Tapped Leeds bar review: Here's what I thought about this city city centre craft ale haven

For those lucky enough not to have to work, there is a sense of not truly knowing what to do with yourself, short of mild leisurely pursuits. It’s pointless to wriggle free from Christmas Day’s gluttonous tentacles and immediately start living one’s life the right way, as the circus of excess that is New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. You therefore have no choice but to succumb to the vortex of Lindors and stodgy Turkey curries.

One of the great Christmas/New Year no-man’s-land activities this country enjoys is copious amounts of domestic football, which was back with a vengeance this week. Leeds happened to be playing Man City on the night that I was in Tapped.

It made for a nice atmosphere – Tapped is, after all, a beer person’s pub. On matchdays, it is mainly frequented by those who simply want a drink or two before kick-off.

Tapped is not your usual watering hole – the place brews its own booze, with an on-site micro-brewery sharing the room with the humans drinking it. I wonder what one of said vats would say if they could talk – would they be proud that we were drinking their secretions?

And drink vat secretions I certainly did. I have to be truthful and admit to not being said “beer person”, but I chose to sample a pint of Sorsby Stout (£4). It certainly had a smooth and quaffable quality, with brown nutty hints.

My companion chose the large Terre del Noce Pinot (£8) – delicious, crisp and fruity.

With half an eye on my budget, I next went for a pint of Mittel Pils at a relatively cheap £4.80. It was the closest there seemed to be to crisp, ordinary lager.

Numerous other taps featuring interesting-looking beers from around the world are available, as is the impressive pizza menu. The venue’s atmosphere, choice on offer and concept is something I can certainly get behind too.

Tapped

Address: 51 Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 5EL

Telephone: 0113 2441953

Opening hours: Monday, noon-11pm; Tuesday, noon-11pm; Wednesday, noon-11pm; Thursday, noon-11pm; Friday, 11am-12am; Saturday, 11am-midnight, Sunday noon-11pm.

Website: https://tappedleeds.co.uk/

Scores

Drinks: 8/10

Value: 6/10

Atmosphere: 9/10

Service: 8/10