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The Craft Beer Co, Brighton
Brighton
BN1 3FG
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
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john gray left this review about The Craft Beer Co
Very average addition to the Craft Beer Co chain.Good range of beers on but my Dark Star -revelation was dull.
On 13th April 2018
- rating: 7
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Tris C left this review about The Craft Beer Co
Originally the Princess Victoria, this pub dates back to at least the early 1880s, later to be known as The Florist.
An enjoyable walk up here from the town centre, through attractive streets, some with neo-Gothic terraces.
The CBC is a fairly safe product, and this is more pubby than some, though the interior is decked out in a custard-themed colour scheme. There’s little décor, save for some old brewery mirrors. There’s a wood floor, tiled bar apron and conventional furniture. Given the proximity to the sea, it was appropriate that the gramophone was playing the Beach Boys at a sensible level.
Ales: as usual, too many to count. I plumped for a half of the Clerkenwell Pale at a very agreeable £1.75. It was decent and refreshing, though I was avoiding high ABV ales.
Nice place, good location, decent beers but not the homeliest or cosseting of branches.
On 31st March 2018
- rating: 7
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Craft Beer Co
Modernised corner pub with the 'L'-shaped interior featuring unexpectedly light wood and paintwork. Also has an upstairs lounge (not visited). Six of the nine handpumps were operational when we visited, with real ales - including Roosters Red Start (£2.05, half) - in a range of strengths and styles plus a cider. Also has 18 craft keg lines and an impressive collection of over 200 bottled beers.
On 31st March 2018
- rating: 8
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Craft Beer Co
A good sized back street corner pub which had light yellow painted walls and mustard colour painted woodwork.The main feature in here was the small turret shaped bay window , with dimpled patterned leaded glass work. As it's a Craft Beer pub, there was a good range of beers to choose from the main bar. along with a well stocked fridge of foreign and Belgian bottled beers. My choice of beer was the Clerkenwell Pale ale, which went down a treat.
On 30th March 2018
- rating: 8
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Craft Beer Co
A street corner pub with quite a basic L shaped interior ,wooden floor,pine furniture and a small raised area at one end.There is an upstairs function room.The star here is the real ale selection,although not all the 9 hamdpumps were operational .The choice on myn trip was a real Lilly cider,Siren Broken Dream ,Roosters Red State,Clerkenwell Pale,Dark Star Revelation and Salopian Lux Nova,on very good form.There is a keg selection of some magnitude.The pub opened early to accomodate the PuG crawl (Thanks Will !) and although not memorable as a pub,from my point of view the ale selection deserves an extra point.One not to miss on an ale crawl,I will give it another go next time in town.
On 25th March 2018
- rating: 8
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Moby Duck left this review about The Craft Beer Co
Split level corner pub a little smaller than I was expecting,I only counted eight pumps including one Cider, I may well have miscounted as earlier reports suggest nine.
My Fyne Ales Titan was very nice but I found the pub itself not quite reaching my expectations and prefer some of the London venues,It is though worth a visit and would call in again.
On 26th June 2016
- rating: 7
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hondo . left this review about The Craft Beer Co
L shaped interior as described below. In the region of 9 real ales and 15 "craft keg" served.
On 20th November 2013
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Craft Beer Co
Only a short walk from the bustle of Brighton’s shops and seafront, the first Craft Beer Co bar outside London nevertheless has a location slightly off the beaten track, meaning that it’s invariably frequented only by those who were looking for it. The pub has quite a small interior, occupying an L-shaped room with bare floorboards and neutral coloured walls. There is a mix of high tables and stools and lower copper topped tables with standard chairs, plus one particularly long, sturdy looking table which runs under the side windows, ideal for a larger group to occupy. At one end of the room, a large Whitbread mirror is suspended above a small brick fireplace, whereas at the other end, a raised section offers a few more tables, a tiled fireplace and a Craft Beer Co mirror. Throughout the pub there are large black and white photos showing various scenes from a brewery and an interesting soundtrack played in the background for the length of my visit. I found this place to be more pub-like than some of the London outlets and would liken it most to the Islington branch thanks to a rather warm ambiance that doesn’t always exist in this type of establishment. This extends to the staff as well, who I found to be very friendly and who were very helpful to another customer who had requested something very specific, which the barman eventually found a bottle of somewhere down in the cellar.
I counted nine hand pumps which were dispensing beers from the likes of Magic Rock, Fyne Ales and Harbour Brewing. I opted for a pint of the latter’s Amber Ale but I have to say that I was a bit disappointed with the quality – maybe the summer heat was causing problems. As always with this chain, a vast array of keg beers from brewers you’ve never heard of occupied a long row of taps and the, by now, familiar beer menu could be found for those prepared to fork out for imported bottles.
I did wonder how this format would fair outside the capital, but I think they’ve done a pretty good job and this should hopefully become a solid fixture in Brighton’s beer scene.
On 4th September 2013
- rating: 8
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Craft Beer Co
First visit to the fairly new southern outpost of the Craft Beer Co and will agree it is certainly a different vibe to the London outposts I have visited.
On entering you get more of the vibe of a proper split floor corner local with a fairly smallish corner bar serving area that they have done remarkably well to squeeze 9 ale pumps and 21 keg taps onto.
Will agree that there was a good range of high AVB foreign keg offerings and the prices seemed to be less eye watering than in the London outlet. And on the Ale front as well as the house Pale Ale there was a good choice of non local micro brewery beers with Blonde and XS from the York Hop Studio Brewery, Tyne Bank Brewery Pacific Pale and Marble Brewery Manchester Bitter as well as the more local Brighton Bier Red Rye and Oakham Ales Scarlet Macau, and the couple I tried were in good condition.
As in Clerkenwell the food menu is top class bar snacks including meat pies, pork pies, scotch eggs and Sussex cheeses, but at slightly more reasonable price levels with a home made scotch egg coming in at 15% under the London price level at £3.00.
Liked it here and can see myself making the effort to visit again when next by the seaside.
On 24th June 2013
- rating: 8
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john mcgraw left this review about The Craft Beer Co
Fairly small corner pub with an L shaped bar and a small raised seating area.Up to 9 real ales on offer and the ones I tried were in very good form.Very friendly staff who will always give you a taster.
On 6th September 2012
- rating: 8
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