The Greyhound, Derby

The main entrance is up a few steps, but there is a passage through the building to the patio behind, and this also has an entrance directly to the bar (it's the way out to the toilets which are the other side of the passage). Once inside, it's a modern re-imagining of an old pub, with bare brick walls alternating with plain white-painted plasterwork, tiles on the floor and a wooden framed bar with brick infill. An eclectic mix of tables and chairs included a few rather elegant armchairs arranged near the fire, which went down well with me as my arrival coincided with a wintry shower (I only popped in to keep my camera dry). On the bar in the front room are six hand pumps, with four Derby beers and a guest ale and cider. In the room further round, which has large windows looking out to the patio, there were five further hand pumps, with one Derby beer repeated and two others making seven from their range at the time of my visit. I restricted myself to the Billy Bonka's Chocolate Brew, which was very bitter and chocolaty, being reminiscent of a bar of Bournville while still being identifiably a beer. This lasted me until the shower had passed, but I will certainly be back.

Official site of the Greyhound, includes real ale details - www.greyhound-dbc.co.uk

Official site of the Greyhound, includes real ale details - www.greyhound-dbc.co.uk