I’m going to be honest, this bar isn’t likely to win many awards for being the best advertised and signed, although that gives it something of a speakeasy feel which adds to the excitement of proceedings. Although this was the eleventh and final venue of the day, it was the one that we were most looking forwards to, it’s a cellar bar with micro-pub vibes. I decided that Julian was the most social (and ultimately the most expendable if it was the wrong door) and he tried the door of what we really weren’t entirely sure was the right place, but it’s that door marked with “cash only” which is down the steps.
The indoor signage is really rather good though even if it’s rather more anonymous from the outside.
The inside which was a little dark, but that added to the atmosphere and the welcome was immediate and friendly from the team member. It was also good to see James in the pub, it was his check-ins on Untappd which had caught my eye about this place. This is evidence indeed that social media can lead to right decisions.
The beer list is on Untappd and there’s a particularly strong list of cans that are available. There are three cask beers and seven keg beers and I was slightly disappointed we didn’t have enough time before our train to fully investigate these. It’s a well-curated beer list and there are some really tempting options on there.
I went for the Aeronaut from Abbeydale Brewery and it had a rather pleasant flavour of stone fruit and it was smooth, rich and really quite decadent. A very decent little number and Julian went for the same, noting on Untappd that it was “very tasty”, which is great praise indeed.
Also, Julian produced, like a proud Victorian inventor, his latest acquisition from John Lewis, as he’s really rather middle class, a foldable fan which can be charged via USB. I was a little tempted by it, I’ll wait until there’s a cheap one though as I get muddled up in decadent department stores, but it was very useful given the extreme heat of Lowestoft.
Anyway, I’ve digressed into shopping related items and away from just how good this bar is. The beer selection here was the best of the day, the atmosphere was certainly up there and the engagement from the team member was the best of the day. It’s fair to say that I very much liked it here and I’m also going to see if Julian can be tempted to go there again when we visit again for part two of our Lowestoft study tour. It was really all rather lovely.