The Underdog, Dronfield

Looking like the archetypal craft bar or dodgy micro, it has a bit more going for it. A small, square , exposed brick room with exposed industrial fittings, the counter is on the back wall and toilets are to its’ side. Seating is a mix of tall tables with stools and a trio of lower rectangular ones. Five pulls on the counter serve a selection of mostly local beers, Chantry on two plus a Thornbridge, a Kirkstall and one from Lakedown, of Sussex I believe. The bar back has 12 keg taps.  An Untapped type display above the counter and another by the door gives you the full range of choices. Decent quality so a reasonable three hander with three in a row here; the less blessed White Swan and the GBG listed Dronfield Arms book ending the Underdog. Most educated pub goers know it’s etiquette to return empty glasses to the counter but here they give you the option of taking a glass away for a donation to a cancer charity. Child friendly.

Single-storey bar with semi-modern furniture comprising six tall tables and three of standard height. Offers a variety of beers in a wide range of styles from two groups of six craft keg taps on the bar-back plus five handpumps on the counter for cask ales from Ilkley, Thornbridge, Shiny, Rudgate and Chantry's Steelos (£4.00). Unusually for places of this type, 70s and 80s was playing at slightly more than background level.

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