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| 66 /100 Errigle Inn (Bar) 312-320 ORMEAU RD, ORMEAU “Right across the street from Northern Lights, deep in the suburbs, about an hours walk from the center. Large and quite modern but also a place where most people came from wine, it has that combination of trying to be upscale but being a bit cheap really. Far too clean and crisp, looks like it almost belongs to a hotel, televisions on top as well. Shame really since the taps do have definitely some interesting beers on like Lacada, The Veil, Boundary, Verdant etc. among the ubiquous macros. Even 3 beers on cask as well, had one Bullhouse and it wasn’t good with a weird glue taste so maybe you should stay away from the cask here. On top prices were slightly higher than in the center despite the location, shame, tap list looks create but wasn’t digging the rest.“ |
| 80 /100 Northern Lights (Bar) 451 ORMEAU ROAD, ORMEAU “Northern Irelands only Galway Bar. Most definitely in the suburbs and would take you maybe close to an hour walking from the city center. Calm neighborhood bar, modern glass and steel look on the outside, worn wood on the inside, new clearly but also slight beginnings of worn-down, could be bit more pretty, wood but not much character and new wood, long bar. Decent prices, about 20 taps with obviously the expected selection of Brú and Galway taking up most of it. Good beers all around and you’re in a Galway bar, Krombacher, Beer Hut and a couple of new to me local presumably beers take up the rest. It doesn’t really do much different from the other Galway bars which I have visited but there aren’t any other ones in Northern Ireland so a cool addition in that way for sure, not sure if you should go out of your way for this one. Standard menu for their bars.“ |
| 82 /100 Woodworkers (Bar) 20 BRADBURY PLACE “Bit of the center but not much and chances are you will hit this neighborhood as well. Dark wood, almost chrome looking, old fashioned lamps bar, lots of space which is great. The turnover is big and feels slightly like they count of getting it done a bit quickly. Still tap selection is maybe the deepest in town for craft, Untappd verified even. Big electronic display screen. Pints and 2/3rd’s from the likes of Boundary, Magic Rock, The Veil, White Hag,… One can do no wrong with that, vegan snack platter even available, maybe not overtly personal but the tap list is great, there is plenty of space. Flights are available, so definitely a place to check out.“ |
| 68 /100 Bittles Bar (Bar) 70 UPPER CHURCH LANE “Corner bar, bricks on the outside, lots of wood inside and deep red, red ceiling and walls plus red leather, multiple elevated stages, feels equal measures small and sizeable, filled to the brim with oddities including a lot of strange painting seemingly referencing famous Irish literary figures and more, busts, plaques, and everything else. Got table service, friendly for sure. Local playing a machine at the entrance. Character for sure, feels mix of genuine and added on. Sizeable whiskey collection, beer selection aims to please all with Heineken, Coors, Guinness but also some stabs at craft, Bell’s from Deer’s Head and a house beer from there I guess? Wasn’t too impressed with that one but charming enough place to give a look, wish that beer was a bit more exciting to stick around beyond curiosity.“ |
| 68 /100 Deer's Head (Restaurant) 1-3 LOWER GARFIELD ST “Dark green exterior, massive on the inside, lots of wood, gorgeous bar, lamps, brewery visible behind glass featuring copper, dark green benches, classical look, lovely. Bit too crowded for my feeling. Whiskey selection looked tempting for sure. Regular keg selection is right about all macro’s which is what most people were getting. They have about 10 beers on tap which seem to aim to please everyone fro lager to kettle sour, citra IPA, spiced beer, red ale etc. Tried an IPA and session IPA, eh about okay, nothing great but nothing offensive either. One was fairly odd. They do flights but it was far too busy so didn’t bother. Worth for checking the interior, maybe getting a whiskey, it is one of those brew pubs which aims bit too hard to please macro drinkers I suppose at least there is nothing inherently wrong with their beer.“ |
| 76 /100 46 GREAT VICTORIA STREET “Interior is obviously the highlight and main reason to visit. Wooden ceiling, separate seating booths, lamps, woodworks, glass, windows, tile decorations, everything is just gorgeous to behold in this early 1800s pub. Loads of people stopping by to have a look and it is across from the main bus station. A group of guided tourists even wandered through the bar while we were there. Service did take quite some time simply because they were too understaffed. Keg selection isn’t interesting Guinness obviously but also Whitewater, Coors and a bunch of other macros. They do however have 5 cask beers which is most that I saw in Belfast, Bass, Nicholson’s (obv.), Timothy Taylor and Hardian of whom I had never heard of before. Cask condition was serviceable as were the prices. Vegetarian and vegan traditional pub fair available. Obvious visit for the interior and cask beers.“ |
