The Green Man, Halstead

Community-owned village pub, with its own microbrewery. The interior is quite small, with a tiny room and a slightly larger one. So, rather than bother the locals, we walked through the pub into the beer garden, which overlooks fields to the rear of the village. 2 real ales were on - their own Pumphouse Community Allied Amber, in addition to Greene King IPA. Rosie's Pig was the real cider and was also my choice. Didn't appear to be the friendliest of places, which seemed a little unusual for a community pub. But I think everybody was a little suspicious of strangers, given the pandemic. A place I wouldn't mind going back to in more normal times.