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Great Western


One of my all time top 10 ,now downgraded from full marks due to some bright spark in the Holden's marketing department making "improvements".A dumbed down ale range didn't help,but the earthy ,lived in feel has been replaced by an antiseptic atmosphere. For a Friday it was suspiciously quiet by 6.30pm.A crying shame.
Yes we found the same, definitely not the same pub at all. On our last visit, every single ale was Holden's. We popped in before Christmas last year to find Black Iris Endless Summer as the guest - a miracle! Kept us there for a while, as Holden's definitely wouldn't float my boat. A shame indeed.