| 90 /100 John Hewitt (Bar) 51 DONEGALL STREET “Simple but nice classical wood and dark green, spacious interior with a gorgeous counter. Dark green on the outside, beautiful, feels like it is far older and more historical than it really is. This place is now a Boundary taproom and boasts an awesome tap list thanks to this. 11 taps of Boundary plus the likes of Beer Hut, Verdant, Cloudwater etc. Guinness being the only macro really. Boundary is probably Northern Irelands best brewery so awesome selection as well. The fridges also stocked with cans, Boundary but also Whiplash, Beer Hut etc. On top live music when we visited which was of more than a bit above average quality. Really loved it and by far my favorite place when I visited Belfast. Only remark is that they close too early at 19.00, only seemed to get some visitors prior to 19.00 although most of them were drunk and barely tried their beer before leaving so the early closing time might be to avoid that clientel? Cash only.“ |
| 34 /100 Spaniard (Bar) 3 SKIPPER STREET “Recommended by a friend, definitely not what I expected. The focus is Rum and cocktails here and not beer. Got a cocktail advertised as a special which took surprisingly long since they managed to run out of rum, just orange, rum, ginger ale, ice, watery tasting. Taps are all macro now, Guinness offerings, Smitwicks, Heinken etc. Seemed to be only one potentially interesting bottle. Place was packed and insanely warm. Lots of decorations on the walls, some fun, some just too silly, kitschy, music was dad rock like Led Zepplin and Kiss. Popular for sure but cannot really recommended for beer or cocktails or general temperature.“ |
| 76 /100 Out of Office Taproom (Bar) 96-98 HIGH STREET “Entrance needs a sign since you need to either enter through the sports bar on the first floor or through the alley next to it, neither of which has a sign. Once you get there, there is a sign next to the elevator and stairs, neither of which tells you what floor you need to be on. Combined with minimal online presence, you sort of need to be in the known it seems. Once you get there, you’re definitely somewhere different, a modern taproom, white tiles, big, bright thanks to ceiling window, gorgeous blue design. Not much atmosphere but looks pretty and different from any other bar I visited in Belfast. Bit too squeaky clean but nice. They have 6 of their own beers listed as on tap, maybe a bit more since menu wasn’t up to date. Also some guests (Ireland + UK), wine and macro taps like Heineken. Small can selection of modern craft Irish and UK beers. Pints are 5 – 6 euro, no beers of their exceeding 6.5 % ABV. ½ + 2/3 pints available as well as flights which are served in pretty ceramic trays. Beers are modern craft beer style, APA, IPA, Kettle Sour, hoppy pilsner, Stout and Christmas Stout. None were hugely exciting but decent, more in line with craft a decade a go but with less hops. Service was friendly for sure, didn’t interact much. Not the most exciting of places or breweries but it does make an interesting contrast with every other beer place in Belfast it seems.“ |
| 78 /100 Garrick Bar (Bar) 29 CHICHESTER STREET “Really liked this place. Two rooms, cosy, friendly, football on TV. Only a few draft options but about 30 bottles, mainly Irish. Good pub.“ |
| 72 /100 Morning Star (Bar) 17-19 POTTINGER'S ENTRY “My wife and I visited Morning Star on our holiday in Belfast in the spring of this year. Sought it out and glad we did. Nice inside, they seem to cater to the horse racing crowd from what we saw on the televisions. Sizeable place compared to the other pubs we encountered in the British Isles. The barman was quite friendly, asked where we were from. I had a pint of Maggie's Leap from Whitewater and my wife enjoyed a gin and tonic. Enjoyable time and place.“ |
| 30 /100 Spaniard (Bar) 3 SKIPPER STREET “Small selection of macro beers available. The real draw seems to be the cocktails and spirit selection. Approximately 100 degrees inside so I guess it's nice if you are feeling cold. Go to the John Hewitt nearby instead.“ |
| 50 /100 46 GREAT VICTORIA STREET “The real reason to visit is to admire the architecture, or perhaps kill time whilst waiting for the airport bus. Only 5 or 6 casks available, not in great condition.“ |
| 76 /100 Northern Lights (Bar) 451 ORMEAU ROAD, ORMEAU “Good selection of 18 taps available, and one of the rare places in Belfast that does flights (4 beers). Food was decent and prices were reasonable. Quite busy despite being far from the centre.“ |
