Irwell Works Brewery in Bury

Spoilt for choice with the large selection of Irwell Works beers brewed downstairs. Brilliantly decorated taproom to drink in including a balcony to listen out for ELR 🚂

Dog friendly,lots of choice of real ales and wines,gins, spirits and snacks ,attentive staff ....Great atmosphere ,downstairs seating,outside seating...newly refurbished, lovely and clean,Highly recommended ...

Your mileage might vary if you don’t like Irwell beers

Excellent beer. Particularly the Best Bitter.

Excellent range of home brewed ales and the odd guest. Unusual layout with good elevated outside area. Friendly staff.

Great bar, great brewery, fantastic beers ,friendly staff

Great Beers great service Great friendly staff. What's not to like.

Great atmosphere. Awesome selection of beers on tap.

Really like this pub great choice of beers it's dog friendly and I love the balcony

I was recommended this place by somebody who went a few weeks back and i can also highly recommend it. They brew their own beer plus have guest ales available. I spoke to the lady who owns the business (i think, Sarah?). She was very friendly plus she is very passionate about her business. The place had a great atmosphere for a Saturday afternoon and the customers appeared to be a good crowd. Next time i'm in Ramsbottom i will definitely call in.

Lovely selection of real ales. Beware of Mad Dogs and Englishmen ( 5.5 % ).

Great bar/ pub....only slight niggle ...more advertising that you are open

If I owned a pub I'd have it exactly like this. The range of own produced ales are second to none. The head brewer must be a magician. The bar staff are super friendly while being very efficient. I travel around 10 miles to visit this gem of a pub / brewery and do so willingly. The atmosphere is always friendly and the customer base is one is the type not to shun new faces . The music nights simply add to the reason why I genuinely believe this to be THE best pub in England!! There , I've said it !!

Great bar with a good selection of beers..had the Marshmallow stout..followed by two malt whisky 🥃

Tuesday 6th June 2023 This great Brewery not only is a great friendly place with a sublime cosy atmosphere with people who appreciate and understand real ale behind the bar but the place produced scrumptious good real ales A must to visit for real ale when in Ramsbottom

Excellent beers and very friendly staff 👍👍

Love this place..... but why, despite being open all day on a Bank Holiday Monday is it shut at 8pm???

Visited on 27/4/23 it was 9 degrees Celsius outside and about the same inside this place. Unsurprisingly, people sat around with their coats on. Brewery must spend all it’s money on gas to brew keg cos they don’t spend it keeping the patrons warm.

Superb as always. Good beer, clean environment, great staff.

Avoid at all costs. Closes and turns you away before the recorded opening times. Don't waste your time. Waste of space.

4 times we've been and loved every visit so far,i perticly like the cosy atmosphere with the opportunity to play board games,great if you've had a walk with or without a dog all welcome

This is a hidden gem.Great beer brilliant atmosphere. Best pub in Rammy

Quirky place own drinks but really good brewery thankyou foryour hospitality

Great atmosphere on open mic night. This occurs once a month on Wednesday. A great night of entertainment. Friendly bar staff too.

Very nice, has games selection if interested, good selection of real Ales, flat and fizzy Ciders. Allows dogs, lovely place to have a drink, clean and tidy, nice staff

Friendly pub. Normally fantastic service but on this occasion was let down. 2 uninterested members of staff working - pub not busy but the blonde lady and young barman were too busy looking out the window and on the phone to serve.

We popped in for a quick pint upstairs, plenty to choose from, also rhubarb gin etc . Very friendly with a small selection of excellent warm steak pies etc. Or home made slices with a touch of jalapeño or chilli. Superb place we will pop back in if we find the time during the week.

Called in for a drink after a walk up Holcombe Hill. Excellent range of real ales. Friendly and efficient bar staff. Quirky seating in the bar. Lots of outside seating.

Very pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, excellent ale and cider. Nice crisps.

Excellence in a glass...or two glasses..or even three. Milk stout is a dream!

Great "bar" above the actual brewery. Always full of friendly locals. And you might even get to meet the friendliest Bull Mastiff known to man - Indy.

Always a great selection of ales. Brilliant bar staff and amazing, welcoming locals

Friendly staff the ales are spot on

Great vibe, good value for money. Staff were lovely. Highly recommend.

Great day out drinking very large beers!

Been here many times and everytime the atmosphere and beer are supberb.

What a gem! Friendly staff who let us sample a couple of beers before buying. A hubbub of chat made a welcoming backdrop.

Excellent range of beers. Great place to drink.

Great pub to visit in Ramsbottom. The beer made here is tasty, there is a warm welcome for all (including dogs) and a lovely atmosphere. Give it a try

First class ales at a great price. Good outdoor spaces too

Wow what an amazing range of beers. Excellent. Polite and helpful staff.

Excellent beer. Good for the lads.

Sometimes you just want to go where everybody knows your name, and they're always glad you came! Tasty and fresh ale with great service from Lisa and Paul. "Cheers" guys. X

Never could've imagined that I would end up in a local brewery in Ramsbottom on my visit to Manchester from all the way in Australia. How glad am I that I did! Not only their brews are on point, they have some amazing collection of crisps to go with it.

Love this place. Lovely local beers and gins, covid secure, friendly knowledgable staff. Dog friendly too!

Lovely little brewery and tap. Really warm welcome and great service. During these difficult times it was so nice to have a warm welcome and there was a good range of drinks.

Tremendous local great ales in town centre brewery.

Great beers. Just what you want.

Brilliant. Lovely ales. Spot on. Never give 5 stars always room for improvement although not much needed in this case.

