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Heading to Belfast mid week for a short stay, any recommendations for craft brew bars folks?

Cheers

Hey,
Sunflower on Union St. is ok for some craft beers,1 cask and Clanconnel bottles last time I was there two weeks ago.They also had some bottled English ales,can't remember what exactly. It's a nice small pub too with friendly people. Some trad sessions upstairs too.

The Crown is great for cask.Plus a beautiful place to be in.

Bittles Bar has some craft on tap and bottles.Also a nice atmosphere.

The John Hewitt and McHugh's has cask and some bottles

The Kitchen bar near Bittles usually has something interesting and also does cask.

All these are in the centre and within walking distance of each other. I travel to Belfast quite regularly and while it's good for cask ales (which IS great!) it's not great for "craft" especially on draught. Oddly it's very hard to find any of the Irish craft regulars, even bottled.

Also the Wetherspoons is great for cask and also has some craft bottles but I'd advise you go for a day pint and avoid weekend nights if you value a bit of peace and quiet.

Hope that's of some help.

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Bittles has a great selection of Norn Ireland beers. Hudson worth a visit for craft keg (brewdog and Williams bros). New cocktail/beer bar called aether and echo on lower Garfield street looks fab, returned victorian place. Grand national has some beers too and new venue dirty open imminent opening.

The Merchant has one of the best cocktail bars I've been in anywhere - genuinely. It's 10 to 15 pounds a drink, but they do a mean Sazerac.

&amp;quot;Rory&amp;quot;:3g2wgkdm wrote: The Merchant has one of the best cocktail bars I've been in anywhere - genuinely. It's 10 to 15 pounds a drink, but they do a mean Sazerac.[/quote:3g2wgkdm]
We had a Ramos fizz, little Polynesian, Cosmo daisy and Martinique swizzle. And a tasty egg nog