Grove Alehouse, Stockport

Called in on Saturday early evening. In true micropub style, this is small with just the front room for seating and a fair bit of that taken up by the bar, leaving an L shape for customers. Five hand pulls at the end of the bar with one offering Hawkshead Pale and the rest offering stuff I had not heard of before. I had Pause by Front Row Brewing, a very pleasant chocolate stout, priced at £3.50 for a pint. Lined glasses were used so a full measure was guaranteed. The single toilet is upstairs, though I didn't see any signs to prompt the customer so I did wonder if I was heading in the right direction at first. The door could do with trimming as it's a bit stiff and drags along the carpet on the landing. We were in just before 6:30pm and it was already full, with all the tables occupied and a small group sat at the long edge of the bar on stools. Thankfully a couple exited as we had ordered so we managed to grab a table, otherwise we would have been left loitering awkwardly in front of the only bit of accessible bar (without stools). There is plenty of CAMRA related reading material available for perusal if desired. Once the two tables next to us started loudly discussing Boris Johnson, Brexit and the £350 million the NHS should be getting, we were glad to finish our drinks and leave. Probably a good place to go if you want to get pissed and talk bollocks with the locals but for us it was nice to try for one and leave when we did.