Plumbers Arms, Huddersfield

I really liked this pub and would happily return here as a destination pub, along with the Sportsman. My pint of Brewsters Decadence was superb and was my beer of the week. Thanks to our Pubs Galore Crawl adding this pub to the itinerary.

Very close to the bus station,this pub has been refurbed and is now on the Huddersfield real ale map.The interior winds around an central bar ,largely open plan with quite a bit of exposed brickwork,modern wood flooring and decked out with fairy lights around the ceiling.Fireplaces have been retained with a woodburner to the right of the entrance and the furniture is quite traditional,mainly in wood. There was a good crowd in afterwork on a Friday and it is worth walking around the bar to see what is available from the two sets of handpumps,eight in total. On my trip that meant Tetley Cask,Bradfields Farmers Blonde,Black Sheep Bitter,Elland 1872 Porter,Potbelly Trotter,Mallinsons Doukan Duck (top notch) and Brewsters Decadence (good) with a pump devoted to real cider. I liked it and feel it should now be on any crawl list around town,handy for the bus station too.

This is the latest addition to the flourishing Real Ale scene in Huddersfield having only opened a couple of weeks ago. It's been completely refurbished with a mix of old in the form of some original wooden beams and new such as exposed brickwork and a shiny wood floor. It's a single square room with an island bar that has four hand pumps on each side. One of these was unused on my visit and the rest had Felix Ruby Bitter & Boothtown Golden, Elland 1872 & White Russian, Tetley Bitter, Mallinson's Argentinian Cascade and Bradfield Farmer's Blonde. I went for the 1872 Porter (£2.80) which was excellent and seemed remarkably cheap just 15p more than the town Spoons. My only gripe was the three TV screens that nobody really seemed to be watching. This new kid on the block is well worth a look.

Re-opened 26.05.16, after a major refurb. Up to eight real ales are promised, plus various craft beers.