Marble Brewery

So, who wouldn’t say yes to the chance to spend three hours visiting all three of Marble’s pubs in Manchester AND get to look around their brewery? Ok, maybe people who don’t like beer. Or walking. Or using the trams. But they wouldn’t be reading this review anyway.
I just happened to see on Twitter that Marble had collaborated with Manchester Guided Tours (
) to run the ‘guided walk’ for a measly £15 per ticket, so I snapped a couple up and a fellow beer fiend/​workmate and I counted down the days.
We started at The Marble Arch (
) where we had a half of Chocolate Marble and a short verbal history lesson about the pub, then it was a wander down the hill to the railway arches where they housed their brewery. It’s not in the nicest area of the city, so it was no wonder there were no signs advertising what was hidden inside. Once the metal shutter was opened and we stepped in, we were met with a pretty sleek and clean interior. The secret meth kitchen in Breaking Bad immediately sprang to mind…
Cue 30 minutes of smelling different malt and hops, sampling freshly brewed Lagonda directly from the tanks (supervised, obviously) and having a wander around to check out how they make some of the best beers in Manchester.
A terrific stop on the tour, which carried onwards to Marble in the NQ (
) for a half of Pint and finally, via tram, to Marble Beerhouse in Chorlton (
) for another Lagonda. Pure bliss.