BrewDog Old Street, Old Street, EC1

Modern, industrial-look bar in the lower part of The Bower complex. The bar and main seating area are located up a half-flight of stairs, but there are also some annoying high tables and low window seats at entrance level (plus a few small tables out on the pedestrianised pavement). Plenty of interesting brews on the craft keg taps, but I also found Sambrook's Pale, Charnwood Charlie Brewn brown ale (£4.05) and 1824 from the Mobberley Brewhouse on three of the four handpumps. Oh, and Pilsner Urquell 'tank beer'... and electronic beer boards.

A modern and rather Spartan place with a distinct industrial feel. Split level, you enter to a long and narrow seating area of mostly high tables but the bar and other facilities are up half a flight of stairs, there is however a lift for disabled access on the far left. There is an open exposed concrete ceiling with all the various services on show, columns are exposed concrete too and the stair and floor guarding are in a steel mesh. Drinking ledges look down over the lower area with nominal upstands intended to prevent accidents. Once upstairs the bar is to the far right on a back wall, a sign declares the pub to be "Home of the Third". Indeed it is, beers are served in thirds, halves, two-thirds and pints. Lots of keg options, three were on cask, Siren Soundbase (£4.50), Sambrook's Pumphouse Pale and Dark Star Partridge Best. A large sign advertises unpasteurised Pilsner Urquell from a tank. The place doesn't feel particularly comfortable and is far from traditional but there's a good chance you will find something interesting to drink. The acclaimed Old Fountain is a short walk away too.