The leafy bar of Camden Town Brewery at the 2015 Indy Man Beer Con beer festival in Manchester, England.

The leafy bar of Camden Town Brewery at the 2015 Indy Man Beer Con beer festival in Manchester, England.

Knott Bar is a popular bar nestled beneath a railway arch near Deansgate Railway Station (once Knott Mill Station).

Dating back to 1776, The Castle Hotel is owned by Stockport’s Robinson’s Brewery and is located in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. In 2009, the pub underwent a refurbishment to restore it to how it looked when it received a makeover in 1898.

Located in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, and the sister bar of the Port Street Beer House, Common is a popular bar serving good beer and good food.

Located in Manchester’s Northern Quarter and the sister bar of the Port Street Beer House, Common is a popular bar serving good beer and good food.

The Grey Horse Inn is one of Manchester’s smallest pubs (the Circus Tavern two doors down is a little smaller. Consisting of a small round bar which bisects a small room, the pub still serves four beers from Hydes Brewery, the owner of the pub.

The Grey Horse Inn is one of Manchester’s smallest pubs (the Circus Tavern two doors down is a little smaller. Consisting of a small round bar which bisects a small room, the pub still serves four beers from Hydes Brewery, the owner of the pub.

The Abel Heywood is a pub and boutique located in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Owned by the Hydes Brewery, the pub is named after Abel Heywood, a publisher, radical and two-time mayor of Manchester.

The Saturday session at the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival. The venue was superb with beers being located in the middle of the track and around the edges.