Overdraft, Winchester

Official site of Overdraft - www.overdraftbeerandtacos.co.uk

Official site of Overdraft - www.overdraftbeerandtacos.co.uk

Narrow craft beer bar extending back towards a small kitchen. Quite dark inside, and the seating is mainly basic wooden trestle tables / benches, although the small number of pavement tables at the front look more inviting... We caught it on a bit of a bad day because on of the coolers had failed so only six of the 12 craft keg taps were working. Still, a good selection of different styles but expensive; my pint of the Unity x Overdraft Stylus collaboration was about the cheapest offering at £5.40.

A former shop and possibly a micro,as described by others below. The first thing you notice when you walk in is the prices, which don't look too bad until you realise some are for halves or thirds. As Tris C hints, below, this is why it's called 'Overdraft'. 'Street food' was on offer, presumably an alternative name for road kill, but we didn't eat. The ebullient bearded barstaff struggled a bit when a group of us arrived,and we had to shuffle around to avoid blocking the door. There was a good vibe, though, including some rather disturbing discussion about bestio-pornographic YouTube videos which we think was initiated by the likelihood of this pub's Millenial target demographic trying to shock. There was a long array of taps - I think it was around a dozen - dispensing craft ales, none of which I had previously encountered, so I went for one of the two boxed ciders, which would have benefited from being served a bit cooler. Unlike the cider I didn't warm to the place so am unlikely to come back as there are better pubs nearby.

This is a shop conversion dating from October 2017, no longer selling real ale. It’s as described below with hipster interior, including much planking, bare brick, uncomfortable trestle table and bench seating, bottles of chilli oil on the tables and hanging plants to a smooth soundtrack and the waft of incense. Due to the lack of cask, I didn’t have a beer, but heard from other drinkers that the place was very expensive, which probably explains the name.