Brewhouse & Kitchen, Southsea

The second Brewhouse of the day and it’s clear that they follow a similar formula, with a stripped out look, brew kit and young crowd; the average age doubled on our group’s arrival. Unlike the sister outlet, there’s no smell of malt, just Lynx from the students. It’s a bit featureless, but there’s a substantial beer patio for an alfresco pint looking out across Southsea Common to the sea and European Union beyond (Boo![ ]/Hurrah![ ] tick as appropriate). This would seem to be more of a craft keg rather than real ale venue. There were only four pumps and as with the sister pub, two were off. I don’t know what I ordered but it was pleasant enough, though at £2.40 for a half, easily the most expensive drink of the day. Only really worth a visit for the suntrap out front.

A decent spot if you fancy an alfresco pint when the weather is good as it was on the PUG tour, the pub itself is modern and rather featureless, brewing kit aside. Beers were as Bucking Fastard describes below with the Great Escape being Ok.