The Crow, Nottingham

The Crafty Crow is a new venture opened by Magpie brewery,the pub is in a nice location opposite the entrance to Nottingham Castle. Once inside there is a small oblong shaped area near the entrance,there are a few normal tables and chairs and a couple of settees here. The main room is up a few steps,this is a large square shaped room with an island bar,there is a raised area to the left which had a long wood backed bench seat and normal tables and chairs,there are normal tables and chairs near the bar,the right side also has one long wood backed bench seat and chairs. There are 10 pumps on the bar,five either side,but there is list next to the bar with all beers and gravity on it. I had a drink of Funfair Egg Wheel which was a very well kept beer,the other beers i noted were Magpie Raven Stout / JPA,Star Quasar,Ashover Sundial,Raw Majic Mild,Copthorne Damson Porter,Notttingham Foundary Mild,Cheshire 4Ts plus a beer from Nobbys,all pumps were in use,the beers are quite cheap with beers priced in gravity bands,3.6 to 4.4 £2.70 a pint,4.5 to 4.9 £3.00 a pint and 5.00 and above £3.50 a pint. The room has quite a modern look to it and a nice laid back atmosphere. This pub fits in nicly with crawl around this area of Nottingham. Pub visited 3/5/2014