From Brewery Tap to Colston Yard
AWARD-WINNING No. 75 Autumn 2007 CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN FOR FOR REAL ALE REAL ALE www.camrabristol.org.uk PPIIINNNTSTSTS WWWEEESSSTT PPPMulti-award-winning newsletter of the Bristol & District Branch of CAMRA, the CampaignTT Tfor Real Ale From Brewery Tap to Colston Yard What a difference a year makes! Substitute one word, and the line from the old song What a difference a day makes seems apt when applied to the history of the ex-Smiles Brewery Tap. Many local people, including Bristol CAMRA members, were greatly shocked and bewildered at the wanton destruction which took place in July last year. A year on and we were delighted to hear that Butcombe Brewery had accepted the challenge of creating their own city- centre showpiece on the site of the former Tap. It is an exciting project for them, being their first ‘new-build’ outlet, and very different from their other two Bristol pubs, The Bell in Stokes Croft and The Prince of Wales in Westbury-on-Trym. This new venture, to be called ‘Colston Yard’, will be much larger than its predecessor, the trading floor occupying 2,200 square feet, with the basement housing the kitchens, cellar, etc., The wanton vandalism inflicted on the Brewery Tap by being of similar size. There will be a traditional bar selling, we are previous owners just a year ago Photo by Richard Brooks promised, a superb range of cask beers, alongside a number of authentic imported beers and lagers. A separate grill/restaurant is commenced, is expected to take up to four months with an also planned.
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