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Great brewery bar serving the whole York range of ales. friendly staff and good beer. No fruit machines or music, so you can sit and have a decent chat without having your ears blasted. New toilets a good improvement.
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My husband had raved about York Brewery on a previous visit to the city.
Both loving the "real stuff" I decided to accompany him on this Christmas visit to York. Stairs were a slight struggle for me, but on reaching the top the beer made it worthwhile. The bar and atmosphere was good, but oh dear, your ladies toilet really let you down. Loose seat and no toilet paper, and that with a barmaid behind the bar too.
With good real ale readily available, please look after your lady customers too.
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After getting legless on my first night in York I was determined to do the touristy ventures. I got myself a York sight seeing bus ticket, visited the City Art Gallery, The Jorvick Centre and then finally the infamous York Brewery. Talk about cramming it in all in one day!
I did the brewery tour which was both educational and fun with the host's wittiness etc.
The bar itself was very pleasant with wooden beams overhead along with comfortable lounge style seating. Closer to the bar offered a more traditional seating area with barrels as tables. The beers sampled was as you would expect top quality and fresh.
Nice geordie lass was more than hospitable and obliging - giving me directions to the nearest pub and Pizza Express.
Definitely worth a visit even if you don't do the tour the bar itself is a cracking venue.
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Apart from the Ian Mckellen part, must say: just the same story as previous. Was 5 minutes late for the tour, but as it hadn't started yet, no problem. After the tour had a pint of Royal Charter IPA. Very good, but doesn't stand out to other IPA's. Carefull with the settee: it's a bit worn out so you sit lower to the floor then you think you would...
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I can�t understand previous reviews where difficulty has been encountered in finding the brewery. The tour currently costs �6.00 and there is a gift shop, and a comfortable private members� bar, where you can have a couple of halves prior to the tour, and they are more than happy to serve you a pint or two after at around �2.65 a pint.
The tour guide was a fellow called Mick who was rather entertaining and reminded me of a character played by Sir Ian McKellen in a northern-based �soap opera�. He did have a tendency to drift off subject quite often and I was on the last tour of the day which might explain something.
Informative, entertaining and fresh tasty beer � what more do you want? 8/10.
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Visited recently, first attempt was aborted as they had a corporate do on! However the owner was very good and said he'd see me right the next day. Next day went on the beer tour having secured reduced entrance fee at one of the breweries pubs. Very interesting and informative tour. Free drink after the tour. As you would expect the beer was in superb condition. Very friendly, chatty staff. Will definately visit again. And the owner did see me right after the disapointment of the previous day. Ghost Ale is a particular favourite!
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Took a while to find - walking directions on street signs seemed to peter out. But once located, well worth the effort. Didn't try the bewery tour, as from past experience the best bit is the beer at the end anyway. Comfortable and friendly place with good character
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Really enjoyed this. Went on the tour with the brewer, which was interesting, and the student barman was a sound bloke.
Needless to say, the beer was top notch.
Well worth a visit, and discounts for Camra members!
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Visited last summer. Took a little while finding the place but glad I did. Was impressed with the friendliness of the staff. The guy who showed us round was doing his first tour so was understandably nervous yet got all the points across in an entertaining manner.
The bar has a homely feel to it. Maybe not the sort of place to go unless you're doing the tour.When I visited it in the early afternoon it was pretty quiet although apparently it has hosted parties in the evenings.
The beer needless to say was excellent quality!
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Being a huge fan of Guzzler it was nice to be able to pay homage to this great beer at the place its made. The visitor centre & bar is a converted loft. Mismatched lounge chairs & wooden seats make it a quirky drinking experience especially as brewery staff are wandering in & out doing various things. Obviously the beer is first class.
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A micro-brewery with a visitor centre, offering brewery tours, a gift shop,and members bar (which is open to visitors on the brewery tours). The bar named the tap room offers York Brewery regular and seasonal beers along with yellow fizzy stuff dispenced under gas and various spirits/soft drinks. The rear room is furnished with comfy chairs sofas and low tables. The bar area has high tables with stools. The visitor centre is well worth a visit for visitors to York. Be warned though, this is a private members club and although the staff will normally offer casual visitors (who are not on a brewery tour) the opportunity to try a beer it is not an open bar. The good side though is membership for those living outside the York area is only �3 pa. What a bargain!
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Not a bad little spot worth a visit with a pint of beer included in two halves if you take the tour - Can honestly say though is one for the real ales fans as too much of the stuff would make me sick - very froiendly surroundings and brewery staff make a good spot.
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How many good pubs are there in this town? after living in exile in the southwest for sometime I was amazed on my return to the northeast at how many real pubs there are serving a decent pint. Very comfortable and pleasant place to drink.
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Pleasant, relaxing - and one is able to sample the many delights from the brewery in peace.
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The brewery has a nice upstairs bar, heavily labelled "members and tour guests only". That's OK, you're just on an after hours tour, it's just a licensing requirement. York's beer is pretty good, and if you've brought some heathens with you, they do have a tap or two of nasty cold fizzy stuff too.
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The home of the York Brewery, the first brewery within the city walls for over 100 years. Not only can you tour the brew plant, there is also a very pleasant upstairs bar, open to all. Obviously the serve their own beer, and they offer very pleasant surroundings to enjoy it in. Call in and enjoy.
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