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Beer of the Week (w/e 27th April 2025) with Thuck Phat
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Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Graham Coombs left this review about The Brew Shed
Hidden in an unobtrusive row of shops by the canal bridge, this is a splendid drinkers' bar which seems to make the most of available space, and with numerous 'reserved' signs out for later probably needs it. The bar counter is in the left side, with tables through the right hand shop, an overflow room downstairs and extensive and partly covered outdoor seating to the rear. Also to the rear is the "shed" containing the brewery. Beers mostly their own with a few guests, four or five on cask and a wider selection of keg including cider, plus the mandatory bottle fridge. Very happy to return here.
On 30th November 2024
- rating: 8
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Old Boots left this review about The Brew Shed
Larger than it looks micro, it’s the brewery tap for Harrison’s brewery but also stocking guests. The fairly normal front area leads back to a sitting area with banquette seating, toilets are downstairs and there’s a garden area off of there. Decor is largely from old tools from various trades and there’s a lump of mysterious iron bolted to one wall, I later discovered (in GPO who also have one) that it was the frame from a grand piano.
NB This is not the Brew Shed in the reviews prior to 2018, that Brew Shed was in the adjacent building now "Georgie Design"
On 14th August 2022
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Brew Shed
Double fronted micro with a garden access downstairs.
Good Beer Guide 2021 entry.
Busiest place found on a Saturday afternoon in Retford.
On 12th July 2021
- rating: 7
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Brew Shed
Micro-pub, bigger than it initially looks, with more seating behind the bar, a downstairs room and some partly covered outdoor seating at the back. Three Harrison's beers in cask form - including the Vacant Gesture (£3.50) - plus a couple of keg versions and six other guest craft beers. Good, mixed crowd in.
On 7th June 2021
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about The Brew Shed
A typical shop conversion micropub, but lives up to the "shed" in its moniker by featuring lots of tools: spanners and screwdrivers and drills, some arranged in patterns that spell out the pub's name, but mostly just in patterns. Other decor included some notices that look like they've been salvaged from an old brewery: the sort that say "this is the mash tun", "here is the pasteuriser", "this is where we take all the flavour out of the beer", etc. (Not the last one, obviously.) The staff and the other customers were friendly, welcoming and informal.
Four hand pumps on the bar (see photo) and my half of Shiny 4Wood Best Bitter was in excellent condition. I sat at a table which turned out to be a primary school desk exactly like one I would have sat at in 1965: I lifted the flap expecting to see pens, ruler, exercise books and a Philips World Atlas. The ink well was missing too.
Date of visit: 24th November 2017
On 6th December 2017
- rating: 7
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Old Boots left this review about The Brew Shed
A nice micro with four pulls of little locals beers majoring on Shiny, comfortable seating and pallet wood wall, old wood working tools as highlight decor, a mix of hipster and old git clientele.
On 22nd October 2017
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