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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Hop & Vine
Cellar bar only opening 5 days a week and not open until 4pm on a Tuesday, which happened to be the day of my visit. After a lengthy wait for a bus and then an equally lengthy journey from the northern suburbs of Hull, I was desperate for the toilet. I think the friendly landlord and his 4 customers found it amusing when I asked if I could head straight to the gents!
Fully relieved, I was faced with a choice of 5 cask ales - Blue Bee Triple Hop & Tha'll Tell Us Nowt, Brew York Maris The Otter, Brass Castle Bad Kitty & Yorkshire Heart Hearty. The first 4 were on handpull, with the Hearty unusually in a bag-in-a-box. My Triple Hop was enjoyable, but it was only when I came to sit down that I also noticed a decent cider list - Tutt's Clump Scrumpy & Jazz, Purbeck Katy Perry, Biddenden's Medium & Dry & Heck's Perry.
The pub is situated in the basement of a Georgian terrace and with the loss of the Whalebone, it has to be one of the best if not the best pub in the city.
On 23rd January 2024
- rating: 8
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Hop & Vine
Formerly a wine bar, apparently, and it could easily still be mistaken for same if you don't venture down the narrow flight of steps. As compact inside as the exterior would suggest - almost a micro-pub in fact - with just enough for a narrow counter and a limited amount of seating. Four interesting real ales on offer, including the local Crystal Porter from Crystal Brew. Well worth seeking out.
On 17th April 2016
- rating: 8
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Quinno _ left this review about Hop & Vine
Small real ale and cider cellar bar. Alehouse feel, with unusual wooden bench seating (see Grove, Leeds) and dried hops strung around. Four pumps with three on; Rudgate Battle Axe, Crystal Brew Black Pearl (very good nick) and Hop Studio Pale (good). Worth doing.
On 12th April 2016
- rating: 8
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Hop & Vine
A quirky small cellar pub with a friendly and chatty landlord serving well kept ales. My Hop Studio Pale was very quaffable, so much so we stayed here a good while, so I could down a few pints. Old Boots informed me that the unusual looking bench seating was made by Gaskill and Chambers who used to make all pub fixtures in their day.
On 23rd March 2016
- rating: 8
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Hop & Vine
I like the comment below that compared this downstairs cellar bar to one of those small family run English bars you get in Spain, as the white washed walls with their archway entrances with the Guvnor standing in situ behind the small serving area at one end certainly give that feel. But fortunately the aforementioned white walls are covered in beermats and the large chalk board details Ales and Ciders and not San Miquel by the schooner and English breakfast at 3 Euro’s.
Obviously run by someone who knows his beers there are three available on the bar with another three settling in the cellar at any time. For our visit Crystal Brew Black Pearl (£3.20), Rudgate Battle Axe (£3.10) and Hop Studio Pale at £3.00 for a pint were available, and the Black Pearl was spot on.
According to the chalk board this place is now up to 1137 different real ales since opening and the locals would be interested in the fact that Rudgate Rooibos Tea, Crystal Brew Anzac Pale and Cottage Porter were settling in the cellar. Unfortunately bugger all use for those of us for whom this was the last stop of the day before high tailing it back to the train station to get our connection back down to the smoke.
However if fortune ever finds me back in Hull in the near future I wouldn’t hesitate to look up the Hop & Vine again to see what’s on.
On 23rd March 2016
- rating: 8
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Moby Duck left this review about The Hop & Vine
A small little basement bar, that was formerly a wine bar, now offers four cask beers. It's quite cosy in here and had it not been time to head for the train station would have complimented my pint of Hop Studio Pale with more of the same.
On 21st March 2016
- rating: 8
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ROB Camra left this review about The Hop & Vine
Called in again recently on our visit to Hull. We almost always start off here as Stewart, the owner always knows the latest news on the beer scene in Hull. We had a couple of pints of an Abbeydale beer and a chat as usual. It does live up to it's praise from CAMRA despite the previous review. They also do some great sandwiches in the not at all "gruby" (sic) room at the back called a kitchen. It's a great little bar. Check the website for opening times, as it's not open all day every day.
27/04/2010
Tiny cellar pub that almost reminds you of one of those small family run English bars in Spain. A few tables dotted around the bar and a couple of bar stools make up the seating. A limited menu is available but it all looks very tasty. Three handpumps on the bar serving ever changing guests. The two we had were excellent. It might be small but it is perfectly formed. The landlord used to be the editor of the local CAMRA newsletter Pub Mirror, but the pub has been so successful that he can no longer perform that role as well. Well worth a visit.
On 13th September 2012
- rating: 8
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Spaced-out Sian left this review about The Hop & Vine
Waited for over 5 mins to be served, then what I got didn't settle. I would have asked for a fresh drink but the miserable looking old guy who served me disappeared into the gruby little back room where it turns out he was attempting to make some sort of sandwich, so we left.
Doesn't live up to it's CAMRA praise at all.
On 5th February 2011
- rating: 1
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Hop & Vine
A city centre pub easily missed you have to go down a few steps to get in as it is below street level it has a very small room the bar is on the right as you enter there were 5 handpumps dispencing York Terrier,Keltec Even Keel,Solway Frigin in the Rigin,Elgoods Summer Sunset and Wadworth Strong in the Arm plus 4 more in the cellar,its nice and has a cosy feel to it the beer was very good well worth finding.
On 4th May 2010
- rating: 7
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James Joines left this review about The Hop & Vine
2 Real Ales and 2 Real Ciders available served in lined glasses.
Food offering at this award winning cafe bar.
Closed on Mondays.
On 9th April 2008
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