Cloudwater Brew Co ★ 4.8
Manchester's modern brewing flagship since 2015, on the Piccadilly Trading Estate. Unit 9 taproom: 20 keg lines, walk-in cold store, weekend tours.
9 editor picks in Manchester.

9 brewery places in Manchester we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Manchester | Brewery across every city.
Manchester's modern brewing flagship since 2015, on the Piccadilly Trading Estate. Unit 9 taproom: 20 keg lines, walk-in cold store, weekend tours.
Manchester taproom under Piccadilly Station arches. Twenty keg, three cask lines, freshest Track beer plus occasional guest pours, pizza served alongside.
Family-run craft brewery on Hewitt Street, Manchester, with seven brothers behind the name. Beerhouse taproom, pizza counter, fruit-beer collabs daily.
Salford brewery on Coral Street. Pomona Island's pales and dark beers are the regulars' pour at Manchester pubs; taproom open Friday and Saturday only here.
Manchester craft brewery and taproom on Castle Street. American Brown and Smoked Porter the year-round flagships; farmhouse and sour series on rotation.
Bundobust's own brewery, taproom and restaurant on Oxford Street, Manchester. Located in Oxford Road. At St James Building. Booking recommended.
Manchester's Green Quarter brewery on Gould Street. Stouts and porters are the year-round house style; the taproom rotates a guest beer or two weekly here.
Salford craft brewery in Manchester, the first UK brewery to be 100 per cent gluten-free. Taproom open weekends, regulars on the rotating pale and stout pour.
Piccadilly East taproom five minutes from Piccadilly station, run by Cloudwater alumni James Campbell. Hop-forward pales and IPAs the house style.

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