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MacclesfieldTown Centre

Real Ale Trail

Published byMacclesfield & East Cheshire CAMRAwww.eastcheshirecamra.org.ukFor an online pub guide; seewww.camrahops.com

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OTHER REAL ALE OUTLETSIN CENTRAL MACCLESFIELD� Baths, Green Street� Boarhound, Brook Street� George & Dragon, Sunderland Street� Kusch, Mill Street� Last Orders, Park Lane� Lord Byron, Chapel Street� Millstone, Waters Green� Nags Head, Waters Green� No 4 Park Green, Park Green� Prince of Wales (Porters), Roe Street� Queens Hotel, Sunderland Street� Society Rooms, Park Green� White Lion, Mill Street

GETTING TO MACCLESFIELDThere are frequent trains to Macclesfieldfrom Manchester, Stockport, Stoke, theWest Midlands and London.Local bus details can be found on theCheshire East Council website

WHAT IS REAL ALE?Cask conditioned beer is brewedand served the traditional way usingnatural ingredients (mainly maltedbarley, hops, water and yeast).The brew is allowed to conditionand is left un-pasteurised andun-pressurised - no extra nitrogen orcarbon dioxide is added, meaningthat it can mature naturally - the yeastremains alive, conditioning the beerdown to the last pint.Help save it and find itby joining CAMRA;www.camra.org.uk/join

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1 Castle25 Church Street 01625 668863Bigger than the exterior would suggest,the unspoilt, charming, listed interior ofthis pub earns it a place in the CAMRANational Inventory of historic pub interiors.Hook Norton & Ringwood beers plus LocAles.

2 Waters Green TavernWaters Green 01625 422653This multi award winning single roomedfree house is handy for rail and bus stations,and is a popular start or finish point forvisitors to Macclesfield.Up to seven guest beers plus real cider.

3 Treacle Tap43 Sunderland Street 01625 615938This narrow former shop has boardedfloor and wooden tables and chairs incafé format. Continuing the theme,the menu includes hot and soft drinksand a range of bar food.Continually rotating range of threeLocAles.

9 Park Tavern158 Park Lane01625 667846A free houserenovated in 2011in modern style.The large open bararea is complemented bya smaller panelled sideroom.Five ales from the localBollington Brewery plusone guest beer and tworeal ciders.

A SELECTION OF CENTRAL MACCLESFIELD REAL ALE PUBS

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8 The Macc1 Mill Green01625 423704Formerly the ThreeCrowns, the Macc isnewly refurbished butretains original featuresincluding two fireplacesand an ornate tile floorin the hallway and snug.Five guest ales plus aspecially created housebitter from RedWillow.

A SELECTION OF CENTRAL MACCLESFIELD REAL ALE PUBSOther pubs serving Real Ale are listed overleaf.

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7 Dolphin76 Windmill Street 01625 616179This Robinsons house is atraditional community local withseparate public and lounge barsand a welcoming real fire in winter.Not open weekday lunchtimes.Up to four Robinsons cask beers.

6 Wharf107 Brook Street 01625 265236Reopened in 2011 as a free house,this one-roomed pub has décor torepresent a narrowboat (the canalis very close) but also includes acosy snug-type area with real stove.House beer & three guest ales plusreal cider.

5 Jolly Sailor63 Sunderland Street01625 402040Welcoming street-corner pub witha mix of tables and chairs, sofasand stools. Sunday evening Bluesjam sessions. Four hand pumpsdispense ales from Bass, Everards& Copper Dragon, plus guest beers.

4 Snow Goose52 Sunderland Street01625 619299A bar style free house opened in2011 and uniquely for Macclesfield(and beyond) furnished as analpine ski bar, split over three levelsincluding a cellar and balcony.Four real ales from Storm Brewing.

A SELECTION OF CENTRAL MACCLESFIELD REAL ALE PUBSOther pubs serving Real Ale are listed overleaf.

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Sponsored byRedWillow BreweryUnit 5,Artillery House,Gunco Lane,Macclesfield,CheshireSK11 7JL01625 502315www.redwillowbrewery.comBorn from a passion for brewing andan uncompromising approach to flavour,Toby and Caroline founded Macclesfield'saward winning RedWillow brewery inlate 2010.Storm Brewing Co Ltd2 Waterside,Macclesfield,CheshireSK11 7HJ01625 431234

www.stormbrewing.co.uk

Established in 1998.Brewing beers in Macclesfield forMacclesfield and the North West.Come round to our way of drinking!

- promoting pubs that sell locally-brewedreal ale, reducing the number of 'beer miles',

and supporting local breweries.The information in this leaflet was accurate to the bestof our knowledge at the time of going to press.