The Peer Hat, Manchester

Steve C left this review about The Peer Hat

Peer Hat is found down a grim back road facing the back of an office block and its multi storey car park. The entrance leads into the main bar area where a serving counter runs across the rear wall. To the left of the counter is an area with racks full of vinyl for sale. Just off centre is the top of a flight of stairs that has beer shelves and stool all around, I didn’t venture down. Tables and chairs run across the front windows that were drawn with wispy old curtains. You certainly wouldn’t have guessed that it was a beautiful summer’s afternoon outside. In the front left is a separate seating area and the graffitied toilets are found to the front right. There is lots of tat on the walls, including some impressive golden samurai armour.
The four hand pumps on the bar were drawing Squawk Brewing’s Alauda Oatmeal Stout and Oriolus Pale Ale alongside Neptune’s Forecast and Shiny Brewery’s NZ Pale. Craft keg is also available alongside Guinness. The service was polite and I liked the non-mainstream background music coming from the jukebox, but I was the only customer. I would put this place into the late bar category rather than afternoon beer venue. This isn’t really my sort of place so I don’t plan on returning.

On 26^th June 2023 - rating: 5
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