Belgrade Trip – Draft Bar (Not a Bloody Disappointment)

After my disappointment with the Docker Brewery, I decided to just go to a bar nearby to have justified to myself the walk out here. And I was surprised and delighted, there was a friendly staff member who greeted me immediately and explained they were just tidying up so excuse the mess, although it all looked fine to me. I checked if I wanted to sit outside, which I didn’t, before offering me a range of tables inside. I opted for the one nearest to the beer…..

The staff member kindly explained the concept of the bar, which effectively was self-service where you bought a card and then used that to pour your own beer.

After I got muddled up, the staff member came to fix the problem, although in retrospect it really is all very easy and it was my user error. I rather liked that you could pour any amount you wanted, as that enabled me to try six beers for just under £7. Untappd (my account is at https://untappd.com/user/julwhite for anyone bored enough to wade through it) is once again my friend here, it neatly lists the six beers that I tried here.

There were around 24 beers to choose from, along with another section which had ciders and wines on.

In summary,

(i) Hope, from Dogma Brewery. This was a juicy, hoppy and hazy beer, I noted nearly as good as Verdant.

(ii) BrrKaaa from Kabinet Brewery. This was light, hoppy and quaffable.

(iii) Cherry Kiss from Docker Brewery. This was a gentle beer with lots of cherry, but also almond, so it made it like a bakewell.

(iv) Wild Crow Exotic Gose 3 from Crow Brewery. This was a clever beer with a whole range of fruit flavours, the gooseberry added tartness and there was a softer fruit that I couldn’t identify as I’m not a fruit expert….

(v) Lollihop from Zebrew. A punchy and full bodied beer with lingering flavours.

(vi) Memento Mori from 3bir. There was a lot of kick to this, a full bodied stout with chocolate and coffee flavour.

The whole set-up was comfortable and very on-trend, especially with the engaging staff member who was keen to help at all stages. The beer selection was broad, covering plenty of beer styles, and although there was Guinness and a Brewdog beer, most were local beers and so they were all new to me.

This ended up being one of the best bars that I’ve visited this year, not just because of the innovative concept, but also because of the engaging service and comfortable atmosphere. There was some background music going, but that didn’t intrude into the atmosphere of the venue. It wasn’t the bar that I had initially intended to visit, but I’m glad it was the one that I ended up visiting. All really very lovely.