The Grapes, Bath

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Official site of The Grapes - thegrapesbath.co.uk

Official site of The Grapes - thegrapesbath.co.uk

Funny place; quite traditional over a long and narrow bar, hot and sweaty within with a folk band in situ. Amusement value via the repurposed bus seats. Many punters were taking advantage of the outside seating, some of which looked like traffic control rather than belonging to the pub. Four sticks with a pair of ciders and a pair of cask from Twisted Oak plus a couple of interesting fridge choices. My Twisted Oak Citra was a bit warm but drinkable (NBSS 2). Ropey cask aside, this one had character and I suspect if I’d visited at a quieter time (and got a better beer) I’d have been fairly enamoured. But, as the great Roy Walker advised us, say what you see.

As described by others, below. I was really impressed by the staff who made a point of chatting and checking whether we wanted CAMRA discount, offering tasters and just generally being professional and welcoming. The clientele were a mixed bag ranging from crusty old yoghurt knitters to a young mother with a baby, but no tourists or undesirables. Ales on were Grime’s RA American Pale Ale, Langport Bitter from Fine Tuned and 4 craft ales. The draft ales were in excellent condition as was the real cider from Medford. One of the better drinking establishments in Bath and worth returning to for many reasons.

Now reopened a few months ago after a two year closure, It felt a little more modern bar than traditional pub to me. The ninth pub of my day in Bath so at this stage my notes were somewhat vague. there are four handpumps, I dis-remember the beers but there couldn't have been anything that particularly jumped out at me as I went keg, Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout which was very good. There was a good buzz about the pub and certainly worth calling in.