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The Crafty Fox, Brighouse
Brighouse
HD6 1AQ
Served areas
Reviews of The Crafty Fox (Average Rating: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about The Crafty Fox
Very good shopping centre bar, as described by previous reviewers. Six cask beers on (see photo) and I had the excellent Acorn Hoptathlon 4.5%, and easy NBSS 4. It was very relaxing after the tensions of the football and then having to run for my bus to get here. I could happily have spent my final hour here before my train, but you know how it is. So many pubs, so little time.
On 31st August 2024
- rating: 8
[User has posted 4273 recommendations about 3935 pubs]
Real Ale Ray left this review about The Crafty Fox
A decent sized craft and real ale bar, with some good solid rock music piped through the speakers on our Saturday afternoon visit. All the interior walls including the back of the bar, were clad with rough cut pine planks to give it a rustic feel. There was a decent collection of pump clips around the walls and along the front bar, some of which made up the pubs name the Crafty Fox along the left hand side wall above the beer boards.
I see why Blue Scrumpy spent some time here as the beer choice was excellent and the place had a good vibe. 6 ales on pump Millstone True Grit, Kirkstall Pale Ale, Salopian Lemon Dream, Deya General Nebulous Thoughts, MBH Cheshire Pale and Nightjar Cosmonaut. All the prices were very reasonable, plus there was a choice of 10 keg offerings.
On 3rd July 2024
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3644 recommendations about 3644 pubs]
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Crafty Fox
This is one of those places that is somewhere between a micropub and a bar. Situated on one of Brighouses's main shopping streets, it is definitely a shop conversion. However, stretching over a couple of floors, you wouldn't exactly describe it as micro. In addition, there appeared to be a slight leaning towards craft beers, as opposed to cask ales.
A handful of locals were in when I arrived, but by the time I'd left, the ground floor was fairly packed and including a fair few dogs. I'd bagged a table nearer the front and quite happily whiled away an hour or so, which for me is a long time in a pub!
6 cask ales are served. On my visit these were Salopian Oracle, Big Trip Spektrum, Darkland Riwaka, Neepsend Willbrand, Kirkstall Jasper & Brew York Yorkshire Parky. Craft beers were Verdant Random Rules, Polly's Mular, Neon Raptor Memory Tapes, Twisted Wheel Moral Panic & Siren Mucha Mocha. There were a number of lagers on sale too. Having never tried Yorkshire Parkin cake before, my Yorkshire Parky had a rather unique taste, which I couldn't quite get to grips with. Not wishing to leave without having another, I thought I'd try the 10% Mucha Mocha - probably a mistake considering I wanted to try at least 4 more pubs. It was much more to my taste. Although I find that anything in double figures tends to be enjoyable!
I'd say this rivals the Market Tavern for the honour of being best pub in Brighouse. They both have different strongpoints, but I did enjoy my first visit here.
On 21st September 2022
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3040 recommendations about 3038 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 23 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 23 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 23 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 23 October 2019 by aleand hearty
- Live Music : Yes last updated 24 October 2019 by aleand hearty
- Micropub : Yes last updated 23 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 23 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 23 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : Yes - Wednesday 7.30 p.m. - last updated 24 October 2019 by aleand hearty
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 23 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 21 September 2022 by Blue Scrumpy
