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The Beer Engine, Skipton
Skipton
BD23 1JD
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Beer Engine
A micro with an extension - running into two former shop spaces, I would estimate. Single front door.
Quality beer by knowledgeable staff - a Thornbridge Tap Takeover was on - and Jaipur on Cask is a joy to behold.
Plenty of other choice from this brewery - so could have stayed all night. Saving me from myself, they had run out of Necessary Evil on Keg :-)
Top micro.
On 20th October 2022
- rating: 10
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Old Boots left this review about The Beer Engine
Now reopened, refurbished and extended into the next door building to the right probably doubling the floor and seating area. The counter remains in the largely unchanged original section but there’s much more seating and relocated toilets in the new part. Beige paint job and old photos of Skipton as décor.
On 27th March 2022
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Old Boots left this review about The Beer Engine
Very few changes since lockdown, the counter is still rear right with seating both sides off the front area and a few to the left opposite the counter where the sliding door to the toilet allows. Six pulls with beers from Oakham, Kirkstall, Thornbridge, and Goose Eye; the sixth pull advertises the guest keg - a pineapple IPA co-lab between Tiny Rebel and Polly’s (whom so ever they may be), this time. Brewery ads, pub merch’, and brewing process posters, alongside a neat cask Ales “hymn board” and brewery ephemera on a shelf form the decor. T&G is now dark blue below and light blue above - not bloody grey! Beers still in the glass cupboard style cellar and there’s a fridge of cans and wines.
On 22nd August 2021
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david hammill left this review about The Beer Engine
Always call in when in skipton a nice selection of real ales but my wife always complain,s they have no decent lager e.g. German pilsners on draft but I,m happy
On 16th December 2017
- rating: 5
[User has posted 96 recommendations about 86 pubs]
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Al Bundy left this review about The Beer Engine
A good little micropub. The bar is at the rear of the small room and a good choice of beer styles were available. A friendly place and busy on my Saturday afternoon visit.
On 29th October 2017
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3487 recommendations about 3390 pubs]
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Aqualung . left this review about The Beer Engine
This is a proper micropub with no TVs or muzak. It's a small room with a laminate floor and a small bar at the far rear. Apart from a couple of bar stools the seating is low although obviously the wall benches are high enough to allow casks to be stored under them. There is some bric-a-brac around the place but no collection of pump clips apart from an ancient Courage Best one I spotted high up on a shelf.
It was already open on my Saturday morning visit with a few locals and ironically a group of visitors from Middlesborough where the micropubs are rather different to this.
Beers from the five hand pumps were Great Heck Patrick, Rooster's Yankee, RAT Golden Rat, Daleside Bitter and Navigation Saviour IPA. I went for the Yankee (£3.10) and Saviour (£3.50) both of which were excellent.
Overall I thought this was another very good micropub.
On 31st July 2017
- rating: 9
[User has posted 2143 recommendations about 2143 pubs]
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custodian 42 left this review about The Beer Engine
Fine small pub which had 5 real ales including Peerless Knee Buckler IPA @ 5.2% ABV. Worth a revisit.
On 28th April 2017
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1693 recommendations about 1691 pubs]
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General Staal left this review about The Beer Engine
Lovely little micropub near the canal basin in Skipton. Really friendly. Five ales on, but only had time to sample one, a lovely pint of Fat Cat Meow Mild.
I wish I'd had time to try more, but Mrs Staal and dinner were waiting. I'd love to come back.
On 13th August 2016
- rating: 9
[User has posted 142 recommendations about 125 pubs]
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Beer Engine
We arrived here early doors, where we found a couple of locals in for a pint. So it wasn't long until we were all having a good chat and a laugh, barman included. We tried three of their ales out of the four on handpump. These were Saltaire Elderflower, Waen Brewery Hanging Rock and XT3. This is a small and compact micro, which had a grey painted interior, a small compact bar, with a couple of barstools and some bench seating and tables near the front. Agree with Will, this is a must when in Skipton.
On 15th November 2015
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3382 recommendations about 3381 pubs]
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Will Larter left this review about The Beer Engine
Excellent new micropub with five hand pumps on the bar, offering beers from five different breweries at the time of our visit. Plenty of choice style-wise, and the beers were sourced from all around the country: Bays (Devon), Fuzzy Duck (Poulton-le-Fylde), Peerless (Wirral), Arbor (Bristol) and Saltaire (just down the road at Saltaire); next on was due to be Coniston Old Man from the Lake District. The lass behind the bar is very friendly and chatty: I asked her to confirm that the door opposite the bar was to the toilet (it was), and apparently she was able to talk about it to whoever was listening until I re-emerged! For beer quality and atmosphere, definitely one to revisit.
Date of visit: 18th October 2014
On 29th October 2014
- rating: 8
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