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Bar and bottle shop which opened in December 2018 with four hand pumps, ten craft lines and three for ciders. Along one wall are shelves stocked full with a wide range of Belgian, International and UK craft bottled beers and cans as well as craft ciders and real ale. All of which can be consumed on or off the premises
Three rooms including one with a with log-burner and a covered back yard. Smoking is out back or the front pavement. Please note toilets are located upstairs
The name Bird in th'hand comes from the pub which stood on the site over 100 years ago and is now home to the 12 Step Brewery, named after the number of steps down to the cellar where 2½BBL plant is used
Historic Interest
It was a pub over 100 years ago which is where the name comes from
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This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 0 regular beers.
Bird in th'hand, Darwen
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