Northern Monk is a Leeds-based brewery with a strong reputation in the UK craft beer scene, and their Manchester taproom on New Wakefield Street gives you access to twenty or more taps of their own beers alongside a rotating guest selection. The Refectory taprooms – the main one is in Leeds, this is the Manchester outpost – operate a table service model which makes the experience more relaxed than standing at a bar and trying to get served in a busy tap room. The food menu is designed to work with beer rather than just coexist with it.
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The space on New Wakefield Street is modern and comfortable, located near Oxford Road and close to several other bars and restaurants that make it easy to incorporate into a longer evening. Northern Monk produce everything from session pale ales to barrel-aged imperial stouts, and the tap list on any given visit will cover a good range of styles. It is a good option if you want proper beer in a setting that isn’t a traditional pub, and if you want to try a Leeds brewery’s full range in a format that lets you work through it systematically.
