Port Street Beer House, Manchester

i`ve been using this fine pub since it opened and alway thought it very nice until recently we were over in manchester for a rugby match and tried to enter with rugby tops on only to be turned away and told NO football tops as there is no trouble with rugby fans this seemed a bit over the top and we were left unable to try there fine beers

Easily accessed from the city centre, yet tucked away enough to avoid the masses, this is a well run venture in the ‘craft beer’ bar mould. Entering through a UPVC door that initially looks like it’s for the neighboring property, you find yourself in the simple, single room ground floor bar. The servery is sited on the right hand wall and the room is decked out with a good deal of seating, mostly slightly uncomfortable high metal stools, although there are some pleasant padded banquettes as well. The walls, as you might expect, are lined with pumps clips and rather surprisingly there is a garden accessed through a rear door, although the driving rain meant I didn’t pop out to explore. Upstairs there is a saloon with wooden flooring and what appeared to be a choice of more comfortable seating options than downstairs. A few enamel beer adverts line the staircase but otherwise the décor is fairly understated. Music was playing throughout my visit, but the bar was fairly busy, so it was a bit lost in the hubbub. There were a fair proportion of beer geeks milling about, which may be off-putting to some, but it doesn’t bother me and I had a good chuckle at the chap who brought his seemingly skeptical parents in for a drink and was trying to convince his mother to order a pint of Magic Rock. Talking of which…On hand pump there was the aforementioned Magic Rock with their Curious and Rapture brews, plus Summer Wine Teleporter (£3.40) and Rouge, Great Heck Citra and Liverpool Craft Icon Dark. I tried the Teleporter, which I thought was reasonably priced for such a bar, and it was in absolutely fantastic condition. There were around 20 keg taps for ‘craft’ beers from the UK and further afield. A vast bottled beer range was set out in a beer menu with a nice mix of the well known and the obscure. I’m not really familiar with Manchester’s pub scene, so I can only really compare this to the craft beer bars I’ve encountered in London and I have to say that this place compares very favourably. It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but it’s a fine example of its genre and I’d be surprised if there is a better specialist beer house in the city.

Never seen as many beers in one pub in my life had half of some sort of beer forgot its name they would only sell it in halves because it was so strong over 3 quid it cost glad it was only half it was sweet and thick a pint would have made me sick but will call regular when in the part of the city Its a must for you beer boffins to see

Sufficiently low-key from outside that this reviewer walked past and was not entirely convinced on returning a while later (well, it was dark out). While it does look like a low-key shop from outside, it's more pub-like inside, the walls adorned with plenty of enamel plates advertising breweries from all over the world. The bar features eight hand pumps given over to interesting micro and smaller breweries. They are also up-to-speed with the new wave of keg beers, as well as offering a sizeable beer menu with Belgium featuring heavily. The small room downstairs is popular, but there's more room upstairs, as well as a beer garden (apparently - I wasn't going to venture out there on a freezing cold evening). I liked the Port Street Beer House and I'd be happy to recommend it. I'd also recommend printing off Pubs Galore's handy map (or using some sort of phone/map thingy if that's your preference) if you're not familiar with the area.

Wow the people who run this place love their beers which shows in the quality of service and the range and quality of product. Clean, quality minimalist decoration looks good but doesn't feel comfortable to sit in on the ground floor. Well worth a visit when you are doing the circuit in this area though. Some of the customers and staff just take things too seriously, so it lacked a relaxing friendly atmosphere for me. This venue is on the expensive side, but when you are buying something out of the ordinary it can be worth it.

A real ale and craft keg bar with a small interior , minimalist decor and a laminated wood effect flooring popular with a mix of customers,not just CAMRA diehards, who want to sample something out of the ordinary.There were seven handpumps,five in action on my trip offering Black Jack Stout and First Deal (£3.20),Crouch Vale Yakima, Hawkshead's Bitter and one I failed to note.The keg taps offered some knockout strength beers topped off by BrewDog Hardcore IPA along with continental lagers.There were some bar blockers on bar stools but the lack of furniture around the interior means you may have to venture upstairs with your pint to sit in the comfortable upstairs lounge or in the beer yard under a retractable awning. A short walk in a straight line from Ducie Street Basin at the junction of the Rochdale and Ashton Canals,I would certainly pop back to see what interesting ales were available,with great quality assured.

First time visit to this beer house, and it was very busy when we arrived about 6ish on Saturday night. Bar area was busy but service prompt, and the beer quality of the Magic Rock ale chosen was good. Unable to describe the place very well as it was my last port of call before heading for the train after a very enjoyable few days in Manchester, but it is one I would like to visit again when next in the area.

I would say that this is very modern bar, judging by my traditionalist standards. I failed to make a note of the ale I had in here, and my powers of recall had been in decline for some hours by the time I got dragged in here by a distinguished fellow PuG reviewer. But I seem to recall that I enjoyed it, and I do recall that I enjoyed my visit to this bar. The downstairs (ground floor) bar area was fairly crowded but there is more seating upstairs in what I think is a more comfortable room, and with the pastel painted walls that you often see in these modern looking places. There is no bar counter upstairs so of course drinks have to be brought up from downstairs. I have to say that I do prefer the more traditional pubs, but I heartily approve of these sort of places doing real ale and thus hopefully exposing the hitherto less discerning drinker to its delights. If you appreciate the combination of modern comforts and real ale, then this is the place for you.

You won't spot this one from any distance; and even when you do, you will find out what looks like the front door no longer serves that purpose. Instead, you need to use the side entrance (which presumably originally lead to a separate business or residence upstairs). Anyway, the little ground floor bar has been given a part-traditional look with basic wooden furniture but more modern decor. The upstairs lounge is more comfortable (but has no bar). Small patio out back. Seven rare ales on handpump, with the seasonal Jocktoberfest from the Kelso-based micro Tempest Brewing (£3.60) being outstanding. Also has a range of interesting keg beers and lagers, plus a substantial range of bottled offerings. Overall, well worth making a journey out to this untouristy spot on the eastern edge of the city centre.

I nearly missed this one it has such a discreet frontage, refined and sophisticated I suppose, in contrast to the bar right next door in an area of demolition and stalled redevelopment. A single square room on the ground floor with a low counter to the side serving a good mix of small UK brewery cask beers, continental kegs, Brewdog keg and a good selection of bottles. They were running a Scottish themed mini festival named Jocktober this week. The glassware is branded with the bar's logo. The staff were enthusiastic and knowledgeable young ladies without beards (Rob must have picked a bad day). There is a stripy laminate floor, plain walls in “taupe” and seating mainly on metal stools although there is a rather pubby settle in one corner, décor is of the line of pump clips on a beam variety. The music is constant and at low level so it's almost drowned out by the happy chatter of the customers. Much trendy eyewear and even trendier haircuts in evidence among the mainly younger clientele, along with some older eccentrics, the odd beer geek and some young women in for post work/pre weekend drinks. As Rob says there's beer yard at the back, a lounge on the first floor and the toilets on the second floor. It's not a pub but it's popular and sells a good range and quality of beer.