Manchester Trip : Sureshot Brewery Taproom

Another entry into the photographic awards is coming for this blurry little number. I’ve liked Sureshot Brewery for a while, not least because of their interesting can design which included earlier in the year a beer branded around Alan Partridge. The company was founded in 2020 and their first beers were brewed in 2022, with the operation growing in scale since then. They now have fifteen staff and an 8,000 square foot brewery, quite an achievement in these challenging times for brewers.

The beer list and crisps selection. It’s rare that I can get both these delights in the same photo. Seabrook crisps are about as decadent as they come, so it’s always a delight to see a selection of those available.

This is the ‘Del Boy Falling Through the Bar’, which had a rich mouthfeel for cask and was creamy and fruity. Play it cool!

The ‘Banished to the Shadow Realm’, of which I’ve just noted on Untappd that there’s more pine than an IKEA Bedside Cabinet and it was smooth. I’m not entirely sure, on reflection, how useful a commentary that actually was, but there we go.

The ‘Welcome to Your Doom’ which was really rather lovely, creamy with chocolate and coffee, some vanilla and a nice little touch of sweetness.

The taproom was comfortable and spacious, with the high tables that I like and felt rather appropriate here. It’s very well reviewed on-line and hasn’t picked up any negative reviews yet on Google, which is something of an achievement. The team members were helpful and knowledgeable, with a decent selection of beer available. I think Liam enjoyed picking random beers for Untappd based on what they were called, rather than any deeper logic, but that leads to an exciting voyage of discovery of its own. Although I’m more into keg craft beer, it was good to see that there was a cask option as well.