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The Treacle Tap (Free House)

We believe this pub is CLOSED

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Blackjack - AhtanumExcellent1
Great Heck - ChopperExcellent1
True North (originally contract brewed at Welbeck Abbey) - IPA Chinook, Ella, AhtanumExcellent1
Hand Drawn Monkey - Monkeys Love Hops 19Excellent1
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - JaipurExcellent1
Hopcraft (experimental side of Pixie Spring) - Eldorado SessionExcellent1
Salopian - Shropshire GoldGood1
Squawk - Pale Ale CascadeGood1
Alechemy - Citra BurstGood1
Alechemy - Rye O' RyeGood1
Tiny Rebel - RyuGood1
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - KiplingGood1
First Chop Brewing Arm - SENGood1
Heavy Industry - Nelson's EyeGood1
Summer Wine (SWB) - CirachiGood2
Great Heck - Amish MashGood1
Great Heck - Australasian Pale AleAcceptable1
Abbeydale - Dr Morton’s Survival KitNot Tried0
Steel City (cuckoo at Toolmakers) - He's Not The MessiahNot Tried0
Merlin - AvalonNot Tried0
Salopian - Darwin's OriginNot Tried0
Magic Rock - RaptureNot Tried0
Buxton - Buxton SpaNot Tried0
Rooster's - BuckeyeNot Tried0
Siren Craft - Love of WorkNot Tried0
Vibrant Forest - Flying SaucerNot Tried0
Vibrant Forest - KaleidoscopeNot Tried0
Waen - Tadley AnglerNot Tried0
Whim - Snow White (aka Schnee Weiss)Not Tried0
Picture 1. The Treacle Tap, Macclesfield, Cheshire

Visits Details

21 Apr 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening brief visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
True North (originally contract brewed at Welbeck Abbey) - IPA Chinook, Ella, Ahtanum5.40ExcellentAnnoyed to subsequently find that true provenance was not declared on the pumpclip
First Chop Brewing Arm - SEN3.90Good
Whim - Snow White (aka Schnee Weiss)4.90Not Tried
09 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Blackjack - Ahtanum5.20ExcellentBest beer of the evening
Squawk - Pale Ale Cascade4.10Good
Waen - Tadley Angler4.00Not Tried
17 Nov 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopcraft (experimental side of Pixie Spring) - Eldorado Session4.00Excellent
Vibrant Forest - Flying Saucer4.30Not Tried
Vibrant Forest - Kaleidoscope6.50Not Tried
23 Sep 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90ExcellentStill great when it is great
Rooster's - Buckeye3.50Not Tried
Siren Craft - Love of Work3.60Not Tried
28 Aug 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Good banter with bar staff.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Alechemy - Citra Burst5.40Good
Tiny Rebel - Ryu4.50Good
Buxton - Buxton Spa4.10Not Tried
15 Jun 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Last port of call.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Great Heck - Chopper3.80Excellent
Great Heck - Amish Mash4.70Good
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90Not Tried
01 May 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Last stop before train.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Kipling5.20Good
Heavy Industry - Nelson's Eye4.50Good
Magic Rock - Rapture4.60Not Tried
29 Dec 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Some surreal post Christmas conversations at the bar.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Salopian - Shropshire Gold3.80Good
Alechemy - Rye O' Rye5.60GoodCreamy head and full of body
Salopian - Darwin's Origin4.30Not Tried
29 Sep 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. A knitters' group was meeting at the front.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Summer Wine (SWB) - Cirachi5.80Good2nd out was fresher
Summer Wine (SWB) - Cirachi5.80AcceptableSorachi with Citra hops
Great Heck - Australasian Pale Ale4.50AcceptableVery hazy, no distinct flavour
Merlin - Avalon4.10Not Tried
19 Aug 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Still Redwillowless since that brewery opened its own house down the road. Intrigued that this pub is one of only 15 Orval Ambassadeur 2014 houses in the UK.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hand Drawn Monkey - Monkeys Love Hops 194.20ExcellentMoreish rounded dry bitter. Marynka and Junga hops
Abbeydale - Dr Morton’s Survival Kit4.10Not Tried
Steel City (cuckoo at Toolmakers) - He's Not The Messiah4.70Not Tried

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About The Treacle Tap

The pub sign. The Treacle Tap, Macclesfield, Cheshire

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent20
Good27
Acceptable8
Poor-

The pub is found in Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6JL.

A new venue open since 2010 converted from a shop by young entrepreneurs. Front door straight from the pavement and a long narrow room leading past the tabled area to the bar at the back with its 3 hand pumps. Provides a good balance of food and beer including an excellent selection of foreign bottled beers. Has a small free library where one can permanently take a book as a swap. Always stocked with interesting fiction and non-fiction titles. Always worth a visit when hitting the Waters Green / Sunderland Street crawl area - all within minutes of walking from the railway station. The small bar standing area makes conversation mandatory. Closed suddenly at the end of July 2022.

We have visited this pub 37 times, seen 106 different beers and tried 53 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SK11 6JL