| 36 /100 Bittles Bar (Bar) 70 UPPER CHURCH LANE “Perhaps 1 local beer available on tap with everything else being macro. Apparently famed for its Guinness (what place isn't in Ireland?). Quite small and busy, wouldn't suggest this is a must see.“ |
| 76 /100 John Hewitt (Bar) 51 DONEGALL STREET “This now seems to be a Boundary tap room, and is better for it. Around 6 taps of Boundary beers, and the same of guest beers. Also has a decent can selection (available for takeaway too). Reasonably priced.“ |
| 78 /100 Woodworkers (Bar) 20 BRADBURY PLACE “Large bar with around 16 taps available, offers flights in varying sizes; 6, 8 or 20 beers I believe. Pretty well priced, food was good, not great. Service varies depending on whether you get the one guy who's in to beer, or a member of staff pulled through from Lavery's next door.“ |
| 76 /100 46 GREAT VICTORIA STREET “visited in September: very packed with people, service on the average side of speed, friendly nonetheless, prices ok i guess, nice building, worth a visit“ |
| 72 /100 Bittles Bar (Bar) 70 UPPER CHURCH LANE “visited in September: quick visit, selection was a bit meh, very friendly service, was packed full, prices decent.if you are in the area...“ |
| 74 /100 Northern Lights (Bar) 451 ORMEAU ROAD, ORMEAU “Visited during a beer festival. Large place, not too crowded at first, but got more and more crowded and louder and louder, until it just got too difficult to place orders, and conversation was impossible. Festival organization was a bit odd, as you had to buy tokns from the bar, and name the specific beer for which you were buying the token. But once you had said token, you could get any beer you liked with it. The stations pouring the beer had no glasses, so you had to get those from the main bar downstairs, and they ran out relatively quickly. Would like to return (with earplugs) on a normal night.“ |
| 74 /100 Errigle Inn (Bar) 312-320 ORMEAU RD, ORMEAU “The oaked back room is the place to be. Empty when we visited whereas the front room was crowded. Anyway, it's a large place with lots of nooks and crannies so it absorbs the crowd well. Half a dozen craft options up front, though they had just run out of a couple. Back room has casks and macros. Nice stop.“ |
| 80 /100 Woodworkers (Bar) 20 BRADBURY PLACE “Large place, really two rooms, each with its own bar but the craft beer side has a dozen choices. Sadly, only two were local, the rest of from around the UK and even the US - that could be a plus or a minus depending on what you're looking for. Staff is friendly and helpful. Big pool room and a rooftop bar, but the first was empty in the afternoon and the second was soaked with rain. They do flights in even number multiples starting with six, in more or less four ounce pours, so you can make your way through the taplist quite handily. Food is standard pub grub in huge quantity but so-so in flavour. Nice stop.“ |
| 60 /100 Laverys Bar (Bar) 12 - 16 BRADBURY PLACE “Two bouncers were required for this one, in the middle of a weekday afternoon. Other than that it's a standard pub, with a solid bottle shop. Draft list is similar to what you find elsewhere. Staff are friendly. Even the bouncers.“ |
| 82 /100 Out of Office Taproom (Bar) 96-98 HIGH STREET “Walk past the bouncer with confidence, past the relatively empty bar (say hi to the barman) and head straight back to the lift (or elevator if you see that first). Turn left and you'll see a funky slightly hipster bar. This is the place. Long bar with stools to the left and the rest has restaurant tables. Eight house beers on offer, all that I tried were very tasty. Flights of thee thirds are possible, as are half or one-third pint pours of the six guest taps. They also have a small but decent selection of cans, focused mainly on the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. Is was quiz night when I visited and I should have joined in, most of the questions were easy. Food is Detroit style pizza slices. Solid place, good staff.“ |
| 78 /100 Deer's Head (Restaurant) 1-3 LOWER GARFIELD ST “The latest iteration of this place includes a nice renovation of a long serving bar, cozy booths and a whole bunch of tables. Even the toilets have been renovated. Copper jacketed brewhouse and a handful of barrels are visible at the back of the place. There was a Lacada tap takeover when we visited, but there were still plenty of house beers - a flight of three thirds of house beers or guests was under 6 pounds. Barman was very patient with some gin drinkers who had had one too many tequila shots. Solid place.“ |
| 82 /100 Out of Office Taproom (Bar) 96-98 HIGH STREET “Located in the 2nd floor of another bar, Ulster Sports Bar. You can go through an alley or through the dark sports bar.
