Luis Bar @ Fernandes, Wakefield

The bar in this place is right at the top of the building in a single room that is a bit like an old barn. At least you don't have to go all the way back downstairs to get to the toilets! The floor is wooden and there are some old Home brewery pub signs along with other bric-a-brac. It wasn't that busy on my Saturday afternoon visit. The bar has eleven hand pumps which had rwo unused, a cider, five Fernandes beers, Abbeydale Piracy, Revolutions Clash and Ossett Yorkshire Blonde. I had a couple of Fernandes Double Chinned IPA (£3.35) both of which were a bit warm, the first more so. Apart from that minor niggle they were fine. This is clearly one of the destination ale venues in Wakefield. It's GBG 2018 listed.

Ten ales and 1 cider on our visit, four of which were from Fernandes. We went for the Fernandes Cascade, Rat Brewery Sneaky Rat and Abbeydale Absolution. All of which were in tip top condition. The bar staff were friendly and helpful in supplying tasters. Our fellow drinkers in here were also friendly and chatty, so all in all we had a good old time in here and stayed longer than anticipated. Proper ale pub this one.

Easily missed unless you have the trusty PuG map,this is a calm oasis for the discerning drinker.The Beir Keller was closed on our Friday 5pm visit,so we carried on up the stairs to the first floor Real Ale Bar,with it's interesting decor and collection of pub signs.The vaulted ceiling with twin galleries at either end is a feature,as is the fireplace to the right of the bar.An eclectic rock track was playing at a sensible volume and the friendly barman was quick to offer tasters to aid ale choice.The ten real ale handpumps were offering two from owners Ossett (Citra and Blonde),Pied Bull Matador,Oldershaw Pioneer and Allgates Barley Brook as the rotating guests, with four from the home brewery Fernandes (my Good Night Vienna was in good form) and a single Fullers ,who have a supply agreement with Ossett,in the shape of Seafarers.A very decent selection to swing the bat at,with a handpumped cider on as well. One of our party wanted to catch a World Cup match,so with a slightly heavy heart we pushed off after one pint.I will spend a lot longer in here on my next visit to this GBG stalwart.It's a must visit when in Wakefield.

A bit hidden away in a side alley, but definitely one to seek out. Main upstairs bar has a pleasantly rustic feel, with a number of old pub signs providing some character. Ground-floor bierkeller closed when I visited briefly on a Friday lunchtime. Plenty of choice from a total of 11 handpumps, so I opted for halves of Wentworth Rock Spalt and Rum for Cover (from the in-house microbrewery) totalling £3.00. Very good.