More definitive city beer guides?

London has been covered, very nicely, and could also serve as a template for further definitive city guides.
Whilst browsing I came across this gem, reproduced in full from Phil Hodgson's most excellent Newcastle Real Ale Listings site. http://www.newcastle-real-ale.co.uk

York City Centre Pub Guide

By Steve Cammidge
(Updated 19th November 13)
York City Centre is both reasonably compact (you can walk across it in 15 minutes) & is close to the station. You will find featured breweries from around the country.
This guide is based on starting at the railway station and working roughly in a clockwise circle round the city.
For a detailed map, please click here.

York Station
York Tap – situated in the historic tea rooms this bar is the latest venture by the team behind Pivni (York) & the Euston & Sheffield Tap’s. With up to 20 hand pumps on an island bar it is a must see for any visitor to York. Recent beers have been seen from Thornbridge, Tempest, Kirkstall, Black Isle, Arbor, Harbour, Marble, Magic Rocks, Ilkley, Brodies, Fyne, Red Willow, Buxton, Fernandes, Great Heck & their own Tapped Brew Comp seasonal beers.
Tanners Moat -
The Maltings - one of the York's longest established real ale pubs. With up to 6 beers from around the country the Maltings is often the first pub many visitors go to in their visit to the city. Food at Lunchtime (2pm mid-week, 4pm at weekends)

Marygate -
Minster Inn - seasonal beers often available from the Marston's stable.

Bootham -
White Horse - Thwaites Seasonal beers.

Petergate -
Lamb & Lion - Great Heck Golden Mane (house beer) - 3 other guests - brewers seen recently include Northern, Brew Comp, Moorhouses, Raw, Wharfbank
Hole in the Wall - seasonal beers often available from the Marston's stable
Three Legged Mare - York brewery beers & Seasonals - 2 rotating guests.
Guy Fawkes - Hotel bar with up to 5 real ales on. Brewers often seen include Rudgate, Raw, Ossett, Salamander, Wharfbank

Stonegate -
Trembling Madness – 2 rotating guest beers in upstairs bar also has an extensive bottle beer off-licence downstairs. Well worth a look in.
Olde Starre - beers off the SIBA list - guest beers recently seen from Reveloutions, Rudgate, Ossett, Double Maxim, Two Roses. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Yorkshire Terrier - York brewery beers & Seasonals + guests -. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Punch Bowl - beers from the Nicholson seasonal list. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Museum Street –
Thomas’s – Now has up to 5 rotating pumps available - guests are often seen from the likes of Wentworth & Roosters –it’s also a regular stockist for Sarah Hughes Ruby Mild
Lendal -
Harkers Bar - beers from the Nicholson seasonal list – CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Lendal Cellars- Greene King seasonal + guests

Goodramgate -
White Swan & the Cross Keys - both feature beers from the Nicholson seasonal list. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Vahe Bar (was previously called Ko Ko) - former off-licence now has two rotating guests from probably the City's smallest cellar - Recent brewers have included Yorkshire Heart, Fernandes, Roosters, Milestone, Marston Moor, Rudgate / Marston Moor.
Snickleways Inn – up to 4 guests – recent brewers have included Rudgate, Reveloutions, Rudgate, Hadrian & Border, Rooster. Well worth a look in.
Church Street -
Golden Lion - beers from the SIBA list. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Patrick's Pool -
Pivni - former travel & ticket agency now has 4 rotating guests - recently seen include Thornbridge, Habour, Arbor, Dark Star, Buxton, Magic Rocks, Hardknott, Brodies, Tyne Bank, Red Willow. Pivini is always worth a look & has an extensive bottle range too. Its sister pub is the York Tap in the former tea rooms on York Station.

Colliergate -
Last Drop - York brewery beers & Seasonals - guest beers available. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Duke Of York – Leeds Brewery’s first pub in the city with a views of Kings Square. The conversion of a former estate agents on two levels sees Leeds brewery beers & guests available. Food available.

Fossgate
Blue Bell - classic gem - well worth visiting for its interior. Guest Beers.
Hop – Ossett Brewery’s first pub in the city, gives a nod to its previous existence as an Italian restaurant with stone baked pizzas available. On the impressive long bar expect to see beers from the “Ossett family of breweries” such as Rat, Riverhead & Fernandes plus a a couple of guest beers too. Look out for the impressive tiling. Well worth a look in. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.

Merchantgate
Red Lion - 3 rotating guests - recent brewers have included Rudgate / Marston Moor, Ossett.
Lawrence Street -
Waggon & Horses - has an extensive range of guests - regulars include Great Heck, Brew Comp, Ossett, Fernandes, Raw + brewers from around the county. Always worth a look in. Opens at tea time Mon –Thurs – open all day from noon Friday - Sunday. Accommodation available.
Rook & Gaskill - Castle Rock & Wharfbank beers & seasonal’s + guests from around the country.

