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Microbus, Gateshead
Gateshead
NE8 2AJ
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Microbus
With time for just one more pub south of the Tyne, I headed to Microbus which is another new entrant to the 2024 Good Beer Guide.
Microbus is a micropub set in the railway arches with many artefacts inside related to VW Beetle Vans as well as buses in general. There is even a screen inside listing the latest bus times from the stop outsde.
The place was busy on my Thursday evening visit. I opted for what appears to be the house beer from Yard of Ale. It is called Harriet. There were pictures elsewhere of Harriet, which I assume is/was the pub dog. Other cask ales on were Northern Alchemy Learn To Swim, VOG (South) Islands In The Stream, Well Drawn Bitter, Bellfield Lucky Spence IPA & Two By Two Porter.
Real ciders were Thatcher's Stan's Cheddar Valley, Ascension Dance Commander, Pilot & Unless You Think & Dudda's Tun Disco. Craft beers were Twice Brewed Bubblegum Sour, Tartarus Herne The Hunter, Fierce Late Shift, Anarchy Heavy Duty, Cloudwater Fresh, Polly's Kyra, Full Circle Looper, Maule Wonder, Campervan Leith Juice & Cameron's Overkill. All drink options are listed on a screen to the right-hand side of the bar.
There is also a selection of bottle and canned beers in a fridge to the right-hand side, which sits next to a convenient mobile phone charging point. Whilst many micropubs seem to frown on mobile phones, I found it amusing that this one was promoting their use!
With a good selection of drinks and plenty of memorabilia and other items to admire around the walls and ceilings and even extending to the unisex toilet, I quite enjoyed my visit here.
On 28th September 2023
- rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Microbus
This micropub is themed on the owners luv for camper vans and there is a photo of his own VW Camper adorning one of the walls. The owner was very friendly and chatty on our visit and made us most welcome. There were six handpumps on the bar on our visit, Yard of Ale Hoptopus, Bingley Brewery GoldyLocks, Jarrylo Pale Ale, Durham 28 Years Later, Marble Brewery Bitter and Salt Brewery Hessian. There was also a comprehensive choice of craft beers and lagers across ten taps behind the bar. The layout in here was excellent and the seating arrangements very comfortable.
On 8th August 2022
- rating: 8
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aleand hearty left this review about Microbus
New micro pub, with a campervan theme. Opens 28.03.22.
On 24th March 2022
- no rating submitted
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