Manchester Trip : The Taphouse

A short walk from the North Taproom is this self-service bar, a concept that I first properly experienced in Belgrade earlier in the year.

Liam needed some help with the self-service, but there were plenty of staff on hand to offer assistance.

There are also instructions on screen.

Richard got muddled up and thought you could order on your phone.

This is the Piccadilly Porter from Cloudwater and it’s the first self-service beer that I’ve had in the UK. Smooth and creamy, but slightly thin. I didn’t buy it, but tried some of the Hawkstone Lager (the Jeremy Clarkson linked one) which was OK, crisp and smooth.

Richard proudly showing off his pouring skills. Liam and I didn’t say anything.

This is a fun and laid-back bar, there were some interesting beers available and it’s always a little bit exciting to pour your own beer (well, more exciting for the others as I’ve done enough over the last year) so that added to proceedings. They had finished serving food when we arrived, but it’s particularly well reviewed and the pizza slices look rather appetising judging from the photos on-line. With that, we thought that it might be best to start to consider getting some food elsewhere though and I had identified a chicken place that I thought would be a suitably decent location.