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CAMRA Potteries Cider Pub of the Season Autumn 2016<br />
THE HOLY INADEQUATE, ETRURIA<br />
Address: 67 Etruria Old Road, Etruria, ST1 5PE<br />
Telephone: 07771 358 238<br />
Opening Hours: Monday-Wednesday 4pm-11pm;<br />
Thursday 4pm-12midnight; Friday-Sunday 12noon-<br />
12midnight<br />
Travel: D&G 17; First Potteries 4 & 4A<br />
This pub is a Free House that enjoys a glowing reputation<br />
among locals and visitors alike, run effectively and<br />
efficiently by Sarah and Paul Cope, along with their team<br />
of friendly staff. Just check out the awards that they have<br />
won: CAMRA Potteries Pub of the Year 2012, 2013, 2014<br />
& 3rd Place in 2015; Staffordshire Pub of the Year 2013<br />
& 2014; joint first place in The Potteries Pub Preservation<br />
Society’s Community Pub of the Year Award 2016.<br />
There are three hand pumps dedicated to rotating range of<br />
real ciders, plus a good selection of bottled ciders. Joule’s<br />
Pale Ale is the house beer; the other five ale pumps are<br />
ever-changing, with a strong preference given to microbreweries.<br />
The Holy is also LocAle accredited and two<br />
of the guest beers are served from Key Keg dispense;<br />
two foreign beers are also dispensed from tall fonts. Add<br />
to this mix the delicious pork pies that are available all<br />
day and there are now plans to serve full meals once the<br />
kitchen is up and running.<br />
The Holy is famed for staging regular bank holiday<br />
weekend beer festivals which are a magnet for beer<br />
lovers from The Potteries and further afield.<br />
The Pub consists<br />
of an L-shaped<br />
bar with the area<br />
by the traditional<br />
fireplace being sort<br />
out during winter<br />
although the warm<br />
welcome by Sarah,<br />
Paul and their team<br />
is given throughout the year. The recently refurbished<br />
back room is ideal for meetings and private parties. There<br />
is a large undercover beer garden and separate smoking<br />
area outside. Paul has also installed a micro-brewery will<br />
soon be producing beer.<br />
Sarah and Paul are committed to supporting their<br />
community, holding fundraising events such as auctions<br />
for local charities. The presentation is to be held at<br />
7:30pm on Wednesday, 21 st September; you really should<br />
not need an excuse to visit a pub as good as this, but<br />
please use this as an excuse and come and raise a glass<br />
to a local success story.<br />
Andy Parkin<br />
AUTUMN 2016 <strong>POTTERS</strong> <strong>BAR</strong> 11
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