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Artisan Tap, Stoke-On-Trent

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552 Hartshill Road
Hartshill
Postal town: Stoke-On-Trent
ST4 6AF

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Artisan Tap

We initially walked straight past this bar. We knew it was nextdoor to the Old House At Home, but having passed that pub too, all we could find was a launderette. I suspect this may have been more due to the amount of alcohol consumed, but we retraced our steps and found the Artisan Tap.

Entrance is via an outdoor drinking yard. The premises have a temporary feel about them. The main room has the bar against the right-hand wall, with a stage and a live band performing to the rear. After ordering, we retreated to a second room off to the rear left, which was nicely decorated but had a very musty smell to it.

Cask ales on were Little Brewing Company Tonk, Bristol Beer Factory Cinder Toffee Stout & Buxton Right To Roam. The cider was Lilley's Pineapple, whilst craft beers were Beartown Inception, Galway Nitro Stout, Beavertown Gamma Ray, Little Brewing Badly Drawn Boy & Brew York Rhubarbara Streisand.

This place was quite lively on our Friday evening visit. With a decent drinks range, it's definitely one to consider if you are ever in Hartshill.

On 22^nd March 2025 - rating: 7
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Strongers . left this review about Artisan Tap

Artisan Tap is a stone floored bar where the entrance opens onto a serving counter to the right, stage at the rear and seating that runs up the left. It feels a bit like a shed, especially when there’s only one other customer. To be fair he was a friendly chap and the barmaid was also polite. I imagine it’s much busier when the advertised regular live music is in progress. Craft keg is available, as is cask ale from the four hand pumps that were drawing Salopian’s Dewdrops, Whim Ales’ Flower Power and Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby alongside Lilley’s Pina Colada cider. The Dewdrop was a decent murky brew that pretty much finished me off for the day. I’d pop back in if passing.

On 27^th August 2023 - rating: 7
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Steve of N21 left this review about Artisan Tap

Another interesting addition to the NuL drinking scene and this new beer and gin bar owned by the people who had owned the café next door is now just over a year old. Interesting interior with a main room containing the bar, which I believe doubles as the main music room when the bar puts on frequent live music acts, a very interesting strange décor room at the back well described below, and a good sun trap patio area to the front.
And our visit was clearly better than Will’s inaugural one for this review site as there were quite a few in on a Friday evening and there was a bit of atmosphere. Yes it has three real ales on as described below but from what I could see a large amount of the demographic where this one does float their boat were couples drinking more the craft beers (for the gentleman) and Gin cocktails (for the lady)..

On 2^nd July 2018 - rating: 7
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