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TAP INTO GOOD TIMES Pint Shop brings the classic beerhouse into present-day central Cambridge
P int Shop was born in 2013, with the aim of creating a modern beerhouse. The original beerhouses – or Tom and Jerry shops as they were often known – are viewed by many as the birthplace of today’s pubs. Up until this point, beer was very much a rich man’s drink because of its high tax levels. The poor drank gin, and lots of it, mostly in illegal gin palaces. In 1830, in an attempt to reduce public drunkenness, improve the health of the nation and encourage free trade, the Beerhouse Act was passed. The act allowed anyone who paid a small fee to brew beer and sell it in their home, hence beerhouses were born. It even allowed a low-ABV beer called table beer to be brewed for children, women and servants, as the tap water was so unsafe! Pretty quickly, we became a nation of beer drinkers. In many ways this is how the craft beer movement was born… Pint Shop celebrates the spirit of those original beerhouses, combining craft beers, intimacy and fun. Throw in delicious comfort food cooked over a fire, just as it was in 1830, and serve it with a bunch of folks who love beer and live for food. Pint Shop lists more than 30 taps of British beer, 50 gins and a food menu
COMFORT ZONE There are more than 30 beers and 50 gins on offer at the family-owned Pint Shop, as well as a seasonal menu for patrons of the bar, dining rooms and a beer garden
that rolls with the seasons. As well as a characterful bar, it has two dining rooms, two private dining rooms and an urban beer garden. It’s family owned and proud that most of its suppliers are also independent. Located a few doors down from the Corn Exchange, at 10 Peas Hill, why not pop in and pay a visit?
To book a table in the restaurant, call 01223 981070 or visit pintshop.co.uk
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