The Distillery, Leicester

Contempory dining venue but room enough to drink as well, there is a variety of drinks including a cocktail list, 5 real ales & craft beers on draught. The real ales included Bombardier and then 4 from micros. The food includes a street food platter. Mainly set out with square tables at an angle throughout the one one space between 2 streets, there are chandeliers & wood floor with silver grey walls. Not much inside or out but the extra marks for the quality and choice of drinks, great to see a chain make this much effort. The air conditioning works!

A typical Slug with regards to the decor, but it's very different from most on the ale front. There are 5 handpumps on the bar serving Oakham Inferno, Bombardier and 3 changing guest usually from local breweries. The barstff were very friendly and chatty on my Thursday evening visit. My pint was in great condition and there was a small CAMRA discount. This pub is in the CAMRA GBG2013. It won't suit everyone, but the ale is very good. It's nice to see a Slug becoming a regular in the GBG.

Not used to going into these pubs, but had heard good reports of the Leicester one as they have an interest in real ale and hold beer festivals there. It is in the 2012 Good Beer Guide. Popular bar as it is in the market area, and there were TV's on showing different Olympic events when we were in. 4 handpumps with 2 ales on and we had no problem with either. They were Llangorse Maid Horsin' Around, and Broughton Dark Dunter.