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Wednesday 9pm. England kick off their campaign against Croatia. We have two screens so we are ready to welcome you. Beer...
15/06/2026

Wednesday 9pm. England kick off their campaign against Croatia.

We have two screens so we are ready to welcome you. Beers are cold and the bar snacks will be on the menu.

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Sunsets at the Goose are the best Let me tell you a dirty little secret about hospitality.The best meal you’ve had this ...
14/06/2026

Sunsets at the Goose are the best

Let me tell you a dirty little secret about hospitality.

The best meal you’ve had this year probably wasn’t cooked by a committee.

It wasn’t designed in a boardroom by six people called Simon studying a spreadsheet and debating whether a mushroom should cost 14p or 16p.

It was cooked by someone who actually gave a damn.

Somewhere along the way we’ve convinced ourselves that all pubs and restaurants are the same.

They’re not.

A proper independent freehouse is one of the last genuinely rebellious businesses left.

The owner is gambling with their own money.

The chef is putting their reputation on the plate.

The person serving you probably knows the names of half the customers in the room.

If something goes wrong, there isn’t a head office in Milton Keynes.

There’s just a stressed pub owner lying awake at 3 a.m. wondering why the fryer has chosen violence again.

Independent pubs survive because people care.

Chain pubs survive because accountants care.

There’s a difference.

One spends all week trying to create something memorable.

The other spends all week trying to create something repeatable.

One buys beer because it’s interesting.

The other buys beer because it satisfied seventeen procurement targets and a regional pricing strategy.

One changes the menu because the chef found beautiful local produce.

The other changes the menu because someone in a distant office updated a PowerPoint presentation.

Look, I’m not saying every independent pub is brilliant.

I’ve met some absolute disasters.

But when an independent freehouse is good, it’s one of the best places on earth.

It’s where communities happen.

It’s where stories are born.

It’s where first dates, last drinks, wedding receptions, wake sandwiches, business deals, village gossip and bad decisions all collide under one roof.

So the next time you’re choosing between a proper freehouse and somewhere serving the same burger in 700 locations across the country, do me a favour.

Choose the place with the weird owner.

The questionable carpet.

The dog asleep by the fire.

The chef having a mild nervous breakdown in the kitchen.

Choose the place with a soul.

Britain has enough spreadsheets.

What it needs is more pubs.

These are the amazing words of blogger Gravy Stains and Tall Tales, A real foodie journey. No truer words spoken in my opinion.

Will you be raising a cheer for Beer Day Britain? 🍻Beer Day Britain is an annual celebration on June 15th for all beer l...
09/06/2026

Will you be raising a cheer for Beer Day Britain? 🍻

Beer Day Britain is an annual celebration on June 15th for all beer lovers and it celebrates all beer including traditional ales, mainstream lagers, and limited edition craft beer – with alcohol and no alcohol – and everything in between no matter where it is brewed or who owns the brewing company.

On this day, there’s a chance to raise a collective ‘national cheer to the beer’ at 7pm.

You are all invited to join in, whether you are at the Fox and Goose, supporting, other pubs, or enjoying a glass of beer at home.

The Beer Day Britain campaign says June 15th is significant because that is also the date Magna Carta was sealed in 1215. The great charter even mentions ale here…‘let there be throughout our kingdom a single measure for wine and a single measure for ale and a single measure for corn…..’

Despite some well publicised recent setbacks, Britain has a dynamic brewing scene and an unmatched heritage in spreading the love and knowledge of beer around the world. More styles of beer first brewed in Britain are now brewed overseas than those of any other brewing nation. These include India Pale Ale, Pale Ale, Porter, Stout, Imperial Russian Stout, Mild, Bitter, Barley Wine, Brown Ale, and Scotch Ale.
Early British ale was made with malted barley, flavoured with herbs and spices but no hops, while beer was a malted barley drink with added hops bestowing a refreshing bitterness consumed in continental Europe.

The first record of hopped beer in England came in 1362 and was imported from Amsterdam into Great Yarmouth. The earliest mention of beer being brewed in England (from imported hops) was 1412, made by a German alewife in Colchester.

Cultivation of hops started around 1520 when humulus lupulus was planted in Kent. But ale drinking by English men and women was not to be abandoned easily and both ale and beer continued to be brewed and consumed as distinctly different beverages.
No-one knows when unhopped ale ceased being popular – possibly the 18th century – in favour of the hopped beer that came to dominate brewing. It is also not clear when hopped beer started to be referred to as ‘ale’.

More styles of beer first brewed in Britain are now brewed overseas than those of any other brewing nation. These include India Pale Ale, Pale Ale, Porter, Stout, Imperial Russian Stout, Mild, Bitter, Barley Wine, Brown Ale, and Scotch Ale.

Our beer heritage is worthy of celebration – ‘all hail to the ale., as a fictional TV pub landlord was fond of saying!

Shout out to Something Special Cheadle Ltd - SSC Ltd for kitting out the staff…..and customers kids with Fox and Goose m...
07/06/2026

Shout out to Something Special Cheadle Ltd - SSC Ltd for kitting out the staff…..and customers kids with Fox and Goose merch. Proper family business doing great work.

07/06/2026

Helen Walford and Steve Giddings live tonight from 5pm

Right folks, there is nowt like being late to the World Cup Party.Sweepstake is a go for 5 of the finest pounds. £100 fi...
06/06/2026

Right folks, there is nowt like being late to the World Cup Party.

Sweepstake is a go for 5 of the finest pounds.

£100 first prize
£80 second
£60 third

Pop in grab a team ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️🇬🇧🇬🇧

Pubs are at the heart of our communities!From creating jobs to bringing people together, pubs play a huge role in everyd...
03/06/2026

Pubs are at the heart of our communities!

From creating jobs to bringing people together, pubs play a huge role in everyday life across the UK. But right now, the sector is facing real challenges - with rising energy bills, food costs, employment costs and business rates all piling on pressure.

On top of that, hospitality has one of the highest VAT rates in Europe at 20%.

That’s why the industry is backing the VAT’s The Problem campaign - calling for a fairer 10% VAT rate for hospitality.

We’re asking our licensees, teams and customers to support the campaign by signing the petition
www.vatstheproblem.co.uk

This is about protecting pubs, the people behind them, and the communities they serve — from bar staff and chefs to brewers and farmers.

VAT’s The Problem. 10% is fair for hospitality.

Burgers are the order of the day on this roasting hot bank holiday.Vegan Options also available 🌱Come and get your chops...
25/05/2026

Burgers are the order of the day on this roasting hot bank holiday.

Vegan Options also available 🌱

Come and get your chops around one.

25/05/2026

🤜 Open today from 12pm 🔥
🤜 Ltd Burger Menu Running today. 🍔
🤜 The Beers Cold 🍻

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Fox Lane, Foxt
Stoke-on-Trent
ST102HN

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 11pm
Tuesday 5pm - 11pm
Wednesday 5pm - 11pm
Thursday 5pm - 11pm
Friday 5pm - 12am
Saturday 12pm - 12am
Sunday 12pm - 11pm

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