Brew York Tap Room, York

Official site of Brew York Tap Room - brewyork.co.uk

Official site of Brew York Tap Room - brewyork.co.uk

Quite a functional tap room in an industrial shed beside the brewing vessels, separated from the beer hall at first-floor level in the adjoining taller building. Also has a partly covered yard beer garden, and it was still warm enough in the evening for me to try that. Eight cask beers on handpump, including my punchy West Coast Pale (£4.80), plus various craft keg brews from fonts on the counter and the bar-back.

The downstairs part, next to the old brewery fermenters, and benefitting from a yard and decked area out the front and a smaller semi-outdoors area overlooking the river at the back. The little bar in the middle boasts 6 handpumps and 10 wall taps, serving mostly their own beers and a cider. While some of the stronger brews reach silly prices, the session level ones are quite reasonably priced. The place feels a bit earthier and more connected to the brewery than the upstairs beer hall.