope with the influx of people who cram the bars and tables expecting that alien thing called “service.” I particularly enjoyed the "hog roast" where the chap serving punched the till and started swearing when I asked to change my order. As I was complaining to the manager (well I think he was the manager): "are you the manager" "why who's asking" "me, you've got a Brewers Pride T-shirt on and I want to make a complaint" The till chap continued to complain to the queue that he should have been "£u(&!ng finished at 5pm" as the manager looked on witnessing this he said "I'm sorry about that, I'll have a word" which left me thinking “hmmm is this his son or relation?” Going back to my perch having been given the wrong order after all that, I looked forward to my pint but found I had the wrong drink as my spouse had had an equally bad experience after shunting to the front only to have the barmaid slam the pints down without saying which was which after being asked a few times, answering with snorting nostrils and rolling eyes. We left pretty early as a group. When we chatted to some other people we met and they confirmed they "never go in there anymore. It's stuck-up." This is a real shame for this pub. I used to live on the same road and had many a good night enjoying the quiz nights, food and atmosphere but the Beer Festival seems to bring out the worse in it. If the Brewers Pride is to have a successful beer festival, it needs to get more amiable staff who can cope for that day. Extra seating and canopies need to be provided for the overspill and above all it needs be better managed. Otherwise it will continue to be a scrum at a house party. Drink_Gerls - 1 Sep 2010 08:49 |
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