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Thuck Phat left this review about Pint Shop
A bit disappointing this as we expected a boozer with over 20 beers on to have a fair bit to go at.
It's a modern craft beer bar with full glass windows at the front harking back to it's previous incarnation.
Clientele was mixed in age but all very smart - even the students looked jarringly respectable.
A large blackboard to the right of the bar lists your beer choices in some detail and included on our visit three cask beers: West Berkshire Good Old Boy, Burning Sky Plateau and Oakham JHB and 18 keg offerings including beers from Beavertown, Thornbridge, West Berkshire and Camden Town.
The cask selection didn't inspire and didn't get rave reviews so I went for a Beavertown Gamma Ray as a safe bet. Disappointingly it was fairly flavourless which may have been due to high fizz and low temperature. We weren't tempted to try a second.
Probably worth a look in to see if something on appeals but I'd exit hastily if it doesn't.
On 16th March 2018
- rating: 5
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Pint Shop
A modern bar in a shop conversion,open plan with a large board to the right describing the beer choice from 18 keg taps and three real ale handpumps.I was disappointed by the choice on my trip with the real ale West Berkshire Good Old Boy,Burning Sky Plateau (watery) and something else non descript.Even the keg selection didn't feature many leading names and was too chilled and over carbonated.Despite being popular with the young and beautiful of Oxford,I only stayed for a pint.Squinting at the menu gave me the impression that food prices were close to rip off.I can't see the reason to revisit.
On 8th March 2018
- rating: 5
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Moby Duck left this review about Pint Shop
A deceptively large space internally with a long bar stretching along the side wall,there is also a downstairs seating area with an open kitchen, this area was being used for drinking purposes as well as dining on a Saturday evening. Back upstairs to the bar there are just three
Handpumps for cask offerings, but keg is king here with 18 taps of the craft persuasion, all taps and handles were badged and clipped but there was also a large blackboard with the full list to save jostling at the bar to have a look. I stayed cask on this occasion and tried a pint of West Berks Maharajah, I failed to note the other beers.
Not a bad pub of its ilk.
On 25th February 2018
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about Pint Shop
Modern new bar (a former building society premises) with 18 keg and 3 cask, all unlabelled at the bar, however there’s a large blackboard to the right of the bar with all beers, styles and prices clearly displayed which makes sense in context. Cask choices were Adnams Ghost Ship, First Chop AVA and Dark Star Table Beer (fair). Fairly sensible prices for central Oxford too. Tastefully done inside with light shades, ceramic bar top and some glass panel dividers, and a dining area downstairs (best place for it!). Whilst it won’t be out-muscling the established circuit ale pubs, this is a decent left-field addition to the Oxford scene and its proximity as one of the first (or last, depending on your route) places to drink from the train station means I’ll probably be popping in again for a swift one before long. 6.5
On 10th February 2018
- rating: 6
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Komakino . left this review about Pint Shop
Internally, almost a larger version of The Southampton Arms in Gospel Oak, even with the bar on the right-hand side of the room. In this incarnation on Oxford's busy George Street, 18 unnamed keg taps and 3 unnamed cask handles met me with descriptions chalked on boards above the bar denoting brewer, beer name, ABV, serving measure and price. An enthusiastic Romanian barman took me through the cask offerings (a stout, a bitter and a pale ale), offering me samples without my asking, and on my assent of the stout, proceeded to pour tasters of all the keg stout / porter offerings. The internal décor is stripped back and utilitarian and the muzak laid-back and funky (rather than pre-1969 vinyl) but not too overloud. There are glass cupboards behind the bar bar filled with bottle of spirits (gins mainly) which give off a Victorian apothecary feel and in addition to bar snacks and 'hot bar food' there's a separate dining area downstairs. Likely this'll divide opinion - I went for Kees Strawberry Fields Oatmeal Stout which had a hint of the Titanic Plum Porter about it - but I applaud their enthusiasm and would have to say it's worth a look-in if you're in the Oxford Central area and the idea of separating drinkers and diners gets a further nod of approval.
On 8th November 2016
- rating: 7
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