The Northern Market, Leeds

Facebook page of The Northern Market - www.facebook.com

Facebook page of The Northern Market - www.facebook.com

Official site of The Northern Market - www.northernmonk.com

Official site of The Northern Market - www.northernmonk.com

Underground (surprisingly enough) bar with primarily Vocation craft beers being served. If you're looking for cask, you'll probably be disappointed. Vocation's Heart & Soul was the sole choice. The craft selection from Vocation was Devil's Leap, Roll With It, Crush Hour, Lower Altitude, Life & Death, Life & Death Session Edition, Life & Death Golden Edition, Life & Death Hazy Edition, Elevation, Death By Cherries, Naughty & Nice & Abduction. Other beers included Schoffenhoffer, Timmerman's Cherry, Gweilo East & West, Deya Cooper's Hill, Vault City Snakebite & Black & Pohjala Ohtu. There were also a few lager-type beers and a couple of Hogan's ciders listed on the digital screens next to the bar. Seating is on long benches, all parallel to one another, whilst there are a couple of food places dishing out "street food". With not long available to us to drink in Leeds, I opted for the 11% Abduction, which was a raspberry imperial stout. I can't say I was too impressed, but the raspberry taste very often overwhelms this sort of beer.

Another one of those multiple bar and food outlet places in a cellar at the rear of the town hall. The main bar is run by Vocation and there's also a small gin & cocktail thing to the right called the Staff Room which appeared to be closed on Sunday. A vast array of beer on the bar, but only 6 on cask. It was the start of a long days drinking so I had a pint of Vocation Bread & Butter which was in very good nick. The food coming out of the Brazilian barbecue looked good as well, but as we were aiming to eat at Bundobust we gave it a miss. Another one we'll be back to next time.