Upstairs you find a canteen style room with the taproom, service is friendly“ |
| 88 /100 Deer's Head (Restaurant) 1-3 LOWER GARFIELD ST “Bell's brewery is located inside, friendly staff, good food, decent beers. Flights are offerend. Definitly recommended to visit!“ |
| 76 /100 Bittles Bar (Bar) 70 UPPER CHURCH LANE “The next in our pub crawl across Great Britain while on holiday. Eye catching from the outside, very pubbish on the inside. Exterior of the building is reminiscent of the shape of the Flatiron Building in NYC. Owner was pleasant while I ordered a local pale ale. We got there 10 minutes after it opened, glad to get a small table to ourselves. Not a lot of taps to choose from, Guinness certainly, while I wanted the road less traveled. Ard’s Brewing sufficed.“ |
| 66 /100 McHugh’s (Bar) 29-31 QUEEN’S SQUARE “A lively place to try a few Whitewater ales.“ |
| 74 /100 46 GREAT VICTORIA STREET “Architectural masterpiece with a small selection of cask ales“ |
| 80 /100 46 GREAT VICTORIA STREET “Very handsome place I stopped in. Not huge selection but had plenty I was looking for so very excited. I ha dinner upstairs which was quite nice justbstandar fish and chips for me. Anyways a cool joint“ |
| 72 /100 Bridge House (JDW) (Bar) 35–43 BEDFORD STREET “Stopped in looking for English county tick which I may get once they clean the line. Open space some gambling machines. Rowdy on a Saturday. Selection was non craft but lots of new English breweries for me. Kinda friendly service but not really.
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| 74 /100 46 GREAT VICTORIA STREET “Midweek afternoon visit but there was only free upstairs. A good mix of locals & tourists.
Around 8 cask & similar keg pumps.
Nicholson's Pale Ale was spot on.
Only seemed to have barrel glasses upstairs which isn't really a good vessel for Fuller's London Pride & Nicholson's Pale Ale.
Food was standard Nicholson's fayre & service attentive.
