– How we’re working after July 19th
With the constant alterations to legislation over the past 18 months, one of the most difficult things about that tinkering for bars and restaurants has been the different levels everyone visiting have been on: from those who are super vigilant, through to those who can’t wait to throw off the shackles. Though we’ve been re-open for a while now, even in the last week we’ve had visitors coming to us for their first night out in the best part of a year. Those people who’ve waited cautiously for a first proper pint will have been sharing a bar with others who have been fully enjoying their freedoms since the moment our doors re-opened earlier in the year, and everything in between. Our job now is to ensure that all of those groups are able to have a good time with us, and that they’re able to do so in a way that feels safe and appropriate.
No matter what your headspace is about everything that is going on when you visit us, we want you to be able to socialise in a way that acknowledges the liberties we’ve now been afforded, while protecting our staff, our customers, and our community.
What that means for you is that:
- Our staff will continue to wear face masks at all time while on shift, and we’ll be keeping our protective screens up at the bar
- We will continue to have a limit on our indoor seating capacity, so as to avoid overcrowding
- For the time being, we’ll be keeping our screen dividers up between seats
- We’ll be ensuring our venues are as well ventilated as each space allows
- Our levels of sanitisation and hygiene will remain the same, with tables cleaned between customers and each site cleaned in full each day
- Our app will still be the main way in which drinks are ordered – both to avoid congestion at the bar, and for an overall better customer experience.
- We ask that customers give one another space in all situations, and continue to wash your hands thoroughly
- We encourage customers to wear face masks while moving around our venues.
As always, we’ll be reviewing our policies over the coming weeks, and fine tuning them to fit the wants and needs of everyone involved. If you have any questions, comments, or issues, you can get in touch on matthew@commonandco.co.uk
– Bank Holiday Weekend Opening Times
Sweet, sweet pints at Port Street (sweet, sweet Port Street) all Bank Holiday weekend long. Come see us at the following times:
Friday 28th: 4pm-late
Saturday 29th: 4pm-late
Sunday 30th: 4pm-late
Monday 31st: 2pm-late
That’s it. That’s the post.
– First Pour: Six Sided Brewery – Industry Hazy Session Pale 4%
This bank holiday weekend (Saturday 29th – Monday 31st May 2021), we’ll be welcoming the first beer from a brand new brewery to Port Street. Please welcome Six Sided, a brand new brewery based in Ancoats.
Inspired by the city of Manchester and the worker bees that form such a large part of the area’s branding and identity, Six Sided’s debut brew is also a hark to the zeitgeist of Manchester. Industry is a hazy session pale ale that is packed with Pacific Northwest hops. A grain bill of barley, wheat and oats is complimented by Cascade, Citra & Mosaic.
We’ll be pouring it all weekend long – or until our supplies run out.
Visit Six Sided’s website here.
– Cascade Sour Showcase – Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 May
Sour beers – if you know, you know. Cascade Brewing certainly know, and they’ve been slamming out some of the best sours anywhere in the world for the past 15 years. Based in Oregon (US), they’re not bound by stylistic guidelines – just their own imagination, and the ingredients that they’re able to access. Their sour beer blends feature fruit forward, barrel-aged ales that offer a complex array of flavour, derived from their North-West US grown ingredients. Each release captures the unique subtleties of that year’s growing season, and all their beers come from their original brewery in Southwest Portland, before being blended and aged at their nearby blending house.
We’ve been waiting for the perfect time to put on some of our favourite beers of Cascade’s from our cellar – and the return of indoor seating at Port Street couldn’t be any more ideal. We’ve got three beers available – served by the third, half, two thirds, or pint – that aim to give a decent scope of their ethos. We’re also serving by the flight. Available Thursday through to Sunday.
Prices are for 1/3.
CASCADE – KRIEK CHERRY SOUR 7.4%
Kriek is a blend of sour red ales aged in red wine barrels for up to 17 months with fresh Bing and Sour pie cherries.
£4
CASCADE – BOURBONIC PLAGUE IMPERIAL PORTER 12%
This blend of strong dark porters was aged in oak, wine and Bourbon barrels, then blended with a dark porter that had been brewed with vanilla beans and cinnamon.
£4
CASCADE – KENTUCKY PEACH 2017 BARREL AGED SOUR 9.7%
A blend of sour wheat and quad ales aged in bourbon and wine barrels for up to 16 months with more than 7,000 lbs of fresh Northwest-grown peaches. Offers flavours of ripe peaches and warm bourbon with hints of oak and a light malt sweetness.
£4
CASCADE FLIGHT
A third of each of the above beers.
£11.00