Bottle & Barrel, Aberystwyth

Blue Scrumpy left this review about Bottle & Barrel

This was a new pub for me and it is another one popular with the local students. There is a cosy lounge area overlooking the street at the front, with the bar just behind. To the rear is another area with 3 bench-type tables and some shelves against the walls. Further back is an enclosed outdoor patio at the rear. Students seem to prefer the indoor or outdoor tables to the rear, whilst there was a more mature bunch in the lounge at the front.

At the bar, there are a couple of handpulls offering real ales (the pub is in the Good Beer Guide) and a much larger selection of craft beers. There were also a couple of real ciders. All are listed on a screen behind the bar linked to the Untappd app. A fridge near the door also has a further selection of bottles and cans.

Real ales on my visit were Purple Moose Solstice & Tiny Rebel Juicy. Ciders were Hunt's Hazy Daisy & Watergull Orchards Cider With Elderflower. Craft beers were Geiper Pilsner, Polly's Fault Lines, Vault City Kirsch of Life, Overtone Momentum, Double-Barrelled Rivers, Schofferhoffer Watermelon Mint, Glasshouse Begin To Bloom, Marble Stout, Zapato Libro De Fabeloj, Below Ohana, Phantom Summer Jam & Wilderness To The Night And Its Stars.

This is a decent addition to the bar scene in Aberystwyth and one I definitely hope to re-visit the next time I'm in town.

On 10^th June 2024 - rating: 7
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