The Greyhound, Derby

Traditional looking from the outside ,the interior has had a modern makeover but done well with lots of painting by a local artist decorating the walls throughout the building.The bar is in the middle of the building and it is worth wandering around to see the full ale range on offer.The pub is owned by the Derby Brewery and of their range there was a choice of Business as Usual (very good),Quarts Heart,Magpie JPA,Autumn Ale,Quintessential ,Penny Porter,AS and Triple Hop.I was on a brief pub crawl visit but having heard that Derby Brewery have got their act together and had a very decent drink,I would certainly come back for a longer stay to check out their range.Popular with a mixed clientele and some younger drinkers.One to include on any ale tourism when in Derby.

The main entrance is up a few steps, but there is a passage through the building to the patio behind, and this also has an entrance directly to the bar (it's the way out to the toilets which are the other side of the passage). Once inside, it's a modern re-imagining of an old pub, with bare brick walls alternating with plain white-painted plasterwork, tiles on the floor and a wooden framed bar with brick infill. An eclectic mix of tables and chairs included a few rather elegant armchairs arranged near the fire, which went down well with me as my arrival coincided with a wintry shower (I only popped in to keep my camera dry). On the bar in the front room are six hand pumps, with four Derby beers and a guest ale and cider. In the room further round, which has large windows looking out to the patio, there were five further hand pumps, with one Derby beer repeated and two others making seven from their range at the time of my visit. I restricted myself to the Billy Bonka's Chocolate Brew, which was very bitter and chocolaty, being reminiscent of a bar of Bournville while still being identifiably a beer. This lasted me until the shower had passed, but I will certainly be back.