Hi, Anyone know what beer can be found in the Smiles Brwery Tap in Bristol these days please? Someone I met recently in Derby reckoned they had Bristol Beer Factory beers on. Haven't been since Smiles stopped brewing there but I always liked the pub.
I'll be visiting Bristol this weekend. Is it worth a look?
Thanks, Lee.
Dunno, haven't been there in years !
The Wellington or Inn on the Green (North Bristol / Horfield) are worth a look (4 minute walk between), especially good selection in the Inn (which has a beer festival on the 30th April, approx 30 beers on offer)
As is the Bag O Nails (in Hotwells, South Bristol), and the Hope and Anchor up the road from that (same 4 minute walk). The Bag O' has a beer festival on the 27th April, sure you can't delay the trip for a week ?
In fact you're spoiled for choice, there are dozens of good real ale pubs in Bristol, it's worth a look on the CAMRA Bristol site for more info and their rundown of local pub news :
HTH Cheers - Neil
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The 'Bag O' Nails' Beer Festival is advertised as being on from Thursday 20th April until Sunday 23rd April .. well I hope it is as I'll be in there later today ! (Sat 22nd) ;o)
Cheers ...
Dave, The Sec-RAT- ary, Real Ale Tasting Society - R.A.T.S. ®
We called in there after the 'Bag O'Nails' BF last Saturday (22nd April), and this is what we tried ...
1) Smiles 'April Fuel' - Very 'murky' but the cask was changed very quickly for us. 2) Bristol Beer Factory - 'Red' 3) Moles /Thatchers - 'Black Rat' CiderThere was another Beer ... but as we'd already called into the 'Berkeley' - The 'Bag O'Nails' - 'Zero Degrees' and the 'White Lion', I seem to have ... um .. 'forgotten' what it was ! ;o)
The pub was surprisingly empty for a Saturday afternoon, with only myself and my friend in there for just over an hour !
Cheers ...
Dave, Sec-RAT-ary, R.A.T.S.
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