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Harry's Bar, Alnwick

Pub added by Delboy 20
20 Narrowgate
Alnwick
NE66 1JG

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Harry's Bar

Small bar with a couple of small rooms. One contains the bar and most of the customers. However, a second room to the rear and down a couple of steps, serves as overflow seating.

4 real ales were on - a couple from Black Sheep (Best Bitter & Riggwelter) and a couple from Greene King (Abbot & Mischief Maker DDH IPA). My IPA was surprisingly tasty for a Greene King beer. Craft beers were Two By Two Simcoe Ekuanot IPA and a rather strong (11.5%) Tempest Melding Minds.

I found this bar quite atmospheric on my midweek afternoon visit, but I would imagine it could get uncomfortably crowded at peak times. A large dog was doing its best to occupy all available floor space!

On 28th September 2023 - rating: 6
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Blackthorn _ left this review about Harry's Bar

A relatively small bar in a former shop unit, it’s quite attractive looking with it’s stone facade, large windows etched with the pub’s name and gold lettering up above. It certainly looks more like a proper pub that many shop conversions, and this impression continued inside as well.

Internally it consists of a larger room at the front, and a smaller one down a couple of steps at the rear. It’s got a traditional appearance with much exposed brickwork on the walls, a few old beams on the ceiling that were plastered in old beer mats, and a wood panelled bar counter off to the left. To the right was a wood burning stove in a brick chimney breast, and there were plenty of old brewery mirrors on the walls as well as a few other odds and ends. A glass shelf unit inset in to the wall at the rear contained various spices of knight’s armour, including some head pieces, a glove and some goblets. It felt far more traditional and pub like than many premises that have been pubs for decades, they should certainly be commended on doing an excellent conversion. The rear room was broadly similar in style, but included a large mural of a battle scene on one wall.

Beers on tap were Black Sheep Riggwelter, Tempest Pale Armadillo, Belhaven 80 Shilling and Tempest White Light. I was pleased to see Thatcher’s Gold bar runners on the window sills at the front of the pub, but then very disappointed to find only Aspall’s on. Apparently, they used to do Gold but no longer do. Other than that though, and perhaps the rather noisy ambience, I thought this was a decent little pub and well worth checking out.

On 28th July 2023 - rating: 7
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Graham Coombs left this review about Harry's Bar

A small bar, rather than a true micro, with a range of beers, lagers and spirits, music and a TV screen (happily not on). This is a conversion of an aged premise, featuring stone floors and walls, beamed ceilings and a pair of iron pillars supporting the frontage. The corner bar in the front room boasts 4 handpumps, on this visit offering Hobgoblin, Old Peculier and Great North Eastern Chinook, plus 6 wall taps of largely mainstream stuff but including a craft ale or two. The collection of pump clips on the ceiling suggests a regular change. Behind, a back room offers a bit more seating but little else. Friendly enough though, and the beer was in good condition if a little cold.

On 24th July 2022 - rating: 7
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