19/1/17
A few days in Manchester again for the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival
held once again at Manchester Central.
Once again I worked the Thursday evening in the foyer. I only took one photo. Can you spot the mistake?
20/1/17
Today was spent visiting some new pubs for me in Manchester plus a few old favourites.
I started at a new brewpub called Gas Works.
the brewery:
the bar:
the beer list:
the stillage:
Next stop was The Brink
then the Gas Lamp
Cafe Beermoth was next (no photos)
Then the Pilcrow
Then to the Smithfield, Bar Fringe, Soup Kitchen and Port St Beerhouse (no photos)
21/1/17
A long overdue visit to Stockport pubs today.
A view of the bus station and viaduct
Also seen
First pub was the Hope, home of the Fool Hardy brewery.
Then the Railway
Magnet
Midland
Crown
Bakers Vaults
Remedy
Cocked Hat
Calverts Court Wetherspoons - no photo but I did take a photo of the local brewery
Petersgate Tap
Then I went back to Manchester to the Beer Nouveau Brewery Tap. Extended since my visit last year and a proper bar as well. Same friendly welcome and a very pleasant relaxing evening drinking some fine beers.
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| the entrance |
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| beer menu |
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| Steve the brewer |
So another enjoyable trip away. Will probably go back to the beer festival next year.
Now for the beers I had.
19/1/17
Manchester
– Piccadilly Tap:
Track
– Pekoe 5.9%, Torrside – West of the Sun 4.5%, Summer Wine – Drop Dead Red 5%
All
thirds
Manchester
Beer Festival:
Five
Clouds – Seasonal Pale – Winter 5%, Mallinsons – Serious Blendin’ Volume 4 4.4%
Langwith
– Stumpy’s Bitter 3.8%, Lucy Locket 5.1%, Lancaster – Sorachi 4.1%
Ninety
Ninety – Dark Spaces and Empty Places 5%, Pale Ale 4.2%
Wily
Fox – Blonde Vixen 3.8%, Intrepid Blonde 4%
Strands
– T’Errmm-inator 5%, Stubborn Mule – Mosaic Single Hop 5.7%,
Tarn
Hows – Beertrix Porter 5%, Hardknott – Neutron Jester 4%
Runaway
– Dry Irish Stout 4.5%, NZ Pale 4.2%, Pale 4.7%, Hophurst – Cosmati 4.2%,
Brightside
– Citra Blonde 4.2%, Equinox 5%, US Cask Lager 4.3%,
Blackjack
– Black Maria 5.8%, Centennial Light 3.6%, Texas Hold ‘Em 4.8%,
All
thirds
20/1/17
Manchester:
Gasworks
Gas
Works - Refectory Ale 4% (1/2)
Brink
Brightside
– Wildside East Coast Pale Ale 5% (1/2)
Gas
Lamp
Wiper
& True – Amber Ale Simcoe & Rye 4.9% (1/3)
Café
Beermoth
Mallinsons
– Simcoe XL 4.9%, Squawk – El Dorado Chinook IPA 5.2%,
Track
– Double Sonoma DIPA 8.2% (all 1/3)
Pilcrow
Cloudwater
– Autumn & Winter Mittelfruh Lager 4.8%, Fourpure – Shape Shifter IPA 5.9%.
Crafty
Devil - Devil at the Door 5.4%, (all 1/3)
Smithfield
Mighty
Medicine – Hop Toffee 3.8%, Cheshire Brewhouse – Sorachi Ale 5.8% (both 1/2)
Bar
Fringe
Hydes
– Provenance West Coast Wheat Ale 4% (1/2)
Soup
Kitchen
Tempest
– White Light 4.7% (1/2)
Port
St Beer House
Track
– Treble Cone 5.5% (1/2)
21/1/17
Stockport:
The
Hope
Fool
Hardy – Rise from The Ashes 3.9%, Ranting B#st#rds 5.9%
Railway
Stamps
– Mail Train 4.2$ (1/2), Northallerton – Snow Storm 3.8% (1/2)
Magnet
Framework
- US Pale (Pattern#USP0002) 3.8% (1/2)
Midland
Lees
– Dragon’s Fire 4% (1/2)
Crown
Pictish
– Talisman IPA 4.2% (1/2)
Bakers
Vaults
No
record made of beer
Remedy
Williams
Bros – March of the Penguins 4.9% (1/2)
Cocked
Hat
Manning
– Music Man 4.2% (1/2)
Calverts
Court (Wetherspoons)
Adnams/Sixpoint
– Make It Rain 5% (1/2)
Petersgate
Tap
Peerless
– Knee-Buckler IPA 502%, Thirst Class – American Brown Ale 5.6% (both 1/2)
Beer
Nouveau Brewery:
Peterloo
4%, Medlock 4.1%, T EIPA 6.6%, West Coast (key keg) 5.5% all 1/2)
