Brewtaps aka Brewery Open Days

The following is a list of Brewtaps or Brewery Open Days.

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Liverpool and Wirral

Black Lodge Brewing

4 KITCHEN STREET

BALTIC TRIANGLE

LIVERPOOL

L1 0AN

Opening Times

SATURDAY 12PM - 1AM

Black Lodge Brewing are a micro brewery and taproom in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle area approximately one mile from the city centre.

They have 10 keg taps and whereas they used to have a few guest beers on, they are now entirely filled with their open brews.

The brewery is in one corner, so the remaining space is filled with tables.  The bar is at one end and there is also a food bar were a selection of cheese boards are available.

23/03/18

Due to a busy brewing schedule, Black Lodge brewtap will now be Saturdays only.

Mad Hatter 

23 Lightbody St
Liverpool

L5 9UU

Currently no brewtap, but does host occasional events

Liverpool Organic Brewery

39 Brasenose Rd,

Liverpool

L20 8HL

Liverpool Organic used to host a £25 all you can drink brewtap once a month bookable in advance through Eventbright.  There is currently nothing listed on the website, so I am unsure wether this will continue next year.  Over the summer it increased from £20 for all you can drink 12pm-4pm and a free glass to £25 all you can drink 12pm-5pm with a free glass.

Liverpool Organic also organise four beer festivals a year, two in Liverpool, one in Waterloo (Sefton) and one in Blackpool.

The brewery is approximately a 5 minute walk from Bank Hall Station on the Northern Line towards Southport.

Peerless Brewing

8 Pool Street

Birkenhead

Wirral

CH413NL

Open last Friday and Saturday of the month except August and December.

Thirsty Friday 4:30pm - 11:00pm

Super Saturday 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Due to Wirral Beer Festival over Easter weekend, Thirsty Friday and Super Saturday for March will be a week later on the first weekend of April.

Chester and Cheshire

Pied Bull Brewery

57 Northgate St.,

Chester

CH1 2HQ

Located inside the Pied Bull, Chester's oldest licenced public house, brewery tours are available by pre-booked appointment.  Bar has a rotating selection of Pied Bull and national breweries.  Pied Bull is the only brewery within Chester City walls.  The Pied Bull is also a guesthouse and is haunted by two ghosts!

Spitting Feathers

COMMON FARM
WAVERTON
CHESTER
CH3 7QT

No Brewtap as such, however this farmyard brewery offers "The BrewBarn Sessions".  Pre-booking is essential and costs £25 + bf, but is inclusive of all food and drink.  Here are the 2018 dates.  BrewBarn Sessions are 2-6 on a Saturday.

March 24^th, April 21^st. May 19^th, June 16^th, Sept 8^th, Oct 13^th, Nov 10^th

There is also an annual charity beer festival on the farm.  2018 date is 21st July and is ticket only.  This explains why there's no BrewBarn in July.

The brewery owns two bars.  The Brewery Tap in Chester and The West Kirby Tap in West Kirby Wirral.

Beartown Brewery

Bromley House,

Spindle Street
Congleton,

Cheshire

CW12 1QN

No brewtap, however Beartown do own their own pub in Congleton called The Beartown Tap.  Brewery tours are available on advance booking and payment for groups of 12 or 25.  Brewery tours cost £8.75 per head and must be paid for a week in advance.  A food option is available for and additional £4.25 per head.  Tours are on Saturdays at 2pm, 4pm and 6pm. Whether these tour spaces must be booked at once or are available to individuals on a first come first served basis is unclear.  

Offbeat Brewery

Units 4 – 5 Thomas Street,

Crewe 

Cheshire

CW1 2BD

Offbeat Brewery at Crewe is open Thursday to Saturday 5pm - 10 pm and on the first Friday of the month, known as Firsty Friday, from 12pm - 10pm.  There is no Firsty Friday in January nor will the brewery be open the first week.

Manning the bar will either be owner and brewer Michelle or the eccentric Lancastrian beer blogger Otto The Bier Dude.  Both are knowledgeable about beer and are happy to engage customers in conversation, as long as it doesn't interrupt serving.

Manchester

Cloudwater Barrel Store And Tap Room

13 Sheffield St,

Manchester

M1 2ND

Opening times:

Friday 4-9pm
Saturday 12-8pm
Sunday 12-5pm

Cloudwater used to have the brew tap at the brewery, but in 2017 opened up their barrel store as a tap room on weekends.  

It is located in the railway arches behind Piccadilly station and is about a ten minute walk from there.

There are upto 12 keg lines available as well as fridges with bottles and cans to drink in or take home.

Brewery tours are still available on Saturday mornings by pre-booking.

Track Brewery

5 Sheffield Street

Manchester

M1 2ND

Opening Times:

Friday 6 - 11:30pm

Saturday 11:30 - 9:00pm

Less then a minute's walk from Cloudwater's Barrel Store is Track Brew Co,

Track is located in the same row of railway arches.

Their brew tap bar hosts six keg lines.

Alphabet Brewing Company

99 Northwestern Street

Manchester

M12 6JL

Opening Times

Saturday 12pm - 10pm

Located approximately 10 minutes walk from Manchester Piccadilly Station, Alphabet Brewing Company (ABC) is on the city centre side of Northwestern Street, which is divided in half my the Mancunian Way.

A large warehouse with a large outside area, its not difficult to miss if you go the right way!

They have 8-10 of their own beers on and the large courtyard outside hosts a weekly rotating selection of food trucks.

Beer Nouveau

75 Northwestern Street

Manchester

M12 6HU

Opening Times

Friday 4pm - 10:30pm

Saturday 12pm - 10:30pm

Sunday Occasional special ticket-only events

Located approximately 15 minutes walk from Piccadilly Station, Beer Nouveau  occupies a railway arch on the other side of The Mancunian Way.  (Don't worry, there are surface crossings on this busy road, but only at the Manchester end).  For those less inclined to walk, or if the weather is bad, the brewery is also approximately 5 minutes walk from Ardwick station.

With entrances on both Temperance Street and Northwestern Street, finding it can be a bit tricky.  I generally used the Temperance Street entrance and there is a sign outside the door.  

The bar is manned by owner and brewer Steve and occasionally his wife.  Steve is always happy to engage in conversation as long as it doesn't disrupt beer sales.

On occasion, Beer Nouveau hosts other micro breweries from around the country on a second bar.  This is a popular feature is already booked up well into 2018. 

There has also been a pop-up bottled beer vendor in the past.

For those who like a bit of fun with their beer Steve provides a Nintendo Wii!

There are usually four cask beers and upto 4 keg beers.  Occasionally some in wood casks too!

Steve is a lover of "Heritage Beer" and will often brew to historical recipes!.