Northern Monk Refectory Manchester - Hit the North Neon

On a recent episode of one of my favourite beer podcasts, Hopinions, the show focused on the concept of a fantasy pub crawl – they picked eight pubs or bars that they would visit in one trip if time and money was no obstacle. This got me thinking… I was struggling to limit myself to just eight as they did on their worldwide fantasy pub crawl.

I expanded my selection to ten whilst also limiting my drinking zone to the north of England. I think it makes my route somewhat plausible though it may take an overnight stay at some point. READ MORE

10th March 2019

Cloudwater’s Friends & Family & Beer Festival – 5 Things We Learned

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Cloudwater's Friends & Family & Beer Festival 2019

Now the dust has settled after a wonderful, chaotic, boozy, beer extravaganza at Cloudwater’s Friends & Family & Beer Festival in Manchester last weekend, we take a look back at what we learned. READ MORE

29th November 2018

Northern Monk Refectory, Manchester – A Peek Inside the new Taproom

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Northern Monk Refectory Manchester - Outside

Following a successful crowd-funding venture at the beginning of the year, Northern Monk opened their Manchester Refectory on 29th September. We visited Manchester’s sunny Northern Quarter recently to check it out.

If you know Manchester and you know craft beer, you’ll almost certainly know Port Street Beer House and it just so happens that the new Refectory bar has opened just around the corner on Tariff Street, in the space previously occupied by Kosmonaut. READ MORE

2nd October 2018

Indy Man Beer Con 2018 – Brewery List

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Indy Man Beer Con - Manchester Beer Festival

Indy Man Beer Con is a four day celebration of good beer, food, discussions and more which takes place in Victoria baths, Manchester. This year’s event takes place this week, 4th-7th October.

There is a quite ridiculous list of breweries announced, which we’ve listed below in alphabetical order. Note, not all breweries are there on all days, so check the breakdown by day here to make sure you don’t miss out.