The Coachmakers is a small pub in the city centre, just off the St. Stephens roundabout. It serves a range of ales, lagers and ciders. When I visited on Friday they had 7 ales coming sraight out of the barrels behind the bar, a touch that I quite liked. IPA, Nelsons Revenge, Wherry, Abbot, Mardlers and 2 others that now I forget. I sampled the Wherry, Nelsons Revenge and Mardlers, all Woodfordes ales so produced locally, another nice touch. Out of the 3 my favourite had to be the Nelsons Revenge. Only just beat Wherry to the best for the day as it was that little bit stronger which was just what I was looking for at the time.
It was kept at a perfect temperature and come slightly darker in colour than Wherry, which is probably Woodfordes most popular ale. The Mardlers was more of a stout and much darker in colour and taste. Not my favourtie but would be enjoyed if you like Guiness, John Smiths or Boddingtons.
The Coachmakers as a pub is a nice little pub. Customers range from a few local drinkers to shoppers and students from the college. A good smoking area and live sports and darts board are all nice editions. The pub is very clean without having that modern touch that you might get with a Wetherspoons. Lots of brickwork and old wooden beams make up the interior decoration. The prices are fair and, for a pub in the town centre, realistic for regular drinkers.
I would definitely recommend this pub to anyoone visiting Norwich or anyone looking for a good beer without having to leave the town centre.
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