The Grapes, Bath

From the various options, I chose the seats with the former TfL moquette patterns. This on the basis that these seemed to be the only ones from a choice of around 50 with a bit of a cushion in them. From here. I could survey the bar with it's 3 pumps offering up modern pales ales, as well as the pair of 4 keg taps along with Pilsener Urquell. Both keg & cask seemed to major on independent breweries as far as I could tell (Asahi Dry being the obvious exception). Despite being in the thick of Bath things, the pub wasn't overly busy on a hot late afternoon, while the £5.30 price of my pint was equally surprising. Cider and mead seem to be a bit of a thing here, but neither are really my area of expertise. While my pint could have been a little better, I quite liked it in here - there's a good alternative vibe that's not overplayed.

Facebook page of The Grapes - www.facebook.com

Facebook page of The Grapes - www.facebook.com

Official site of The Grapes - thegrapesbath.co.uk

Official site of The Grapes - thegrapesbath.co.uk

Funny place; quite traditional over a long and narrow bar, hot and sweaty within with a folk band in situ. Amusement value via the repurposed bus seats. Many punters were taking advantage of the outside seating, some of which looked like traffic control rather than belonging to the pub. Four sticks with a pair of ciders and a pair of cask from Twisted Oak plus a couple of interesting fridge choices. My Twisted Oak Citra was a bit warm but drinkable (NBSS 2). Ropey cask aside, this one had character and I suspect if I’d visited at a quieter time (and got a better beer) I’d have been fairly enamoured. But, as the great Roy Walker advised us, say what you see.