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Kirkstall Taproom in Leeds

From the outside this is an ultra modern brewery but the Tap has been recreated in a traditional style by Kirkstall and works wonderfully.The side entrance opens into a lobby with a mosaic sky light and a staircase but straight ahead to the Tap room with a long bar running along the rear wall,a large seating area infront with wood panelling to one side and a vast array of breweriana dotted about the walls.The furniture is mainly trad but there is a canteen feel despite the obvious features.There is an outside terrace under jumberellas.
The ale line up was mainly Kirkstall but with Leeds Pale guesting plus Pale,Three Swords,Bitter and Extra Special Mild (NBSS 3.5) and a couple I failed to note.
A good double header with the Cardigan if you want to sample Kirkstall wares,it's a bit of a walk from the city centre but worth it.
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The Pour House in Ringwood (Hampshire)

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The Pour House in Ringwood

Previously The Ringwood Social Club, the 16th Century building was restored and renovated by a local committee to provide a new pub in an old building, plus a function suite upstairs. There is no garden, just a shared gravel car park at the rear. The interior has been restored in a traditional style, though they have been economical with the materials and workmanship. The single downstairs bar is comfortable, light and airy, and the servery is at one side, large enough and fit for purpose. There is an annoying nauseostalgic jukebox, and the ambiance still feels a bit more social club than pub, so I think they’ve missed an opportunity given the location and history of the venue. The young barman was friendly enough though, and the regulars were tolerant. One ale on, Remedy Oak King’s Ale, plus a standard ‘community’ selection of San Miguel, Doombar (keg), Carlsberg and Thatcher’s Gold. It’s a very good and welcome addition to Ringwood’s pub scene, especially as it’s not a Ringwood Brewery (ie Marston’s) outlet. Worth a visit, though opening times are restricted

by E TA at 08:04 on 23 April

Mews Bar in SE6

Bar in the Catford Mews cinema & community space accessed via the shopping centre. Large open plan space with lots of sofa, high tables with stools and other forms of seating arrangement.

Here a bit before 6pm and quite busy with those that had presumably used as a work space on their laptops all day drifting off and being replace by those enjoying an evening out from the sparse choice Catford bar/pub offerings.

Ten taps on the bar, most pretty standard fayre (Amstel x 2, Birra Moretti x2, Brixton Reliance Pale Ale, Guinness, Neck Oil & Inch’s Cider) but a couple from Brockley (their unfiltered larger and a collaboration pale ale).

by David Walton at 08:04 on 23 April

Cross & Bowling Green in Redditch

The Cross & Bowling Green has been demolished.

by Helen Iwanczuk at 01:04 on 23 April

The Cock Tavern in E8

Twinned with the Southampton Arms and first visited in 2017, this pub has bedded in very well over the years and is a much more accomplished venue. Dating from 1561, this incarnation was rebuilt in 1930 by A. E. Sewell for Truman's, with fine examples of the trademark to the exterior and a lantern, the interior well covered by photos.
The pub attracts quite a mixed crowd and is clearly LGBTQ+ friendly, despite the lack of rainbow branding, also attracting some rather eccentric types too.
There are 16 rare bar-mounted pumps with brass ferules, half dispensing real ciders, half cask then ten keg taps. Ales rotate at speed, are frequently local - or often local for London - and are in great shape too, typically coming in comfortably under the £5.00 mark, which is pretty much what I would have expected to pay before the plague hit.
This is a must-visit if in the borough of Hackney, making for a great triple with the Pembury and Chesham; throw in the Prince George for good measure.

by Tris C at 20:04 on 22 April

The Millgate in Manchester

The Millgate is a large JW Lees pub with raised seating to the left of the entrance and a pool table with high tables to the right. Seating runs up the left and an L-shaped bar counter runs up the right opposite. At the end of the counter is a food serving counter and the rear of the pub is a restaurant. There’s also a very large function room to the right of the pub.
It was empty except for a group of young lads who were playing pool, Monday being pool league night in Failsworth. There was some background music playing, I think a jukebox must hang on a wall somewhere. JW Lees MPA, Bitter and Their Boilerhouse range’s Fallen Again were available from the three hand pumps. The barmaid was friendly, but it took a while for here to realise I wanted to be served, maybe because I was standing on my own at the bar in an empty pub with no drink having not been previously served by the lone barperson. I don’t plan to revisit as this pub is too food led, and a bit boring.

by Steve C at 17:04 on 22 April

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Mortal Kocktail in Edinburgh

1 Craigs Close, 29 Cockburn Street
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Looks like we'll be missing this one as well if the 21st June gets the vote (currently leading). We're in Budva in Montenegro drinking who knows what.:p

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Just a Friday teatime session, this week. Luddite - Mosaic.* Luddite - Milk Stout.* Luddite - Transportation. Luddite - Burning Mill.* Blue Bee - Nelson Nectaron. Luddite - 1812. Luddite - Citra Lite. A very solid bunch. Love working my way across the pumps, when I visit. I particularly enjoyed the Mosaic and Burning Mill, but the latter, a 5.4% smoked porter, really hit the spot. Taken at The Calder Vale Hotel, Horbury.

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[QUOTE=Pangolin;133739]Yet another listed historic and closed pub that failed to get planning permission goes up in smoke, this time probably due to squatters rather than owners, although they failed to look after it anyway. Burn Bullock, Mitcham[/QUOTE] Was the subject of much discussion in the Traf on Saturday - apparently happened the day after the squatters were evicted, hmmm... an opportunity for the owners (who have left it fallow for years) to 'arrange' a blaze but blame the squatters? Or could be a genuine revenge fire by evictees? I'd lean toward the former...

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