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The Hoptimist, Derby
Spondon
Postal town: Derby
DE21 7FH
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Real Ale Ray left this review about The Hoptimist
Formerly a hardware shop this micropub has a good following and is building up a good collection of pump clips that are displayed around the top of the walls. The space is divided into a front room a mid section with bar area and a covered lounge area at the rear, which has its own entrance doors and lots of plastic greenery hanging from the roof. All the walls in this area were timber clad and the front part of the pub was mostly undressed red brick.
The bar was finished in pine and had a pot shelf hanging down across the bar. Four handpumps all in use serving Shiny Brewery Wrench, Blue Monkey Monkey Puzzle, RBA Brewery The Real McCoy and Tree House Brewery Lonesome Pine.
On 20th March 2024
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3382 recommendations about 3381 pubs]
Will Larter left this review about The Hoptimist
A micropub in a shop conversion with bare brick walls, with tables, low chairs and plenty of soft, fluffy cushions. There's a small semi-open yard at the rear. The bar has four hand pumps (see photo) and several keg fonts (Neck Oil, Moretti, etc). I remember a friendly reception and plenty of information about local goings on and what was happening in other pubs from customers here. (Somehow neglected to write this one up until reminded today.)
Date of visit: 19th January 2022
On 2nd November 2023
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3745 recommendations about 3482 pubs]