Heslington Road -
Victoria Hotel - Old Mill beers & seasonals.
Heslington (University)
Deramore Arms – Home of the Four Thorns brewery which is brewed in a shed in the beer garden. Worth checking with the pub to see if one of their beers is available – tel: 01904 413433. Guest beers. As it is a little way out of the city centre it is worth catching either the Uni-Bus No. 44 or First No. 4 which runs from the Railway Station.

George Street
Phoenix - near to the Barbican it offers 4 guests - recently seen Yorkshire Heart, Rudgate / Marston Moor, Wold Top, Scarborough. Popular with Jazz fans. Opens at tea time mid-week.

Piccadilly -
Postern Gate - Large Wetherspoon's located under a Travelodge with up to 6 guests. Regular brewers include Acorn, Rooster, Daleside, Milestone, Wharfbank + guests from round the country. food available all day

Clementhorpe
Swan - busy pub with up to 5 guests. Brewers seen recently include Salamander, Rudgate / Marston Moor, Saltaire, Barney's Beer, Tryst, Yorkshire Dales to name a few. Always worth a look in. Has its annual beer fest with its nearby sister pub the Slip in September. Opens at tea time mid-week.
Slip Inn - free house with up to 5 guests. With regular beer fests & meet the brewer events the Slip is always worth a visit. Opens at tea time mid-week.

Cromwell Road, Bishophill
Golden Ball - various guests available with the likes of Salamander, York, Goose Eye, Great Newsome seen on a regular basis

Nunnery Lane
Old Ebor – always worth checking the board outside the pub as it serves an interesting range of guest ales. Well worth a visit.

Blossom Street
Punch Bowl - busy Wetherspoons with up to 6 guests, Regular brewers include Acorn, Rooster, Wharfbank + guests from round the country. food available all day

Micklegate
Brigantes Bar - part of the Market Town Taverns group it is the current York CAMRA pub of the year - with up to 10 guests available from around the country, Brigantes is always worth a visit. Regular brewers seen include York, Leeds, Wharfbank, Great Heck, Salamander,Rudgate / Marston Moor. Food available lunch times & evenings. 1/3’s now available.

St Martins Lane (off Micklegate)
Ackhorne – offers up to 5 guests & is well worth a look in. Recent brewers have included Wall, Abbeydale, Rooster, Hadrian & Border, Rudgate,. 3 thirds for the price of a pint is available

So with a veritable wealth of info already at hand I suggest York as the next city guide.
What needs adding to the above or indeed removing?
Where next?

 

Ok if it is agreed that York does not require a guide, suggestions for where does please?

 

York City Guide updated 12/14, again from Phil Hodgson's excellent website.

York City Centre is both reasonably compact (you can walk across it in 15 minutes) & is close to the station. You will find featured breweries from around the country.
This guide is based on starting at the railway station and working roughly in a clockwise circle round the city.

York Station
York Tap – situated in the historic tea rooms this bar is owned by the team behind Pivni (York) & the Euston , Leeds & Sheffield Tap’s. With up to 20 hand pumps on an island bar it is a must see for any visitor to York. Guests from around the country are available with their own Tapped Brew Comp seasonal beers often making an appearance.

Tanners Moat -
The Maltings - one of the York's longest established real ale pubs. With up to 6 beers from around the country the Maltings is often the first pub many visitors go to in their visit to the city. Food at Lunchtime (2pm mid-week, 4pm at weekends)

Marygate -
Minster Inn - seasonal beers often available from the Marston's stable.

Bootham -
White Horse - Thwaites Seasonal beers & guests.

Petergate -
Lamb & Lion - Great Heck Golden Mane (house beer) - 3 other guests –
Hole in the Wall - seasonal beers often available from the Marston's stable
Three Legged Mare - York brewery beers & Seasonals - 2 rotating guests. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Guy Fawkes - Hotel bar with up to 5 real ales on.

Stonegate -
Trembling Madness – 3 rotating guest beers from around the country in the medieval upstairs bar , there is also an extensive bottle beer off-licence downstairs. Well worth a look in.
Olde Starre - beers off the SIBA list - guest beers recently seen from Rudgate, Ossett, Double Maxim, Two Roses. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Yorkshire Terrier - York brewery beers & Seasonals + guests -. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Punch Bowl - beers from the Nicholson seasonal list. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.

Museum Street –
Thomas’s – Now has up to 5 rotating pumps available - guests are often seen from the likes of Wentworth

Lendal -
Harkers Bar - beers from the Nicholson seasonal list – CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Lendal Cellars- Greene King seasonal + guests

Goodramgate -
White Swan & the Cross Keys - both feature beers from the Nicholson seasonal list. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Vahe Bar (was previously called Ko Ko) - former off-licence now has two rotating guests from probably the City's smallest cellar -
Snickleways Inn – up to 4 guests – recent brewers have included Rudgate, Reveloutions, Rudgate, Hadrian & Border, Rooster. Well worth a look in.

