The Crown and Thistle

08/10/2026

☘️🎈 𝗔 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡! 🎈☘️

A big birthday shout out to our good man John, who turns 49 today or as he’ll no doubt be telling everyone, “nowhere near 50!”

Only one more year before the candles become a genuine fire hazard! 🧯😂

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. John and his brilliant team do a smashing job running The Crown.

With all your support, they’ve raised a fantastic amount for charity over the past couple of years, while John is always keen to bring in live music, food vendors and something a little different.

Have a brilliant day John. Sláinte! 🍻

Looking ahead to the weekend, the magnificent Rob Black joins us live this Sunday from 5pm! 🎶

07/10/2026

👀 Eyes down and pens at the ready! ✍🏻

It’s Win It Wednesday tonight from 7.30pm, with John bringing us another brilliant evening of bingo and quiz fun!

Come and see if tonight’s your lucky night. 😁

05/10/2026

🎉 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬, 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗨𝗕. 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗘! 🎉

Christmas is less than 12 weeks away... have you sorted your party yet? 🎄

Whether it’s for work, family, friends or a completely different occasion, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗯 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘, 𝗻𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿!

🔮 Tonight we have our Medium Night with Joy Fernavs from 7.30pm. We’ll be closing off one area for the event, but the rest of the pub remains open to everyone as usual.

Want to book an area for your celebration?

💬 Direct message us
☎️ 01782 786971
📧 [email protected]

02/10/2026

🇩🇪🍻 𝗢𝗞𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗦𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗘! 🍻🇩🇪

Fresh from performing around Dersau, Schönberg and Hohwacht, Small Horse & The Plan are bringing a taste of Germany to the pub tomorrow from 7pm. 🐴 🎶

🍺 We’ll have Löwenbräu, bottles of Erdinger, Jägermeister and Wünderlust from Titanic Brewery, plus hot dogs for just £2 each. 🌭

And because things clearly weren’t rowdy enough already, our 4 Jägerbombs for £10 offer runs all day, every day. 💣 🥃

On Sunday, Del Solo takes over with live music from 5pm. 🎶

01/10/2026

🎃 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 🎃

01/10/2026

🚢 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗦. 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦. 𝗟𝗘𝗧’𝗦 𝗚𝗢!

The Titanic Brewery Real Ale Trail is officially under way!

Pick up your booklet from the bar and collect stickers from participating pubs across Stoke until Saturday 31st October.

It's essentially a sticker book for grown ups. 😄

🍺 15 stickers = Exclusive Ale Trail T-Shirt
🍺 30 stickers = Ultimate Ale Trail Gift Pack

You’ll find five of our sister pubs along the route too:

📍 The Royal Oak, Biddulph
📍 The Dog & Partridge, Packmoor
📍 The White Hart, Smallthorne
📍 The Woodman, Hanley
📍 The Victoria, The Little Vic, Newcastle

Once you’ve finished the voyage, take your completed booklet to the Titanic Brewery Shop by Monday 30th November to claim your reward.

🇩🇪 NOW ON THE BAR: TITANIC WÜNDERLUST 4.4%

Inspired by the Kölsch b**rs of Cologne, it’s brewed like an ale and conditioned like a l***r. Bright, crisp and golden, with gentle malt sweetness, soft orchard fruit notes and a clean, dry finish.

A cracking German sipple for our Oktoberfest celebrations this Saturday. Prost! 🍻

01/10/2026

30/09/2026

🌭 A bratwurst staggers into Leon’s chippy and gets battered...

Number one! 1️⃣

That’s the level of nonsense you can expect at bingo & quiz tonight from 7.30pm, as we get ourselves warmed up for our Oktoberfest event on Saturday... 🍻

🎶 Small Horse & The Plan will be live from 7pm, with Löwenbräu, bottles of Erdinger and Titanic Wünderlust behind the bar and hot dogs being served to soak it all up. 🌭

🚢 We’re also taking part in the Titanic Brewery Real Ale Trail, which begins tomorrow. Full details coming then!

🎸 Del Solo will be live this Sunday from 5pm to close off the week.