Burntwood:
This is Sankey’s Taphouse reborn, with new owners. The old place was great, so this had a lot to live up to.
It’s not massively changed inside, but that’s no bad thing. Very busy, at early evening on a Friday: we had to sit on stools.
Pleasant staff and locals. My first pint was, however, clearly knackered, but changed without any issue, and the replacement was great.
It’s much nicer than the name suggests: to me the name suggested a load of hipster wankery, in actual fact it’s a nice micropub with a good range of beer and a nice atmosphere.