Fuggle & Golding, Ilkley

A bottle shop cum micro with a counter to the left and fridges of cans and bottles beyond, shelves of bottles both sides. There are tall tables and stools down the right hand side opposite the short counter and some lower tables in the windows and further back. No cask beers but an interesting range of up to 10 kegs from near and far, the nearest being Bini Brew round the corner. Beers available are shown on clipboards above the bar back. Upstairs toilets; Edison bulbs on gardening mesh light job, mirrors and a display of decorative cans form the decor.

This is a bottle shop that is up against it, considering the reputation of nearby Booths supermarket. There were nine keg taps when I was here, and I was told that the early evening trade is good - closing time is 9pm. After a lengthy study I went for the Kirkstall Pilsner, as being likely to be the least citrusy of the various modern "craft" beers. It was very cold and gassy, but not over-priced, I guess, at £2 for a half. Having studied all the bottles and cans on sale, I commented to the lad who was serving that the name Fuggle & Golding is a little misleading, considering that those hops do not appear in a single one of the beers available. He didn't argue the point. Date of visit: 30th June 2019

Not a bad place with the bar on the left dispensing seven craft type ales. A few seats then a fridge on the back wall and shelves to the left and right containing various cans and bottles. I had a 6.8% ABV IPA which tasted nothing like 6.8%!!

Official site of Fuggle & Golding - www.fuggleandgolding.co.uk

Official site of Fuggle & Golding - www.fuggleandgolding.co.uk