Rowells Drinking Emporium, Nottingham

Bucking Fastard left this review about Rowells Drinking Emporium

In a former haberdashers,the interior is noteworthy with a street light inside the shop window,a great parquet floor,a long series of cupboards on the left side housing quirky displays,a clothes mangle further back in front of high tables towards the rear and some good wood dividers with etched glass and a pleasing sliding door to the cooling room stillage.The seating in the shop windows is quirky with rotating office chairs,some small pews and a banquette.The bar is particularly low and there is a beer menu on the wall by the bar.
On my visit that meant Three Brothers Trilogy Blonde and Mosaic Pale (NBSS 3.5),Acorn Barnsley Bitter ,Exeter County Best and Bradfield Farmers Stout.There were two continental lagers,indie beers Salt Alpacalypse and Beartown Inception and some ciders.
It's in the 2025 GBG but the owner insisits in bringing in West Country ale ,which is a challenge from a region not known for it's real ale excellence whereas the immediate area is blessed .The focus on low ABV real ales felt like a mistake and although this is a reasonable place for a pint,it cannot compete with the Sawley Junction micropub on ale nor indie beer.

On 12^th June 2025 - rating: 7
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