Latest reviews from Glossop

“The first pub on the left as you enter the town centre proper, it's a two roomed pub with the bar straddling both via a split in the wall. Unusually this is set against the front window. Traditional in style, it's a bit of a music venue as well with the second room set up for this. There were a couple of the pubs own brews on, a regular and a seasonal special, backed up by a few guests in cask and keg form. It has a car park at its side.“

ManVsBeer 1994 days ago

“Corner cafe-style bar, but with some traditional pub elements, at the end of one of the many long rows of terrace housing on the main road into the town centre. It's a two roomed venue, with the bar along the side wall in the front, and a slightly more restaurant styled room in the back, although on my Saturday night visit it was mostly drinking going on there. This is a Robinsons run pub and they have their usual regular cask ales on here with some guests too, and there's a number of guest keg as well, although not overly exciting options on my visit.“

ManVsBeer 1995 days ago

“I will detour off of the Snake Pass every time for this place for sure! Should be have a significantly higher rating than it does, as this place mixes local and world bottled beers with 4 craft beers on tap- cloudwater being one of them. Add to that the wine on the other side of the room and classy surroundings...this place hits the nail on the head for me. I was like a kid in a sweetshop! Fantastic staff, decent selection of beers ( and wines) and lovely, enthusiastic staff who clearly love what they do. Why wouldn't they? Highly recommended.“

ResinousRespek9 2255 days ago

“On the lower west end part of the slowly rising main road through the centre of Glossop. This is a shop unit which is mainly a bottle shop for wine and ales, but you can open them and consume them on the premises (with a mark up). For the ale drinker there’s a pretty good selection with some hard to find ales alongside some lesser found local ones as well. There’s plenty of choice and it’s mainly micro than macro brewers represented here. Belgian, German and American beers feature too. It’s currently a small square shop unit affair, but they are moving premises near to the train station soon.“

ManVsBeer 3095 days ago

“This Joseph Holt pub and hotel has the best position in town on the corner of the where the main roads cross in the town centre. It is slightly set back from the road so there’s plenty of breathing space in front which helps in its look because it is a fairly attractive building to look at, and fairly large given you can stay here. The bar feels like a proper but as oppose to a sterile area in hotel, and although all the furniture has a modern wood appearance it does have character. it’s also serves food and its large open areas mean it’s an attractive place to eat with a good vibe. Holt’s ales are naturally at the bar.“

ManVsBeer 4025 days ago

“This pub is located on the main A road south out of the town directly opposite the Sam Smiths pub at a set of traffic lights. Like that pub this one blends in well with the row of stone brick terrace houses that are part of the conurbation style. Inside it is one large open plan room with a large square bar in the corner. One side is the games area with a pool table and the other includes long leather backed wall length bench seating as as stools around the traditional dark wooden tables. There’s a couple of real ale pumps, live entertainment and sport on its televisions as well as a concrete heavy rear garden area.“

ManVsBeer 4025 days ago

“This pub is located about 10 minutes walk up the hill heading south from the main town centre crossroads by a set of traffic lights. It’s a Samuel Smiths bar so only sells its own ales lagers and bitters on keg and in bottles. It is a collection of downstairs rooms aptly in early 20th century period style that clearly mirrors the age of the building which is little different to that of the rest of the terraced houses it is part of. Each room is comfortably decorated with a musty smell akin to that of a large National Trust house so it’s a fine place to enjoy a quiet drink. There is a garden area at the rear and there was a friendly dog enjoying the surroundings with one regular.“

ManVsBeer 4025 days ago

“The pub holds a prominent position on the commercial part of the main road in the town centre, but as it is an old school pub with fixtures and fittings that are looking a little more worn and more ordinary than a lot of other pubs it might not be everyone’s first choice. Thwaites keg and cask are available for those who enjoy this brewer, and if you enjoy live football this is also a place where you can catch the game, although don’t expect any of its seasonal brews here, it’s a bit too local and gritty for that.. Its ground floor space is large enough to include room for live music or a dj for busier evenings, but you might have the run of the place in the daytime. Manchester City pictures and souvenirs are on some walls.“

ManVsBeer 4025 days ago

“The closest pub to the station, just opposite the small parking area at the front of the British Rail building. This pub is very thin so there’s no great open spaces, but it stretches along the road that separates it from the station and there’s ample room for its patrons on small tables, benches and stools. It’s all comfortable and there’s plenty of real ales available on what is arguably the best rotating choice in the town.“

ManVsBeer 4025 days ago

“One of two Robinson’s pub in close proximity to each other, although this one is off the main road not far away from Thwaites’ Corner Cupboard. This pub has two rooms with the best room at the front and another fairly comfortable room behind before the attractive rear patio area. The rotund bar offers the brewery’s own ales and there’s plenty of wall length comfortable soft furnished benches and stools among cricket themed memorabilia in a couple of glass cases and wall pictures to compliment these. There is a resident cat who will probably come to say hello at some point.“

ManVsBeer 4027 days ago

“Using part of the ground floor of an old mill, this is very central in the small town of Glossop, although its front faces a small side road leading to a new commercial shopping area. This is a medium sized Wetherspoon pub that was popular from day one and at peak times seats can be at a premium. The decor goes for lighter wooden colours with lighter greys for its softer furnishings so it is quite bright inside. There’s little to read or artifacts to view in this one, just a few paintings and pictures of the local area including some aerials of the Derbyshire Peak District, which the town isn’t officially in. The collage of cotton reels on the wall is probably the most significant historical reference apart from the building itself. The service here was terrible on my visit, with no staff keeping an eye on who’s turn to be served was next, and after seating myself next to the kitchen area I overheard the chef tell the manager he’ll need to tell two separate tables they don’t have the food in stock that they had ordered. Given the place was only three days old when I was here I expect this can only get better. Ales on two pump rows.“

ManVsBeer 4027 days ago