Torquay – TQ Beerworks Taphouse

This is the best pub in Torquay. End of discussion as far as I’m concerned, but I suppose I should justify this. The beer list surprised and delighted me, but going back to the start, the welcome was warm, immediate and friendly. Mind you, the signs for this were positive as it’s not only listed in the Good Beer Guide, but it’s also Untappd verified and that combination is a joy to behold.

Looking beautiful to me and Ross had two decent lagers to choose from and he loved it so much he insisted that we stay for a quite a while. Bearing in mind it was pouring down outside, this was quite an easy decision to make.

The Yakima from Wilful Beer, a hoppy, tropical beer with some grapefruit flavours and not too much twig.

The pub’s beer list, and my check-ins, on display. On reflection, I should have probably tried one of the TQ Beerworks beers, but they only had one real ale from their brewery. However, they did list all of the Wilful Beers as their own which confused me, but they must be some tie-up with them.

The Budgie Smuggler from Bullhouse Brew Co, which was quite tart but it was smooth with lingering fruit flavours.

The Tetra from Wilful Beer, which was punchy, dry, hoppy and fluffy.

And to end the evening, the Cascadian from Wilful Beer. Lots of flavours of dark chocolate, some coffee, a bit of treacle and some hedge.

The beer fridge with its numerous tempting options, although I managed to avoid any take-off temptation. There is another floor to the venue where they hold events, but the downstairs is relatively spacious in itself. There’s an on-trend feel to the arrangements and the service throughout the visit was personable and warm. The on-line reviews are broadly very positive and the venue is clean, comfortable and had a warm atmosphere. It’s listing in the Good Beer Guide seems more than justified to me.