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Hop Kettle Tap & Brew

BarsSwindon

4.9 out of 5 stars4.9(91 reviews)

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Quick info

51 Devizes Rd, Swindon SN1 4BG, United Kingdom
£1–20

About Hop Kettle Tap & Brew

Hop Kettle Tap & Brew is a pub at 51 Devizes Rd in Swindon's Old Town, and it brews experimental beers on site. The morning side runs as a café serving coffee and cake, with cortado and Gibraltar among the coffees, before the room turns into a taproom in the evening. The beer list is shown on a board and a screen, with cask and keg beers from Hop Kettle Brewing Co alongside the house experiments. Cider, spirits and wine are also poured. Pop-up food from local businesses and residencies rotates through, and the pub's social channels carry current details. Dogs are welcome inside, so walkers can bring a pet along for a coffee or a pint. The interior has a lino floor. Loyalty cards are offered.

Good to know

  • Accessibility
    Wheelchair: entrance

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Reviews

4.9/5
91 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention cask and keg beers, specialty coffee, cortado and local brewery taproom.

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Customer Review Summary

Reviewers most often single out the beer, especially the cask and keg ales brewed by the local brewery, plus experimental beers made on site. Visitors describe a big board and screen of choices, knowledgeable staff, and a cask barley wine that one drinker found really nice. Coffee comes close behind, with several calling it better than usual, and one praising a cortado and a Gibraltar as specialty quality. The cider is called moreish, and the shabby chic room with its lino floor, the seating inside and out, and a welcome for dogs also earn mentions. The main complaints are that morning coffees felt expensive for their size, and that last orders were called at quarter to ten, which stopped one visitor trying more beers. Others mention loyalty cards and a pianist playing Christmas carols on an electric piano.

Featured reviews

  • Charlotte Bishop
    “Best Coffee I have ever had! Love the vibes in there and the server was so sweet! God friendly as well!! Love the merch will be back as it’s our local! Will defo be taking my friends there”
  • John Whitehouse
    “Taproom for the Hop Kettle brewery, which is also in Swindon. Has a range of unique cask and craft beers. I sampled a half of their cask barley wine, about 9%. It was really nice. I would have liked to try some other beers, but they called last orders at quarter to ten, and that was it.”
  • James Brown
    “Stopped for a couple of pints with some friends while the sun was out! I’d never been but my friends couldn’t stop raving about it. How right they were! Staff are lovely, lovely seating area, inside and out! Pints were dreamy, loads of choice, staff are experts and supporting a local brewery is brilliant. Oh and, loyalty cards! Amazing.”
  • J Thomas
    “I had a Cortado from here that was so good and probably go back to Cortado. I’ve ever had on suggestion from the barista. I tried a Gibraltar afterwards and again was seriously impressed by the quality. This is top notch specialty coffee.”
  • Matt Heath
    “Went in for a coffee and cake today and the coffee was very good. Great atmosphere. Very welcoming and they are happy for you to bring in your dog which is a bonus. The beer selection for the evening visit is very impressive! The cake wasn’t bad either. I’d rather support a local business than the American chains. An added bonus today is they had someone playing Christmas carols on an electric piano. A nice touch! Definitely recommend!”

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Highlights

“Brewery, Tap rooms and takeaway in the heart of Swindon's Old Town. Locally brewed beers from Hop Kettle Brewing Co. Plus experimental beers brewed on site. Spirits and wines also available plus pop up food from awesome local businesses and residencies. Check our social for current info.”

  • Great beer selection

Amenities

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Outdoor seating
  • Dogs allowed
  • Dine-in
  • Alcohol
  • Cozy
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Location

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