Hicks Bar, St. Austell

Hicks Bar is St Austell Brewery’s tap adjacent to the brewery above the bottle and souvenir shops on the ground floor. There’s a mix of standard and high furniture in an open plan space that is faced by a serving counter in the left rear corner. There are six hand pumps, obviously all St Austell beers, as well as four regular kegs and four guest. I sat opposite the counter at one of the high tables under hops hanging from the beams across the wooden vaulted ceiling. I plumped for a pint of the Anthem that is a good session beer. Through an opening to the right of the counter is the Brewery museum where there’s more seating and the brewery’s timeline is displayed on the wall. A viewing window looks down into the automated packing area to the right and the brewery room bar is to the left, access for tours only. The service was friendly and I’m a fan of St Austell beers so I enjoyed my stop and would gladly return.

Official site of Hicks Bar - www.staustellbreweryvisitorcentre.co.uk

Official site of Hicks Bar - www.staustellbreweryvisitorcentre.co.uk