Moor Vaults & Tap Room, Bermondsey, SE16

This section of the Bermondsey railway arches on Enid Street houses the popular Brew By Numbers microbrewery which has been in situ for a while. But this strip is now enhanced by three other bars from out of town craft brewers trying to take advantage of the Bermondsey Craft scene by opening tap rooms. Most noticeable is now Cloudwater from Manchester, who opened late last year following in the footsteps of Moor Beer from Bristol with their tap room here. I agree with Moby below that as railway arch bars go this is a good one with both internal and external bench seating space and a professional bar set up at the far end with a 12 tap keg wall and space for up to six cask ales served from the barrels visible behind a glass panel above the tap wall. There were 10 Moor Beer keg beers on offer with a couple of guests and then three of their real ales. I went for the Revival Cask ale and very good it was too. All beers are available in thirds, halves or pints with the keg beers coming in between £5 and £8 a pint depending on strength and my pint of cask was just under a fiver if I remember correctly. We almost didn’t get into this one also, but nothing to do with the crowds and more because of the excellent Pork pie and scotch egg food van parked in front of it which distracted our attention for a good while. Not really associated with the Moor Beer Tap but it did enhance our enjoyment of a visit to this section of the arches.

A newly opened tap for the Bristol brewer, and a decent job they've made of it, although its just another railway arch its at a more professional level than some , a good range of beer in cask as well as keg, The Dark alliance was very good. This is one I would be happy to re-attend.