Cuckoo Taproom & Bottleshop, Exeter

Cuckoo is a craft bar in an old retail unit with a floor to ceiling glass frontage that looks onto a couple of picnic tables on the path outside. Inside there’s some open plan seating on the laminate flooring throughout, some beer fridges mid-way up the left-hand wall and a serving counter across the rear. There was a large student crowd during a recent Wednesday early evening visit and the background music was also very studenty, like the Cure but not as good. I went for two thirds of the Verdant which set me back £4, I wasn’t a fan. I didn’t really take to this place so I’ll not be revisiting.

Official site of Cuckoo Taproom & Bottleshop - www.whytebarbrew.com

Official site of Cuckoo Taproom & Bottleshop - www.whytebarbrew.com

Classic long narrow shop conversion micro. A bit stark with the decor though the seating is at least standard rather than god-awful high-rise bum-numbers. A few fridges with a fair selection of wares, with nine craftykeg available. Barman was a bit too keen on gabbing to his mates but he did at least say as he was pouring that I could have a free can via a promo. For the record I had a Kernel Dark Mild and a freebie of Verdant Sundialer. Worth a nose.