The Glue Pot, Swindon

Having read reviews about this pub I feel that as a regular I should endorse the positive comments entered. I have been a regular here since the early 70's and this is and always has been a local real ale pub and in my opinion with the best kept beer in Swindon. This pub has been a tied house since I came to Swindon,Wessex, Archers and now Hopback except for a short periodin about 2001 when it was a free house.Whilst as a real ale drinker one would like to have kept it as a free house,the'Council' who own the premises decided on the security of a brewery for tenancy. I think we struck lucky with Hopback who produce an excellent product, The range of beers is first class with a good mixture of dark and light ales with occasional guest beers. The beer is kept exceptionally well by the present landlord,Keith and both he and his wife Karen having been in the trade for a number of years make the customer very welcome After over 30 years I still find this to be the most welcoming real ale pub around

31 Dec 2007 17:20