Bar Fringe, Manchester

A cracking venue, unassuming from the outside but full of character inside. Pretty busy on my most recent Saturday evening visit. There were a few cask ales on and went for the Uncle Monk's IPA, which was a bit of a let down, perfectly drinkable but lacking the punch I expected from an IPA. We were eyeing up the bottles in the fridge and spotted Leffe Rituel 9° and decided to splash out the £5-ish per bottle for this 9% beauty - no regrets! Absolutely lovely. It feels like a proper old pub, but in smaller premises. I have heard a vicious rumour that this area is due for redevelopment which may result in the loss of Bar Fringe. It would be a sad loss if that is indeed the case.