The Fat Tap, Weston Central, Weston Super Mare

Recently opened on the site of the former Albert Inn, this is the new tap room for the Fat Head brewery, located directly opposite. The old tap room in the brewery continues to operate, although opening hours have been scaled back and the barman informed us that in the future it may just become a bottle shop and merch store. Internally the layout remains unchanged, and perhaps much of the décor too, although it’s definitely had a bit of a spruce up and feels a lot tidier and more welcoming than it did previously. Red patterned carpet covers the floor whilst the black suspended ceiling remains. The right hand wall has blue patterned wallpaper with cream wood panelling down below, and opposite this is a fairly long bar counter with green frontage and some glazed green tiles on the wall behind. A few random pictures were scattered around, as well as a quite elaborate wooden clock and a board detailing forthcoming events such as a quiz night, film night and a cheese & vinyl day. The rear wall was unusual, it almost looked like the outside wall of an old cottage with the door to the gents having a brick arched surround and a window up above with a Juliet balcony. Seating was mostly upholstered wooden chairs, along with a padded bench at the front. Beers on tap were mostly their own as might be expected and on this occasion were Boadicea, Apollo 70, Dolci & Karmana (a collaboration with Quantock Ales), Hopzilla and I’m not your Buddy, Friend!, a tonka and maple milk stout which went down well. Several more were available on keg including their own Sabrotage, Hefeweizen, Thumb War, Okey Dokey, Captain Fathead & The Nectarons, Cherry & Tonka Sour, and Nitro Stout along with PBJ Ice Cream Sandwich (Triple Scoop) from Edinburgh’s Vault City Brewing. Ciders meanwhile were Rich’s Vintage, Just Pressed Astro and one of their own in a collaboration with Rich’s, the amusingly named Fat-chers.

Facebook page of The Fat Tap - www.facebook.com

Facebook page of The Fat Tap - www.facebook.com