12 editor picks in Bristol.
12 brewery places in Bristol we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Bristol | Brewery across every city.
Bristol Beer Factory brews Independence, CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain 2026, from the old Ashton Gate brewery buildings behind North Street.
TipIndependence won Champion Beer of Britain in 2026; drink it at the Grain Barge or the North Street taproom.
Wiper and True pours Kaleidoscope pale ale and its barrel experiments at a glass-walled Old Market taproom, Bristol brewing at its most polished and precise.
TipKaleidoscope pale ale is the benchmark first order; the St Werburghs barrel store hosts occasional special releases.
Lost and Grounded brews Bristol's benchmark lagers with German precision on Whitby Road, the brewery that made slow beer cool in a hop-mad city.
TipThe lagers headline most good Bristol taps; the taproom runs 45-minute brewery tours on Saturdays from 14:00, with weekend street food alongside.
Left Handed Giant's riverside brewpub brews upstairs and pours downstairs at Finzels Reach, the city-centre face of a Bristol brewery born in 2015.
TipThe group also runs Small Bar on King Street and a St Philips taproom; the brewpub kitchen does proper pizzas.
Moor Beer pioneered unfined, vegan-friendly live beer and pours it seven days a week at its Days Road brewery tap behind Bristol Temple Meads.
TipThe taproom sits an eight-minute walk from Temple Meads, making it the classic pre-train pint of the Bristol beer set.
Arbor Ales has brewed an ever-changing small-batch range in Easton since 2007, from its long-running Shangri-La pale to one-off experiments.
TipLook for Arbor lines at the Volunteer Tavern and Gloucester Road pubs; the brewery itself is mostly a shop stop.
Good Chemistry brews balanced modern beers on William Street in St Philips, opening its friendly Bristol taproom on Fridays and Saturdays only.
TipThe weekend-only taproom keeps it special; their Kokomo Weekday session IPA is the local fridge staple.
New Bristol Brewery pours its playful small-batch beers from a working taproom on Wilson Street in St Pauls, ice cream pale ales and imperial stouts included.
TipThe Thursday to Sunday taproom is family-run and casual; look for the Joy of Sesh session ale on cask.
Fierce & Noble brews and pours on Mina Road in St Werburghs, the neighbourhood taproom a dumpling's throw from Clouds in north-east Bristol.
TipPair a taproom session with dinner at Clouds up the road; the core IPA is the safe first pint.
Little Martha brews in a Totterdown railway arch on Oxford Street, a Bristol microbrewery taproom sharing its lane with the FCP roastery bar.
TipThe arch sits next to Full Court Press's roastery bar, making Oxford Street a two-stop caffeine-then-cask lane.
Zero Degrees brews lagers and ales under its own steel tanks on Colston Street, the central Bristol brewpub that pairs house beers with wood-fired pizzas.
TipSit under the brew tanks and order the pizza-and-pint deal; it is the easy central brewpub before a Bristol Beacon gig.
Little Martha brews in a Totterdown railway arch on Oxford Street, a Bristol microbrewery taproom sharing its lane with the FCP roastery bar.
TipThe arch sits next to Full Court Press's roastery bar, making Oxford Street a two-stop caffeine-then-cask lane.
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