Spire Bar, Coventry

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Official site of Spire Bar - dhillonsspirebar.com

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Official site of Spire Bar - dhillonsspirebar.com

This outlet seemingly belonging to local brewery Dhillon's was the worst of 13 pubs we visited in Coventry on a Saturday afternoon. Set in part of an old church, with the spire above, most seating is outside to the front. There are a few tables inside, which our party of 6 practically filled, due to the small seating area. There are a couple of unisex toilet cubicles off to the left side, with the high ceiling from the spire itself covered in what looked like fake foliage. The only handpull I could see was covered in a kitchen roll. So, just 3 Dhillon's keg beers were available (Bright Eyes, Ghost Town Lager & Brut IPA), alongside Blue Moon, Asahi, Peroni & Cornish Orchards Golden Cider. I had the Bright Eyes, which was pretty awful. However, the friendly barman did give us a rather large taster of the Brut IPA. A fairly unique setting, but not one I will be rushing back to.

Spectacular building, with a surprisingly small bar under the eponymous pinnacle and most of the seating out in the square. I managed to get one of the few indoor tables (mostly due to the bad weather, because I imagine that this place is normally full on a Friday evening). In addition to a few Dhillon's craft beers on the keg taps, two cask beers were available on gravity: Bright Eyes GPA (£4.50) and Red Rebel IPA.