Real ale in Plymouth
53 pubs we know pour cask ale: hand-pulled, served from the cellar, still alive in the barrel. We count a pub when its own list shows a cask beer, its website says it serves real ale, or OpenStreetMap records it.
On cask most often: Doom Bar, Tribute, Jail Ale, Proper Job, Abbot Ale, Hobgoblin, Sea Fury, Sharp's Atlantic, Bays Topsail, Butcombe Original, Greene King IPA and London Pride.
Barbican & Sutton Harbour
- Crown & Anchor Mostly shaded out front
- Dolphin Hotel Mostly shaded out front
- Minerva Inn Tribute Some sun out front
- The Fishermans Arms Sunny out front
- The Gog and Magog - JD Wetherspoon Abbot, Doom Bar and Jail Ale JD Wetherspoon · Some sun out front
- The Navy Inn Atlantic and Sea Fury Some sun out front
- The Queens Arms Some sun out front
- The Ship Mostly shaded out front
Cawsand & Kingsand
- Halfway House Inn Doom Bar, Jail Ale, Proper Job and Tribute Sunny out front
- The Devonport Inn Some sun out front
- The Rising Sun Sunny out front
City Centre
- Brass Monkey Stonegate · Shaded out front
- James Street Vaults (JSV) Some sun out front
- Noahs Ark Doom Bar Stonegate · Mostly shaded out front
- Providence Inn Some sun out front
- The Bank Restaurant & Bar Doom Bar and Tribute Mostly shaded out front
- The Bread & Roses Sun trap out front
- The Gipsy Moth Stonegate Pub Partners · Sun trap out front
- The Nowhere Inn Butcombe Original and Hobgoblin Gold Sunny out front
- The Treasury Shaded out front
- The Union Rooms - JD Wetherspoon JD Wetherspoon · Sunny out front
Devonport & Stoke
- Ford Inn Stonegate · Sunny out front
- Indian Inn Some sun out front
- Masonic Inn Sunny out front
- Millbridge Inn Some sun out front
- The Britannia Inn Abbot, Best Bitter, Doom Bar and Jail Ale JD Wetherspoon · Sun trap out front
- The Duchy Pub Sunny out front
- The King Billy Inn Some sun out front
- The Lounge Sunny out front
Eggbuckland
- The Prince Maurice Sunny out front
Moor View
- The Jolly Miller Star Pubs · Sun trap out front
Mutley & North Hill
- The Fortescue Greene King · Sunny out front
- The Hyde Park Doombar and Jail Ale Sunny out front · pint typically £6.05
- The Mannamead JD Wetherspoon · Mostly shaded out front
- Wilful Beer Company Wilful Beer (independent brewery) · Mostly shaded out front
Peverell
- Golden Hind Abbot Ale, Genevieve and Greene King IPA Greene King · Sunny out front
Plympton
- Sir Joshua Reynolds Stonegate (Craft Union) · Sun trap out front
- The London Inn Sunny out front
- The Stannary Court JD Wetherspoon · Sunny out front
- Union Inn Sun trap out front
Plymstock & Mount Batten
- Boringdon Arms Jail Ale, London Pride, Proper Job and Sea Fury Sunny out front
- Clovelly Bay Inn Mostly shaded out front
- Drakes Drum Stonegate (Craft Union) · Sun trap out front
- Mount Batten Bar (Hotel Mount Batten) Sun trap out front
- The Bridge Bright and Topsail Sun trap out front
- The Kings Arms Doom Bar and Tribute Sun trap out front
- The Morley Arms Sunny out front
Southway
- Seven Stars Inn Tribute Sun trap out front
St Budeaux
- Ferry House Inn Sun trap out front
Stonehouse & Millbay
- Lord High Admiral Sunny out front
- Salumi Bar & Eatery Sun trap out front
- The Artillery Arms Sunny out front
The Hoe & waterfront
- The Waterfront, Plymouth Proper Job and Tribute St Austell Brewery · Sunny out front
Cask ales rotate, and a pub's guest ales change week to week; the bar is the place to check. Know a real ale pub we've missed? Tell us.