Cloudwater Brew Co (Unit 9 Bar)

Cloudwater was founded in Manchester in 2014 and brewed its first beer in February 2015. Its taproom, Unit 9, sits next door to the brewery on Piccadilly Trading Estate, just behind Piccadilly station. The bar has 20 keg taps and two cask handpulls, every line drawn from a cold store kept at 3C beneath the mezzanine, so the beer reaches the glass about as fresh as it gets. Expect hazy IPAs, pales and lagers alongside fruited sours and beers from the brewery's barrel project, with a view over stacked wooden barrels from your seat.

There is no kitchen, but street food traders set up most weekends, and you can bring your own food when they are not there. The shop sells recent cans and bottles from a walk-in cold store, plus glassware and clothing. Children are welcome until 8pm and dogs on a lead are fine. A lift serves the upper floor, and weekend brewery tours with tastings can be booked ahead.