The 50th edition of the Good Beer Guide published by the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is out and unsurprisingly Manchester is very well represented.
In her introduction to the landmark volume award-winning author Laura Hadland notes that Manchester has a lot to offer beer and cider lovers and highlights the fantastic array of pubs to visit across the North West.
The Good Beer Guide 2023 lists 159 pubs in Greater Manchester with 36 new entries. There are also 66 breweries listed in the city-region, five of them new ones. However, in less positive news the guide also says nine breweries have shut.
Here we’ve picked out 10 of the Manchester pubs which have made it into the guide’s hallowed pages, ranging from modern contemporary craft beer bars to traditional boozers with centuries of history, and taken a look at what Camra has said about them.
To order your copy of the Good Beer Guide 2023, visit the Camra online shop here.
1. Manchester pubs in the Good Beer Guide 2023
Manchester has plenty of entries in the latest Good Beer Guide. Photo: AFP via Getty Images Photo: AFP via Getty Images
2. Chorlton Tap
The Chorlton Tap is a taproom for the Wander Beyond brewery and Camra said ‘what was once two distinct properties is now a small bar area and spacious adjacent room’ with six handpumps and several keg lines Photo: Google Maps
3. Fletcher Moss, Didsbury
Camra says this ‘gem of a pub is named after the alderman who donated the nearby botanical gardens to the city’ and has notable features including a collection of 100 teapots Photo: Google Maps
4. Fred’s Ale House, Levenshulme
‘Set over three floors, this is part bar, part coffee shop and art gallery’, with ‘characterful tiling and decorative wall wreaths from when it was a tripe shop' Photo: Google Maps