Brewery Tap, Bradford

Visited back in March. Five hand pulls at the bar with three of those unclipped, leaving Ossett Silver King and TT Landlord to choose from. The Silver King set me back £1.95 for a half, slipped down very nicely and was clearly on form. I noted the presence of a pool table, a TV in the corner (possibly for sports), and to the exterior there are plenty of picnic tables out the front. Service was friendly and despite being quiet at the time of my visit, there was a pleasant atmosphere and I felt very comfortable here. I can't help thinking that the Brewery Tap name would lead you to expect a bit more excitement on the ale front, but that would be my only grumble.

Much in the “alehouse” style betraying its roots, it’s now owned by one of the larger PubCos. Lots of brown tongue and groove on the walls and the two faced counter, where the walls aren’t exposed stone, nice stone fireplace let down by a laminate floor on one side, nice flags on the other. Traditional furnishings including Britannia tables and a genuine Gaskell & Chambers pub bench, lots of old ads and blackboards as decor and information. Five pulls with three in use on one counter face, two unused on the other, average Landlord plus Black Sheep Bitter and Bradfield Farmers Blonde, otherwise standard keg offerings. It’s got a Jägerbomb machine as well. There’s a few screens, a pool table and some big speakers in a corner hinting at live or DJ “curated” music.

Official site of Brewery Tap - www.thebrewerytapidle.co.uk

Official site of Brewery Tap - www.thebrewerytapidle.co.uk

The Brewery Tap is a stone built pub that is joined onto the The Alexandra. Once inside there is a single square shaped room which has an island bar,there are pew seats to the right and small stools,there is a pool table to the rear,the room is bare boarded,the left side is slightly raised,this area has a stone floor,there is bench seating running down the left side. There were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Ossett Yorkshire Blonde,which went down well,the other beer was Shepherd Neame Spitfire. The TV was showing a music channel,background music was playing,live groups play here. I quite like pubs like this. Pub visited 12/9/2015