Good beer in Manchester

Some websites

• RebelAtlas.com: Manchester: Craft Beer Guide - Best Breweries, Taprooms & Bars in MCR

• Manchester-list: Manchester’s Best Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms

• I Love MCR: Top Manchester taprooms: where to get some of the best craft beer in the city

• SecretManchester.com: 8 Of The Best And Booziest Breweries And Taprooms In Manchester

• Ck Travels: Best Breweries in Manchester & Top Craft Beer Pubs

• BrewereyTourFinder.com: Breweries in Manchester

• Manchester Evening News: Manchester's best craft beer bars, pubs and brewtaps

• DesignMyNight: Manchester's Best Craft Beer Bars

Brewery taprooms

• CLOSED Alphabet Brewing Co

• Balance Brewing & Blending. A 10 minutes walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly, next to Piccadilly Station.

  Brewery Venue

• The Beer Studio / Studio Bar: Brewpub. Not really within walking distance from the Premier Inn Piccadilly, but 5 km to the South of the hotel. The shortest walk would also be mostly along main roads.

  Brewery Venue

• Blackjack Brewing Co, but not a taproom?

  • Brewery, no taproom at Irk Street, except on some das (like once a month on Friday and Saturday)

    Brewery Venue

  • Blackjack Brew Co Bar on Eagle Street (or is it the Smithfield Market Tavern is also theirs?) A 15 minutes walk from Premier Inn Piccadilly, to the North.

    Venue

• Bundobust Brewery

  Brewery

  • Bundobust Brewery and Indian Restaurant. A 15 minutes walk to the South-West from the Premier Inn Piccadilly.

    Venue

  • Bundobust Manchester Piccadilly. Just a 5-minute walk North of the Premier Inn Piccadilly.

    Venue

• Cloudwater Brew Co. A 15 minute walk to the South-East from the Premier Inn Piccadilly.

  Brewery Venue

• Fell taproom in the Northern Quarter. Just 2 minutes North of the Premier Inn Piccadilly.

  Brewery Venue

• The Gas Works Brewbar. A 20 minutes walk to the South-West from the Premier Inn Piccadilly.

  Brewery Venue

• CLOSED Green Arches

• Hideaway Brewing Co Ltd: Brewpub in Salford, so rather far from the Premier Inn Piccadilly

  Brewery Venue

• Marble Beers

  • Brewery in Salford but no taproom

    Brewery Venue

  • Marble Arch Inn: Bar/taproom 20 minutes from the Premier Inn Piccadilly hotel. It is also the original location of the brewery.

    Venue

• North Bar: Brewery from Leeds with a taproom in Manchester. It is a 15 minutes walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly, to the South-West.

  Brewery Venue

• Northern Monk Refectory MCR (Brewery not in Manchester but in Leeds). Just 2 minutes North of the Premier Inn Piccadilly.

• The Runaway Brewery & Taproom: In Stockport, far from the city centre. It can be reached by bus though.

  Brewery Venue

• Seven Bro7hers From Salford, with several taprooms.

  • Seven Bro7hers Brewing Co in Salford: More than 6km from the Premier Inn Piccadilly, so not within easy walking disatance, and only open two days a week.

    Venue

  • Seven Bro7hers Beerhouse Ancoats. A 15 minute walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly, to the North North-East.

  Brewery Venue

• ShinDigger Brewing Co. Under the rail arches, a 20 minute walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly to the South-East.

  Brewery Venue

• Steelfish Brewing Co.: A 15 minute walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly, to the South-East.

• Sureshot Taproom. A 10 minutes walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly, next to Piccadilly Station.

• Track Brewing Co.: A 15 minute walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly, roughly South-East.

  Brewery Venue

• Vocation & Co Manchester (in Society Food Hall). The brewery is in Yorkshire though. A 20 minute walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly, to the South-West.

Pubs closely related to breweries

• North Westward Ho, a pub from Pomona Island Brewery. A 15 minute walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly hotel, towards the North-West.

• The Gas Lamp: Also closely related to Pomona Island Brewery, but said to also serve other beers. 20 minutes or so from the Premier Inn Piccadilly hotel, towards the South-West.

Breweries but likely no taproom

• Big Trip: Still working on their taproom

• Courier Brewing Company. Under the railway arches, but already a 20-25 minute walk to the South-East from the Premier Inn Piccadilly. May not be a taproom and only a brewery.

  Brewery

• Hip Pop: Probably no taproom

• Hydes' Brewery: Their website contains links to pubs that serve their beer.

  Ralf & Alf is a subsidiary of them

• Joseph Holt Brewery: Probably no taproom

• JW Lees Brewery

• Lark Hill

• Manchester Union Brewery: Cannot find it on Google Maps, seems to be about the same location as Hip Pop. They brew the Manchester Union Lager.

• Pomona Island Brew Co: They don't have a taproom, but another section on this page mentions some pubs that are closely related to them.

• CLOSED Strange Times Brewing Co.

• SQUAWK Brewing Company

Good pubs, etc.

• Café Beermoth (and they also have a shop), just a 10-15 minutes walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly

• Cask Ancoat (There is a pub with the same name in Liverpool Street but likely unrelated) Just a 10-15 minute walk from the Premier Inn Manchester along the canal.

• Joule Craft Beer Shop & Tasting Room, a half hour walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly

• The Oast House, a 20 minute walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly

• Piccadilly Tap, just a few minutes from the Premier Inn Piccadilly.

• Port Street Beer House, just 5 minutes from the Premier Inn Piccadilly.

• Sadler's Cat, a 15 minutes walk North-West of the Premier Inn Piccadilly.

• Society Food Hall (location of Vocation also), a 20 minutes walk Sourth-West of the Premier Inn Piccadilly.

• The Taphouse. 24 self-serve beers, food inspired by South Africa. A 15 minute walk from the Premier Inn Piccadilly (South-West of the hotel).