Definitely worth a visit to see the decor.“ |
| 64 /100 Laverys Bar (Bar) 12 - 16 BRADBURY PLACE “Bar that is built together with Woodworkers, so it is now pretty much just one big pub. Laverys has a focus ob the regular beers, so not much to get here, if any. Bottle shop inside the pub has a few good beers though.“ |
| 76 /100 Woodworkers (Bar) 20 BRADBURY PLACE “Nice place with good craft beers available. There were 14 taps with craft beers and around 6-8 with macro stuff. Flights of either 6 or 8 beers available. Very helpfull staff. Only two beers from Northern Ireland available.“ |
| 82 /100 46 GREAT VICTORIA STREET “Interior looks quite original as it was in the 1800s: Mahagoni furniture, cast iron columns, gas lamps. Good range of beers including local. Nice Pub.“ |
| 76 /100 Bittles Bar (Bar) 70 UPPER CHURCH LANE “Visited with the wife on Friday 6th Sep 2019. V shaped building with an interesting inside full of 'stuff', mostly pictures of prominent local people or old Belfast. Decent selection of local beers, I picked up six new rates with beers from Ards, Bullhouse, Doyles, Hillstown and Nord Iron. Busy, but we found seats easily enough. Liked the place.“ |
| 68 /100 46 GREAT VICTORIA STREET “Quite busy on a Sunday night, tried to eat upstairs but they said without a reservation they had no tables. We managed to snag one of the booths and thought we were good to go but they wont serve food to a booth after a certain time on Sunday. We had a round and left for a place to eat. Neat atmosphere albeit quite crowded. Had a couple of beers I hadn't seen anywhere else. Pricey like most of the touristy places.“ |
| 50 /100 Woodworkers (Bar) 20 BRADBURY PLACE “Big, and seemingly focussed on making a few quid out of craft/real ale drinkers. Nice enough surroundings, decent enough selection Prices high. staff lackadaisical. asked for an IPA, and was wrongly served a sour.Not motivated to return.“ |
| 62 /100 McHugh’s (Bar) 29-31 QUEEN’S SQUARE “A bit touristy for my taste. Modernish inside, outside seating. Local brews. One of those places you find perfectly acceptable while you're there, but you can't muster up the enthusiasm to revisit. Worth popping in for a pint, but not a "destination" venue.“ |
| 82 /100 Northern Lights (Bar) 451 ORMEAU ROAD, ORMEAU “Most craft-beery place of the trip. A short taxi ride out of Belfast city centre where we were staying. Typical striped modern industrial décor. Lively crowd just the right side of hipster. Serves flights and 2/3rds. Lots of Galway Bay beers. I was impressed with the 2/3rd glasses of Foam and Fury I had, Good selection of bottles. Close to the Errigle Inn, which we didn't visit, but looked good.“ |
| 66 /100 46 GREAT VICTORIA STREET “You visit for the interior which is a joy. Busy and touristy when we went. Reasonable but unspectacular beer selection. Just across from the Europa Hotel. How did the interior glass survive the many bombings?“ |
| 86 /100 Northern Lights (Bar) 451 ORMEAU ROAD, ORMEAU “Stopped in after Errigle. Large handsome building and decor bustling crowd. Very decent sized draft and cans and bottle list. Does flights as well. Cost reasonable. Half of drafts were Galway. But pretty much al Northern Breweries could be found on menu somewhere. The most craft beer centric spot in town.“ |
| 82 /100 Errigle Inn (Bar) 312-320 ORMEAU RD, ORMEAU “Solid spot in Ormeau. Traditional interior but big with random casino games. Secret back room for cask ale that was crowded. Food is decent high end traditional pub got fish and chips for Friday night Lent. Device friendly. Decent sized draft list and some cans plus the cask offerings off menu in rear. Cool spot but Need to an from town center.“ |
| 74 /100 John Hewitt (Bar) 51 DONEGALL STREET “Came in after a. Bit of random crawl. Really had nice time. Not a great craft beer joint though. Nice traditional interior. Few interesting crafts in bottle again this city isnt a draft place. Great young band playing Irish folk made the trip for sure.“ |
| 68 /100 Dirty Onion and Yardbird (Bar) 3 HILL STREET “Cool exterior beckoned me in. Staff not so kind draft list uninspired and while some decent selection in cans they don’t list anywhere and we’re annoyed when I asked what’s what. Am I supposed to judge on label and color design many that don’t list brewer. Anyways a weird drum circle going on back the whole time I kind of liked it in theory until I decided I couldn’t take any longer and left. Historic nature good the rest not so much.“ |
| 72 /100 Bootleggers (Restaurant) 46 CURCH LANE “Stopped in after waking by and hearing from Guardian article they have craft. Small draft options not all that crafty. Do have better can and bottle list. Ambiance is decent but a little college for my taste. Service just ok.“ |
| 78 /100 Bittles Bar (Bar) 70 UPPER CHURCH LANE “Amazing old building worth taking picture. Inside is cozy and has interesting decor that features history of city. I went in afternoon so easy to get spot but pretty full of locals and a few tourists as well. Selection is small and many are owned by big players saw a bunch of loca folks drinking coors light. I love whisky and gin but can’t be hungover tomorrow so I’ll be back for those great selections. You should come if I’m town for experience but beer less than exciting.“ |
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