Pig & Pump, Chesterfield

Official site of Pig & Pump - www.pigandpump.co.uk

12 real ales on. Bouncers on Door. Busy, with an eclectic crowd of all ages, race and sex. Could spend all evening here, but there's plenty to explore. Visit blogged at http://bit.ly/2kZxkq7

As noted below this is a modern decor pub that is associated with the RAW brewery. The 12 hand pumps had a great selection (apart from the Abbot) with three from RAW, two from Blue Monkey and others. I went for the Blue Monkey Bonobo & Infinity+1 (£3.30) and took them out to the pleasant patio. Both were in excellent condition. The Blue Monkey beers were a real bonus for me here so I liked this one a lot.

A very good pub beerwise but a bit rubbish fixture and fittings wise. An extremely bland modernish interior is forgivable due to the beer selection. Of the 12 handpumps 4 were RAW brewery stuff and the rest guest ales. Its literally a stones throw from the crookerdy spirey churchy thingy. It gets a good score for the beer selection.

I only visited the ground floor of this modern bar, pretty much all wood with tall leather upholstered stools at tall tables, even the bench seating is tall, walls are plain cream and the floor is laminate. In the front part you can sit at normal sized tables and chairs and look at the bottom of the church with the crooked spire. In spite of the foody set up there are twelve hand pumps with a range of generally local beers, the exception being Greene King Abbott, they're mostly pale beers of course. The beers I tried were in fine condition. There are a couple of T Bars with a mix of national kegs and some craft, there are also well stocked fridges again with a mix of craft and the prosaic. Upstairs appears to be for a live music venue.

This is the RAW brewery tap, which is a surprise as only one of the twelve beers on the handpumps was from RAW. All one room but with a raised area that was being used for dining on our visit. Some high tables near the bar and quite a few barstools. It's very bright and airy, with lots of light wood, this definitely appealed to MS CAMRA, if less so to me. It is however a very well kept pub. Both our drinks were in very good nick as well. A friendly and knowledgeable barmaid topped off the attractions. We'll be calling in again next time we're in Chesterfield.