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Is this Bristol’s best pub crawl?
From the Barley Mow at the beginning of the alphabet to Zerodegrees at the end, the Portcullis in the west to Bocabar in the east, and the Gallimaufry in the north to the Old Bookshop in the south, a new map might just be the best Bristol pub crawl ever devised.
Bristol Craft Beer Map, also known as The 39 Stops, has been compiled by beer writer Tim Webb and doesn’t just feature pubs but also Bristol’s best shops in which to buy beer (Corks of both Cotham and North Street).
Such is the embarrassment of riches in Bristol at the moment, the map neglects to mention any of the new arrivals in Wapping Wharf, which means no Wild Beer on Gaol Ferry Steps, Corks at Cargo 1 nor The Beer Necessities in Cargo 2; no space for Bottles & Books on Gloucester Road; and also no inclusion for micropubs the Drapers Arms on Gloucester Road nor Snuffy Jack’s in Fishponds.
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Some of Bristol’s breweries and growing number of tap rooms are featured on the map, with more promised next year.
“The truth is right now we have one of the most interesting collections of local breweries in Europe, let alone the UK,” says Webb, author of the acclaimed World Atlas of Beer.
“It’s not just the number – there are 15 within the old city boundary at the last count – it’s the different methods they use to brew a unique range of styles, some not found in the UK for a century and others never seen before. This is a city of prize winners and ground-breakers.”
Here is the full list of the pubs, bars, restaurants and shops on the map:
- Gallimaufry, 26-28 Gloucester Road
- Prince of Wales, 5 Gloucester Road
- Flour & Ash, 203b Cheltenham Road
- Chums, 22 Chandos Road
- Brewhouse & Kitchen, 31-35 Cotham Hill
- Corks of Cotham, 54 Cotham Hill
- Beerd, 157 St Michael’s Hill
- Green Man, 21 Alfred Place
- Hillgrove Porter Stores, 53 Hillgrove Street North
- Hare on the Hill, 41 Thomas Street North
- Crofters Rights, 117 Stokes Croft
- Canteen, 80 Stokes Croft
- Portcullis, 3 Wellington Terrace
- Nettle & Rye, 16 Kings Road
- Victoria, 2 Southleigh Road
- Zerodegrees, 53 Colston Street
- Grain Barge, Hotwell Road
- Bag of Nails, 141 St George’s Road
- Three Tuns, 17 St George’s Road
- No. 1 Harbourside, 1 Canon’s Road
- Small Bar, 31 King Street
- Royal Navy Volunteer, 17 King Street
- Beer Emporium, 15 King Street
- King Street Brew House, 13 Welsh Back
- Brewdog, 58 Baldwin Street
- Strawberry Thief, 26 Broad Street
- Lanes, 22 Nelson Street
- Volunteer Tavern, 9 New Street
- Old Market Assembly, 25 West Street
- Barley Mow, 39 Barton Road
- Moor Beer Co, Days Road
- Bridge Inn, 16 Passage Street
- Golden Guinea, 19 Guinea Street
- Bristol Beer Factory tap room, 291 North Street
- Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road
- Corks of North Street, 79 North Street
- Old Bookshop, 65 North Street
- Hare, 51 North Street
- Bocabar, 3.1 Paintworks
Buy Bristol Craft Beer Map for £2 at www.booksaboutbeer.com/products/bristol-craft-beer-map
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