Church Street -
Golden Lion - beers from the SIBA list. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.

Patrick's Pool -
Pivni - former travel & ticket agency now has 4 rotating guests - recently seen include Thornbridge, Habour, Arbor, Dark Star, Buxton, Magic Rocks, Hardknott, Brodies, Tyne Bank, Red Willow. Pivini is always worth a look & has an extensive bottle range too. Its sister pub is the York Tap in the former tea rooms on York Station.

Colliergate -
Last Drop - York brewery beers & Seasonals - guest beers available. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Duke Of York – Leeds Brewery’s first pub in the city with a views of Kings Square. The conversion of a former estate agents on two levels sees Leeds brewery beers & guests available. Food available.

Fossgate
Blue Bell - classic gem - well worth visiting for its interior. Guest Beers.
Hop – Ossett Brewery’s first pub in the city, gives a nod to its previous existence as an Italian restaurant with stone baked pizzas available. On the impressive long bar expect to see beers from the “Ossett family of breweries” such as Rat, Riverhead & Fernandes plus a a couple of guest beers too. Look out for the impressive tiling. Well worth a look in. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members (Sunday – Thursday).

Merchantgate
Red Lion - 3 rotating guests - recent brewers have included Rudgate / Marston Moor, Ossett.

Lawrence Street -
Waggon & Horses - Bateman’s seasonal & guests from around the country. Accommodation available.
Rook & Gaskill - Castle Rock & Wharfebank beers & an extensive range of guests from around the country. Open from tea time Sunday – Thursday, all day from Noon on Friday & Saturday’s. With all cask beers priced at £2.80 a pint (£1.40 a half) the Rook is well worth a look in.

Heslington Road -
Victoria Hotel - Old Mill beers & seasonals.
Heslington (University)
Deramore Arms – Home of the Four Thorns brewery which is brewed in a shed in the beer garden. Worth checking with the pub to see if one of their beers is available – tel: 01904 413433. Guest beers. As it is a little way out of the city centre it is worth catching either the Uni-Bus No. 44 or First No. 4 which runs from the Railway Station.

George Street (near the Barbican Centre)
Phoenix - near to the Barbican it offers 4 guests - recently seen Yorkshire Heart, Rudgate / Marston Moor, Wold Top, Scarborough. Popular with Jazz fans. Regular seasonal beer festivals. Opens at tea time mid-week.

Fawcett Street (near the Barbican Centre)
Woolpack – owned by the same team from the Swan & Slip at Clementhorpe. Open from tea time Monday – Friday & from Noon on a weekend. Usually a beer from Reveloutions is available with guests mostly from Yorkshire breweries.

Piccadilly -
Postern Gate - Large Wetherspoon's located under a Travelodge with up to 6 guests. Regular brewers include Acorn, Rooster, Daleside, Rudgate, Wharfebank + guests from round the country. food available all day

Clementhorpe
Swan - busy pub with up to 5 guests. Brewers seen recently include Salamander, Rudgate / Marston Moor, Saltaire, Yorkshire Dales to name a few. Always worth a look in. Has its annual beer fest with its nearby sister pub the Slip in September. Opens at tea time mid-week.
Slip Inn - free house with up to 5 guests. With regular beer fests & meet the brewer events the Slip is always worth a visit. Opens at tea time mid-week.

Cromwell Road, Bishophill
Golden Ball - various guests available with the likes of Salamander, York, Goose Eye, Great Newsome seen on a regular basis

Nunnery Lane
Old Ebor – always worth checking the board outside the pub as it serves an interesting range of guest ales. Well worth a visit.

Blossom Street
Punch Bowl - busy Wetherspoons with up to 6 guests, Regular brewers include Acorn, Rooster, Wharfebank + guests from round the country. food available all day

Micklegate
Brigantes Bar - part of the Market Town Taverns group it is the current York CAMRA pub of the year - with up to 10 guests available from around the country, Brigantes is always worth a visit. Regular brewers seen include York, Leeds, Wharfbank, Great Heck, Salamander,Rudgate / Marston Moor. Excellent food is available lunch times & evenings. 1/3’s available.
Micklegate at 127 – large comfortable Sports bar with multi-screens showing live sports. Guests from local brewers available often at advantageous prices.

St Martins Lane (off Micklegate)
Ackhorne – offers up to 5 guests & is well worth a look in. Recent brewers have included Wall, Abbeydale, Rooster, Hadrian & Border, Rudgate

Holgate
Fox (Holgate Road) – situated next to the former Carriage Works –this multi-room historic pub has recently undergone a splendid renovation by Ossett who now own the lease. Guests from the Ossett family of breweries, guests are available often from Yorkshire breweries. Well worth the short walk out of town. CAMRA discount available to card carrying members.
Volunteer Arms (Watson Street) – owned by the same team from the Swan & Slip. Guests are available.