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Jolly Tap, Barnsley

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31 The Arcade
Barnsley
S70 2QP

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Danny O'Revey left this review about Jolly Tap

Small micro cafe on a Victorian arcade, only 2 tables inside on street level but leaning perches too. Hard bench seating. Very much a beery house and good Jolly Boys beers

On 14^th May 2025 - rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about Jolly Tap

The Jolly Tap on the Arcade, to give it its full name, started life as the Arcade Alehouse but has been run by the Jolly Boys Brewery for a number of years. My previous visits were on football days, back in the times when Luton Town used to play at Barnsley (wait for next season for a return), so it was pretty busy, being a small shop unit with an equally small upstairs room. My review from 2019 reminds me that I found the beer murky at that time, which is not a fault I observed on this occasion. We sampled four of the five beers on offer, skipping the porter, and my two halves (Supa Citra and ?PA - pronounced Why PA) were both "supa" and averaged NBSS 3.75 between them; my drinking companions were pleased with their Yorkshire Bitter and Barnsley Blonde, but they don't do beer scoring. We had the place to ourselves except for one bar hanger, which is an improvement on my memory of the overcrowding on match days, and overall this was the best pub of the seven we did on the day, with the best beer too.

On 8^th March 2025 - rating: 7
[User has posted 4348 recommendations about 3996 pubs]

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Old Boots left this review about Jolly Tap

Located in a shopping arcade, it's a single room micro with toilets and function space upstairs. The counter is in the corner by the stairs, and there's a few seats by a pew in the window. Usual chatty atmosphere, good beers on the five pulls plus a couple of Central European kegs and boxed ciders. Four kegs on the back wall to complement.

On 6^th February 2020 - no rating submitted
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