Brilliant place for a good pint! There is a beer for everyone. Just a shame to pub isn't bigger. 10/10

Nice little beer garden. Top service#covid19

Excellent beers and good service during this unusual time. We will return.

Friendly table service and really lovely drinks! Love the atmosphere at the Brewery too.

What a great Pub. A pint or two of "Steam Plate" keeps a man away from the kitchen and associated disasters. Enjoyable afternoon today and can recommend the place. The staff jump on the task of cleaning the table soon as customers leave. Even the banister going downstairs.

Great to have the Irwell Tap back open after the lockdown. Great beer & great bar staff. I'm happy to call this my local

Just enjoying some stout I had delivered earlier today Thank you Irwell Brewery life saver

Great selection of beers, and very dog friendly.

Cracking beer and a great, traditional brewery pub. Highly recommended. Edit: We went back again about a year after the above review and, if anything, it's even better. The Irwell Works beer beer was perfect and they also take the time to put together a great G&T, which was most welcome. The atmosphere is also excellent.

Great beer, prompt service, sociable atmosphere, nice balcony terrace and good value.

Great venue didn’t even know it was there until last night good selection of beers only had one but was good would recommend and will visit again. Nice touch with the outside balcony

Wide range of real ales available from the bar, with the brewery on the ground floor.

Miserable staff. Visited Irwell Works as it's my local Saturday early afternoon. My wife, sister and myself were stood at the bar waiting to be served for nearly 5 minutes whilst the barmaid stood chatting. When she did decide to serve us she was miserable, didn't smile, I tried to engage in conversation with her and she didn't even acknowledge me. (Note it was not busy). Gave her the money for the drinks, no 'thank you' or any any form of conversation from her whatsoever. She was more concerned on looking on her mobile than in providing customer service. Avoid this place if you want friendly happy bar service.

The place itself is quite cosy-if you can get up the steps-and conveniently placed for the ELR railway. However, the beer is terrible. The brewery has a reputation for churning out a range of beers all very samey and all with an unpleasant aftertaste. This is bottom of the barrel brewing with no thought or hops used in the process. My advice would be to seek out better beers in the many excellent watering holes of Ramsbottom.

Irwell Works do some very good beers - unfortunately you'll not find them here at the brewery! For some reason a pipe cleaner aftertaste accompanies every ale. Untappd average 2.2

Lovely place, good selection of craft ale at an affordable price. It can get busy, and it can be difficult to get to the bar because of clients hogging bar stools, and not letting customers get near the bar.

fantastic gem with many real ale selection

A fantastic little gem in Ramsbottom. Good choice of beers and Gins, some of which are made on-site. Staff are very friendly and polite. Not the world's biggest place, but has a nice little balcony which is very popular on the sunny days. Well worth a visit for a swift pint or 3.

Great microbrewery with friendly staff & chilled atmosphere ☺ Get in early if you're in a big group though as the bar isn't the biggest & it soon gets packed 🙂

Great choice of local brewed ale! Staff was entertaining and great price!

Great pub on the whole. Excellent knowledgeable and helpful young barman. Very noisy early on, six nations rugby day. Settled down later. Good beer apart from the Copper Plate that tasted like something a Russian spy might be exposed to after defecting to the UK. Later, I was served the wrong beer by an ill tempered older barman (think Pat Phelan) who looked to me as if he'd had a few himself by this time. He was quite insistent that I had asked for it (I had never even heard of it). He eventually throws the unasked for drink into the sink in a strop and provides the correct drink. Says the price for the round is £20.05 and then gives me all the change in coins. Wrong man in the wrong job. Overall: Bar: Five stars Barman 1: Five stars Barman 2: Zero stars if I'm being generous

Brilliant micro brewery and pub. There is only a small bar and seating area on the upper floor so be prepared to stand. However the range of beers is worth the visit.

Great place with great beer. I could spend a lot of time here.

Great pub and always a great atmosphere. It's usually busy so don't expect to get a seat!

Great tasting beers and a cracking atmosphere

The best tasting ales I've ever had, around 10 ales which are brewed straight from the ground floor. Nice relaxing pub inside with good friendly staff. If you like your ales, get down here!

Excellent brewery always look forward to visiting when my local team play their sadly they were relegated

Fantastic pub, great atmosphere and delicious food. Brilliant selection of ales brewed on site and friendly, helpful staff. What more could you want??

Excellent beers and a great ambience. Dogs are welcome too.

A proper Pub environment that is situated above its own micro brewery. Very friendly people, in a noticeable quiet atmosphere. Though someone did mention live music possibly weekends. Good range of light and dark ales. Very tasty.

Consistently good beer and a proper pub atmosphere

What a fab pub, great atmosphere 🎉🎊🎈

Nice quirky brewery. With a bar upstairs.

Love the great atmosphere and beer looking forward to going back again

Excellent real ale pub based above a brewery so not much chance of them running out! live music Thursdays and great bar snacks. Definitely worth a visit in Ramsbottom. Its facing Morrisons if you are struggling finding it but its worth the effort! #realale #Ramsbottom

Lovely beer, interesting tour as well. Would like to have tried the pizza cooked in wood burner.

Good little boozer. Not over keen on all their beers but a good stop off. Pity about the stairs

As a Ramsbottom resident i regularly go into the brewery. Always a good selection of real ales on tap, knowledgeable friendly staff and the place is always clean and tidy. Get in early as the small place can be easily overcrowded.

A quality pub that brews its own beers which includes a dark mild and a stout. Lovely pleasant local atmosphere, no kids or drum and bass music. Great!