duncan, Author at Port Street Beer House | Northern Quarter beer house, pub, drinking hole

– American Showcase – August 27th to September 3rd

For the Bank Holiday Weekend, we’re bringing the sights and sounds… actually we’re bringing neither of them, but you’ll be able to TASTE of the United States of America to Port Street Beer House. The hotbed of the original craft beer revolution, we’ve picked out some of out favourite kegs that we’ve been holding on to for a special occasion – and now’s the perfect time.

We’ll be starting by pouring these crackers from sour masters Oregon’s Cascade; the wildly experimental The Bruery from California; and Georgia’s finest Creature Comforts. We’ve also got some special bottles in the fridge – take a look on the app to find out more.

Cascade – Primordial Noir 2017 Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Red Ale With Cherries and Spices 10.5%
Primordial Noir is a blend of imperial red ales aged in bourbon and wine barrels for up to two years with Northwest-grown Bing cherries and spices. A concentrated precursor to our Sang Noir project, Primordial Noir features a more robust bourbon and cherry presence with notes of roast malt, molasses and baking spices.

Cascade – Figaro 2011 Northwest Style Sour Ale aged in Oak Barrels with White Figs 9.5%
Blend of sour Blond ales aged in Chardonnay barrels for up to 18 months with white figs and lemon peel. Featuring complex flavors of dried figs, citrus peel, green grapes and apple skins, this NW style sour ale is ready to drink now, but will continue to evolve in the bottle for several years.

The Bruery- Or Xata Blonde Ale Brewed with rice and lactose, with natural cinnamon and vanilla 7.2%
Horchata is a traditional, sweet, milky drink originating in Spain and Latin America that has become quite popular in Southern California, particularly with Mexican cuisine. Our homage to the traditionally non-alcoholic drink is a blonde ale brewed with a heavy dosing of rice, cinnamon and vanilla along with lactose for a little extra creamy character. These ingredients meld together to create a taste and experience that hints at horchata, but it’s much more than that. The flavor is hard to describe, but for those who know it, you know you love it.

The Bruery- It Depense Rum barrel aged sour stout with Balaton cherries 11.1%
What’s in a beer? It Depense! Depense is French for spent, and in this case, it refers to Balaton cherries leftover from a previous batch of beer. We added them to a sour stout along with even more fresh cherries and aged it in rum barrels to make the flavor even more luscious and bold. Notes of berries, spice, molasses, and wood are perfectly blended for a nice twist on our sour stout portfolio.

Creature Comforts – Bibio Pilsner 4.9%
Bibo® (pronounced bee-bo) is a crisp, dry, and classic pilsner. A distinct continental hop flavor and aroma creates a well-balanced and tastefully crafted brew.

Pouring until 2nd September, or until they run out.

– North Tap Takeover – August 19th to 25th

We’ve invited Leeds legends North Brewing Co over to serve up some of their latest & finest. They’ve been churning out heavy hitters since before Port Street was even a twinkle in the eye of… ah that’s a line of enquiry we don’t really want to go down really. Regardless, all these years on, they’re still one of the best and most exciting in the game – and when they got in touch about helping launch their latest pale ale, Atlantis, we were never going to say no.

Atlantis is the star of the show here – a 4.1% pale ale that is super drinkable (ain’t that the truth), vibrant, and tropical. Unbeatable all round – and we’ll be doing a little giveaway on the socials if you follow us @portstreetbeer

The full line-up is…

Atlantis Pale Ale 4.1%
Available on both keg & cask – woof
North x Paria IPA 6%
Annual collab with cycling heroes Paria
North x Queer Brewing Fruited Sour 4%
Vegan fruited sour with up-and-comers Queer Brewing
Fading Frontier DIPA 8%
Everything you’d want from a good DIPA – yes please
Pinata Session IPA 4.5%
One of North’s all time classics – great whether you’re on you first or thousandth

We’ll be pouring North August 19th – August 25th, or until we run out: whichever comes first.

– 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