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If you love the British pub, you will like this blog. Here I will review the pubs I drop into in my wanderings around my home region - urban, rural, posh, homely, fun pubs, restaurant pubs, and local backstreet pubs. I hope to encourage people to appreciate them.
I will score each pub out of five points each (30 points maximum) on its ambience, decor, service, whether it serves real ales, state of the toilets (but I can't vouch for the state of the gents because I don't use them!) and what extras it has - games, beer garden, newspapers, serves food, karaoke, quizzes, live music.
If after reading one of my reviews you decide to check out a pub, I hope you enjoy the experience. But bear in mind that I have only visited some of them once, and pubs and pub managers change. If the review needs updating, please leave a comment.
Ups and downs? Well, people drink when they're down. And they drink to celebrate, when they're feeling 'up'. Besides that, this is hill country. It's full of ups and downs.
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Sunday, 12 May 2013

The Rising Sun, Mossley



The Rising Sun, Stockport Road, Mossley, OL5 0RJ

Originally licensed as a beerhouse in 1850, then as a public house in 1870; the landlord had to improve the facilities and build stables to get his new licence. Now a Freehouse with eight real ales and two farmhouse ciders. It's on the 353 bus route and has parking next to it (on the right of this picture).
decor - 4
white walls and dark beams, in keeping with the pubs age and style. Snug at the back retains period features. Some might think the stone floor and plain décor looks bare, but the seats are comfortable. It has wood burning stoves, very cosy on winter evenings.

ambience - 3
Bit rowdy when the football is on, otherwise okay

service -4
fast and friendly

ales - 5
It usually has eight ales and two ciders. This is a dedicated real ale pub with its own website (www.risingsunmossley.co.uk ) . There is a new ale every week, but always something from local brewery Millstone Mossley.

features - 4
Two screens in two rooms [I haven't previously mentioned the availability of TV and sports programmes in pubs, but some people like this sort of thing, so...]
dogs on leads permitted
quiz night on Tuesdays
DJ and live Bluegrass music once a week (different days)

toilets - 3

Score 22 out of 30

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