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Arkwright's, Belper
Belper
DE56 1AP
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about Arkwright's
Seven hand pumps with six beers available - one had just finished and the line was being cleaned. A variety of styles including a pecan porter, a pina colada milkshake IPA, a New Zealand pale and a West Coast one too. Also Bass, but I fancied a go at the Buxton Stacked, the West Coast IPA, which was pretty good, with a bitterness developing pleasingly (NBSS 4). A good, reliable pub, but don't expect to find more than one or two beers that are to your taste.
On 24th August 2024
- rating: 8
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Old Boots left this review about Arkwright's
A GBG listed micro, one long thin room with a rear counter, a bit club like in atmosphere and decor. A bank of three pulls at one end and a set of four at the other, a low T-bar of national faves and a double of more interesting kegs make up the beer complement. Cask beers were from Three Brothers, Red Willow, Verdant, Pentrich, Arbor and er Wadworths (6X). Mixed seating and decor including mirrors, brewery ephemera and a portrait of the eponymous Richard Arkwright the spinning entrepreneur and inventor as well as the more famous TV shopkeeper. There’s a seating area in the yard to the side. Weird place decent beer.
On 26th May 2024
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Pub SignMan left this review about Arkwright's
This is a very smartly presented micropub of sorts, tucked away down an inconspicuous town centre side street. The pub has a single room layout with bare boards throughout, high etched glass windows, plain painted walls and a high dark ceiling. The bar runs along the rear wall and has an unusual white wood panelled counter front with a metal top and blocky shelving units on the bar back. A railway-style sign with the pub’s name hangs from the bar canopy. On the far wall, a nice fireplace had been lit, generating some much-needed warmth on a cold Winter’s evening and helping to create a cosy feel that made you want to stay a bit longer than planned. Rows of tables and chairs fill the bulk of the room, with a few high stools dotted around in support. The whole place has been liberally decorated with old breweriana, high shelves are stocked with jugs and tankards, fairy lights add to the ambiance and a TV screen was spotted in one corner but remained unused throughout my stay. A crooner soundtrack played in the background, and I noticed some plentiful bench seating in a covered space down one side of the pub which was surprisingly popular despite the plummeting temperatures.
On the bar, cask ales amounted to Pentyrch Fear I’d Sleep, Wadworth 6X, Vocation Bread and Butter, Blue Beer Citra Mosaic and Shiny Affinity. I tried the Fear I’d Sleep, which was in excellent condition, and fell into conversation with a cheery CAMRA bloke who’d clocked me in a couple of other Belper pubs earlier in the day, so we chatted about our pub plans for the rest of the weekend for long enough to merit also sampling the Bead and Butter, which was also in top nick.
I really liked this place and was glad that I’d saved it until the end of my Belper crawl, as it definitely merited the extended stay. A pleasant environment in which to check out the interesting ale selection which seems to benefit from rapid turnover, I would say this is pushing the Angel’s Micropub pretty hard for the title of best pub in Belper.
On 4th September 2023
- rating: 8
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Arkwright's
Arkwright's is one of several pubs in Belper that don't open until 4pm during the week. We'd timed our visit for opening and stood chatting to a local whilst waiting for them to open. Had we come the day before, we'd have been unlucky, as the pub didn't open at all due to a cellar revamp.
With a closure the previous day, we suspected there might be a limited range of ales. But our fears were soon allayed. In fact, an extra handpull had been added.
Marston's Pedigree is the regular beer. Guests were Bristol Beer Factory Talisman & Notorious, Neepsend Syringa, Stardust Optica, Abbeydale Hibernation & Three Brothers S'More Porter. Ciders were Weston's Old Rosie, Gwynt y Ddraig Welsh Warrior & Lilley's Bee Sting Perry, Mango Cider, Rhubarb Cider, Lemon & Lime Cider and Pear & Raspberry Cider.
My porter was very enjoyable and I could quite happily have stopped for more had we not had several other late opening venues to try.
Staff were friendly. Note that the CAMRA discount has been discontinued.
On 13th December 2021
- rating: 8
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Arkwright's
This bar is highly rated by our two local pals who were taking us on a crawl around Belper. I tend to agree with them as all the beers we tried were in excellent condition and the pub had a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. There was a choice of seven ales on our visit, six on handpump and a Marston's Pedigree served straight from the cask. The six handpump ale choice was Black Iris Endless Summer, Pentrich Glass Half Empty, North Down He-Bru IPA, Shiny Happy People, Iron Pier Enneka & Callista and Briggs GoGoKu.
On 5th October 2019
- rating: 8
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custodian 42 left this review about Arkwright's Real Ale Bar
One room with bar to the left. Six real ale pumps and Pedigree available from the barrel. Muted TV to rear of the room.
On 16th September 2018
- rating: 6
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Aqualung . left this review about Arkwright's Real Ale Bar
As noted below this is a small single rectangular room that takes up part of the old conservative club. It's not that dissimilar from a larger micropub.
The bar has six hand pumps which had Pedigree, Poynton Aurora, Oakham Citra, Muirhouse Hop Garden, Beartown Peach Melbear and Braass Castle Sunshine. I went for the Brass Castle Sunshine (£3.40) which was in good nick but attracted criticism from a couple of locals over my pronunciation of the brewery!
I thought this place was well worth a visit and would return.
On 7th August 2018
- rating: 8
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Gill Smith left this review about Arkwright's Real Ale Bar
Really liked this friendly locals bar and it's choice of real ales. They served flights of beer so we had 3 thirds. Breweries available were Dukeries, Two Roses, Ashover, Briarbank and Wilde Child plus Marstons Pedigree. We chose Two Roses Cascade, Ashover Zoo and Briarbank Perpendicular, all of which were fine.
On 3rd June 2018
- rating: 9
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Will Larter left this review about Arkwright's Real Ale Bar
A back-street building in local stone, once the Conservative Club; it is now shared by the Strutt Club and this pub. The pub occupies a single ground floor room which has painted wood panelling all around, with vents for heat to disperse from the radiators hidden within. The panelling is topped by a shelf which is handy for standing your beer on if all the tables are occupied. Above the shelf the wall is papered and decorated with beer related posters in frames, with a high shelf of jugs and such. There are chairs of varying heights and firmness - there are cushions available if needed, hanging on hooks to the left on entry. There was background music that was lively but not too loud. I thought this was a well-presented room that gave an impression very like a traditional pub, although it has only been here for a short time.
The bar has six hand pumps, plus Pedigree drawn from the barrel and served from a jug, and many real ciders from polypins. The beers available at the time of my visit (see photos) were nearly all very pale but I had Furnace Amber Gambler, which was a best bitter in really good condition. I'd make a point of coming here next time I'm in Belper.
Date of visit: 14th November 2017
On 6th December 2017
- rating: 7
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Alan Winfield left this review about Arkwrights Real Ale Bar
Arkwrights is a small single roomed pub that is below the Strutt club which has snooker tables,there is a connecting door to the club.
Once inside there is a smallish single oblong shaped room with the bar on the left side,the seating mainly normal tables and chairs with a tall table and chairs at each end of the room.
There were 6 real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Cross Bay Zenith which was a very nice drink,the other beers noted were Dancing Duck Dark Drake,Oakham Infinity,Castle Rock Harvest Pale,Leadmill Crafty ? and Hartshorn Ignite.
This place seemed a bit too plain for my liking.
Pub visited 11/7/2015
On 11th July 2015
- rating: 6
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