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The place to be Head to Pint Shop to enjoy an enviable drinks list, scrumptious seasonal fayre and laidback vibes P int Shop was born in 2013, with the aim of creating a modern beerhouse. The original beerhouses – or Tom A PINT OF COMFORT Pint Shop
serves a range of beers and gins, as well as a selection of British staples
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 amazing folks who love beer and live for food. Pint Shop lists more than 30 taps of British beer, 50 gins and a food menu 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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