Real Ale pubs, Manchester

[The Goatreich]

I'm off on a course for work in January for a week. The course is likely to be very very brain intensive, so I don't want too much of a fuzzy head, but I'd still like to check out any decent real ale pubs in central Manchester. Does anyone have any recommendations?

 

[mattrickl06]

Grey Horse near China town is good.

Very small but have some good real ales on

 

[LeedsBrewer]

I was in Manchester at the weekend for the Xfactor finals, I really wanted to go into the Brewdog bar but didn't have time

 

[The Goatreich]

Spanking! I've never made it to a brewdog bar, but now it looks like I'll get more than enough chance.

Cheers for the tip of the Grey Horse too, I'll check that out.

 

[Ceejay]

For me it HAS to be the Port Street Beer House in the Northern Quarter. Probably the best array of beers I've ever seen in a pub :

 

[PD]

quote Leedsbrewer...

I was in Manchester at the weekend for the Xfactor finals

so you were the one !....... :shock: :shock:

 

[The Goatreich]

Oh dear, I think that's exactly where I'm staying.

 

[graysalchemy]

The excellent robinsons pub The Castle on Oldham street in the Northern Quarter is a good one, The Marble Arch, Port Street Beer House has a fantastic selection of beers as well.

If I had a pass for next week thats were i would be heading. :thumb:

 

[mattrickl06]

Also "Britons Protection" and "Something Chop House" are pretty good

 

[The Goatreich]

Thanks all, seems like a hefty selection, I'll need to make sure I'm good!

 

[graysalchemy]

Also "Britons Protection" and "Something Chop House" are pretty good

There are two Sams Chop house and Toms Chop house. Sams is the one where you can have a drink with LS Lowry................. well his life size sculpture. :thumb:

 

[critch]

right port street is definately a good un, mark addy was good last time i was in(2 years ago!)

you seriously cannot miss the marble arch and the angel, both within 100m of each other on rochdale rd in the northern quarter

fekk sam smiths, fekk robbies,fekk bland ordinary beer. if your after stand out, sh!t hot beer these are the boys(and girls ) http://www.marblebeers.com/, like tiny rebel but better :shock: (and tiny rebel are bloody god damn great!)

 

[Ceejay]

right port street is definately a good un, mark addy was good last time i was in(2 years ago!)

you seriously cannot miss the marble arch and the angel, both within 100m of each other on rochdale rd in the northern quarter

fekk sam smiths, fekk robbies,fekk bland ordinary beer. if your after stand out, sh!t hot beer these are the boys(and girls ) http://www.marblebeers.com/, like tiny rebel but better :shock: (and tiny rebel are bloody god damn great!)

Mmmmm. A shop down here was selling Marble "Dobber" a while back and they had it at our local CAMRA beer fest too. Cracking pint that was. I could inhale several pints of that right now! :drink:

 

[graysalchemy]

fekk sam smiths, fekk robbies,fekk bland ordinary beer. if your after stand out, sh!t hot beer these are the boys(and girls ) http://www.marblebeers.com/, like tiny rebel but better :shock: (and tiny rebel are bloody god damn great!)

I went out last christmas and enjoyed my pint of Robbies Black beauty hand pulled stout in the castle far more than the gravity served tripe from Marble served at their Thomas street establishment. It was flat lifeless and frankly too cold.

Put me off their beers.

 

[tbert33]

Kings head... actually in salford but right next to the city centre. Get to Salford Central train station and have your back facing the filing cabinet (Manchester Justice Courts) head straoght across the main road (passed the salford arms on your right - not the greatest pub) and its about 100 yards on your left hand side.
Was a great pub last time i went in (around 2 years ago) selling a few good real ales... has a 70s tech geek theme going on!

Failing that jump on a train into Bolton and there are a few dotted around. One nearly opposite the train station called the Sween Green!

 

[Pakman]

Also in Salford, about a 25 minute walk from the Northern quarter (stayed there last Tuesday night) you have the New Oxford. Alway got at least 6 constantly changing ales from locale breweries as well as a great selection of continental bottled beers (Kriek etc.)
Enjoyed my visit Tuesday evening.

 

[critch]

fekk sam smiths, fekk robbies,fekk bland ordinary beer. if your after stand out, sh!t hot beer these are the boys(and girls ) http://www.marblebeers.com/, like tiny rebel but better :shock: (and tiny rebel are bloody god damn great!)

I went out last christmas and enjoyed my pint of Robbies Black beauty hand pulled stout in the castle far more than the gravity served tripe from Marble served at their Thomas street establishment. It was flat lifeless and frankly too cold.

Put me off their beers.

each to there own grays me old chap, im no fan of gravity service meself, needs t'be proper northern served through t'pump wi' a sparkler fer me'sen :lol:

still think robbies is dishwater in comparison to marble ale though

 

[graysalchemy]

fekk sam smiths, fekk robbies,fekk bland ordinary beer. if your after stand out, sh!t hot beer these are the boys(and girls ) http://www.marblebeers.com/, like tiny rebel but better :shock: (and tiny rebel are bloody god damn great!)

I went out last christmas and enjoyed my pint of Robbies Black beauty hand pulled stout in the castle far more than the gravity served tripe from Marble served at their Thomas street establishment. It was flat lifeless and frankly too cold.

Put me off their beers.

each to there own grays me old chap, im no fan of gravity service meself, needs t'be proper northern served through t'pump wi' a sparkler fer me'sen :lol:

still think robbies is dishwater in comparison to marble ale though

Probably the pint that I had but certainly had no life and as a result no aroma or flavour. The hand pulled stout was very good perhaps the fact it was hand pulled swayed me. :thumb:

 

[bobsbeer]

Found a great pub that had a few guest ales at the Crown & Kettle pub opposite the Frog & Bucket Comedy club on Gt Ancoates St. The comedy club is worth a visit as well. Having said all that it was about 3 years since I was in there, but the beer was very nice.

Edit: Just found a review page: HERE

 

[unclepumble]

still think robbies is dishwater in comparison to marble ale though

It depends where you drink it, if you go into Stockport and Drink it near the brewery its Nectar, I was brought up on Robbies, my old man had a Robbies pub.

It doesn't travel well, & they used to do a Bitter and a Best Bitter, the Bitters Crap the Best Bitter was heaven, it got a bad name as most landlords used to sell the Bitter as Best Bitter, & if it was me I would go for a Pint of Robbies Best in a Pub where they know how to look after it over anything I have drank by Marble any day, the problem is Finding a pub where it is spot on, but they do exist :) you just have to be in the Know.

Shane