The Barley Mow, Bristol

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Official site of The Barley Mow - www.bristolbeerfactory.co.uk

Enjoyed our visit to this 2016 Good Beer Guide pub with a great selection of real ales available. We had a Bristol Beer Factory beer plus Boss Brawn.

Bare boarded, one room back street local that is in the charge of Bristol Beer Factory. Stripped wood tables, mixture of seating and rather cosmopolitan, 20's music playing and there are board games available. 8 hand pulls plus lots of craft beers. Beer was a bit warm for my taste

Hard-to-find (well it was for me) backstreet pub in the rapidly redeveloping area behind the station. Traditional , well-painted building and inside is a single, fairly small staple-shaped room with a wood floor and a modern/minimalist (though not too garish) feel. Items of note included a large Bristol Beer Factory mirrored bar back and some butterflys in wall-mounted in glass cases. There’s a small but well-done paved area to the right rear. Selection of daily papers available as well as board games. Food available and a brisk trade was being done. Eight pumps with seven ales and one proper cider (as described elsewhere, Bristol Beer Factory are the mainstays but there are plenty of interesting guest ales), with a keg wall dispense behind the bar plus a large selection of bottled beers. Apparently there were more ciders elsewhere but I didn’t spot them. Tried a couple, a really good Moor Revival and an under-par BB Seven which was a shame. Worth seeking out if you are getting the train and you fancy a change from the Sven Stars-Cornubia-Kings Head triumvirate.

A fine example of how to make a “should visit” pub from a back street local a bit off the beaten track. A one bar pub that has been made over to be modern in style , but not to the extent of being bland and characterless, with a friendly vibe and an impressive Real Ale offering. XT6, Otley Amarilo, Bristol Beer 7, Moor Revival and Wild Beer Fresh made it into my note book from the eight pumps available, so I will bow to the previous PuG reviewers who recorded them all, and the couple I tried were in good condition. It’s a bit tricky first time of asking to find it in the back streets north of the river to Temple Meads Station, but worth the effort and fully recommended as a first point of call for any Bristol crawl when alighting from the train.