The Way Outback Brewery Taproom, Bournemouth

Trendy tap room in the studenty Southbourne area. It's all keg here, but the prices aren't outrageous, they're mostly sessionable and the quality's good. The usual Pale Ales predominate on the dozen or so taps - a cursory glance at the boards suggested it's all in-house brews. There's a limited hot food offering - mainly pizza, with a few sides. On this sunny afternoon, all the outside seats were taken, but a few were left inside. It's popular then, but worth a try.

This small brewery taproom can be found opposite the brewery itself, the two buildings separated by a side road. The taproom was busy on our Tuesday visit. Being the size of a micropub with the main bar at the front and a tiny room to the rear, tables can be hard to come by. A total of 13 of the brewery's beers were on, all dispensed by KeyKeg - Working Like A Dog, Super Abundance, Take Me To Valhalla, I'm Not Your Dad, Or Am I?, Bjorn Survivor, Floki, Tupelo, Lil't, Boobies, Feel The Rhythm, Thriller With Vanilla & Pistachio Mustachio. In addition, there was Purbeck Cider 10 & Iford Mulled Cider. The atmosphere was lively, staff and customers were friendly and all of the beers we tasted were in a decent condition. Definitely a place I would return to if ever in Southbourne again.

Official site of The Way Outback Brewery Taproom - www.thewayoutback.co.uk

Official site of The Way Outback Brewery Taproom - www.thewayoutback.co.uk