Lucky Ducky answers: What is craft and draft and how do you know if you have craft beer in front of you? The most homely. Craft and Draft on Taganka Craft and Draft on Taganka

I don’t know about you, but I rarely come across places in Moscow where you can not only drink beer, but also sit in a calm atmosphere, where you are welcomed at home. But in the Taganskaya Square area there is a Craft and Draft Local PUB, which opened back in December 2014, but still many do not know about its existence. But soon they have an anniversary! What is this place, is it worth going there and the details of the anniversary party, under the cut.

Craft and Draft Local PUB is located in a cozy courtyard on the first Goncharny lane, literally 200 meters from the exit of the Taganskaya metro station of the circular line. There used to be a dead end here, but recently the lane has been made through, so you can get to the pub both from Nizhnyaya Radishchevskaya Street and from Goncharnaya Street.

In terms of style, this is the first compact craft pub with a full-fledged cuisine, and not with sausages and breadcrumbs and without pathos like the pubs “All Your Friends”, “Pivbar” and others. If in other craft bars "traffic jams" of visitors reign due to lack of space, then in this institution the premises are divided into zones, some of which are intended for companies. There is enough space. There is a second floor.

As a casual lover of crafting at the bar (as a banker later turned out) told me: "This is the first craft pub on Taganka. In less than a year, as many as 4 points of sale of craft have opened around this establishment. But the number of visitors to Craft and Draft Local PUB is only growing."

I asked him what the secret is, what he thinks: "This pub always greets with a smile, are always ready to talk about Kraft, give a taste, you feel that at home, this is a pub where Taganka residents, neighbors in the stairwell meet. I'm from Lyubertsy myself, but I always come here after work. I'm glad that Tagansky now have their own home local pub, where they can come at any time, with children, pets and in slippers "

The design is not complicated, all the same "craft" light bulbs, cozy sofas and tables, as many argue, the interior was developed by its own, only after that others began to copy.
Well, isn't she cute?

Let's move on to the bar counter. 18 taps. There is all the main Russian craft, like Jaws APA, Black IPA and a lot of foreign. For example, Pale Ale Tribute extra from England is the winner of the Word Beer Awards Europe. For lovers of Belgian fruit beer: Lambic comes from the premium St. Louis, which is somewhat more interesting than the traditional Mort Subite for Moscow bars. About 200 bottle craft. The prices here are adequate and not more expensive than in other pubs from 250 to 350 rubles.

What sets Craft and Draft apart from other craft bars is that it has a decent kitchen. If in other pubs they bring you a maximum of sausages with cabbage, and even in a paper plate and a plastic fork and knife. It's just a restaurant here, you can really eat here.

My neighbor today took a quesadilla for 400 re, but I took a novelty Sandwich with juicy beef, pickled cabbage, barbecue sauce, pickled cucumber and fried onions.

Over 330, medium pungency. The sandwich turned out to be juicy, fragrant, spicy) But very rich. Lord, I can imagine what it would be like if I ordered a spicy one)
There are business lunches, new every day.

What is craft and draft?

“Draft is unpasteurized beer in stainless steel kegs. Draft beer is poured through cooling and carbonation equipment. These are mainly Euro-lagers and mass ales, but small breweries often serve their top varieties in kegs.
Craft brewing is an enthusiast's craft. The emergence of independent microbreweries almost always starts with home experimentation. The fullest meaning of the phrase craft beer is a fresh take on traditional brewing and a rethinking of historic beers. Searching for your own style, experimenting with new varieties and hybrids of hops, conscientious time of fermentation and additional fermentation - all these are the principles of production of boring craft beer.
A lot of beer was drunk) Also many thanks to Maria for tasting dark varieties, I opted for

"Blackbeard" with a coffee aftertaste.

The pub was also approached for a franchise, but competitors were turned down. You cannot copy the atmosphere created by friends and guests.
My conclusion is unambiguous. I definitely recommend the Craft and Draft Pub, not only for its cuisine and choice of beer, but primarily because of its homeliness. Everything else is great here.

P.S. Subscribe to the FB of the pub

I don’t know about you, but I rarely come across places in Moscow where you can not only drink beer, but also sit in a calm atmosphere, where you are welcomed at home. But in the Taganskaya Square area there is a Craft and Draft Local PUB, which opened back in December 2014, but still many do not know about its existence. But soon they have an anniversary! What is this place, is it worth going there and the details of the anniversary party, under the cut.

Craft and Draft Local PUB is located in a cozy courtyard on the first Goncharny lane, literally 200 meters from the exit of the Taganskaya metro station of the circular line. There used to be a dead end here, but recently the lane has been made through, so you can get to the pub both from Nizhnyaya Radishchevskaya Street and from Goncharnaya Street.

In terms of style, this is the first compact craft pub with a full-fledged cuisine, and not with sausages and breadcrumbs and without pathos like the pubs “All Your Friends”, “Pivbar” and others. If in other craft bars "traffic jams" of visitors reign due to lack of space, then in this institution the premises are divided into zones, some of which are intended for companies. There is enough space. There is a second floor.

As a casual lover of crafting at the bar (as a banker later turned out) told me: "This is the first craft pub on Taganka. In less than a year, as many as 4 points of sale of craft have opened around this establishment. But the number of visitors to Craft and Draft Local PUB is only growing."

I asked him what the secret is, what he thinks: "This pub always greets with a smile, are always ready to talk about Kraft, give a taste, you feel that at home, this is a pub where Taganka residents, neighbors in the stairwell meet. I'm from Lyubertsy myself, but I always come here after work. I'm glad that Tagansky now have their own home local pub, where they can come at any time, with children, pets and in slippers "

The design is not complicated, all the same "craft" light bulbs, cozy sofas and tables, as many argue, the interior was developed by its own, only after that others began to copy.
Well, isn't she cute?

Let's move on to the bar counter. 18 taps. There is all the main Russian craft, like Jaws APA, Black IPA and a lot of foreign. For example, Pale Ale Tribute extra from England is the winner of the Word Beer Awards Europe. For lovers of Belgian fruit beer: Lambic comes from the premium St. Louis, which is somewhat more interesting than the traditional Mort Subite for Moscow bars. About 200 bottle craft. The prices here are adequate and not more expensive than in other pubs from 250 to 350 rubles.

What sets Craft and Draft apart from other craft bars is that it has a decent kitchen. If in other pubs they bring you a maximum of sausages with cabbage, and even in a paper plate and a plastic fork and knife. It's just a restaurant here, you can really eat here.

My neighbor today bought a quesadilla for 400 re, while I took a novelty Sandwich with juicy beef, pickled cabbage, barbecue sauce, pickled cucumber and fried onions.

Over 330, medium pungency. The sandwich turned out to be juicy, fragrant, spicy) But very rich. Lord, I can imagine what it would be like if I ordered a spicy one)
There are business lunches, new every day.

What is craft and draft?

“Draft is unpasteurized beer in stainless steel kegs. Draft beer is poured through cooling and carbonation equipment. These are mainly Euro-lagers and mass ales, but small breweries often serve their top varieties in kegs.
Craft brewing is an enthusiast's craft. The emergence of independent microbreweries almost always starts with home experimentation. The fullest meaning of the phrase craft beer is a fresh take on traditional brewing and a rethinking of historic beers. Searching for your own style, experimenting with new varieties and hybrids of hops, conscientious time of fermentation and additional fermentation - all these are the principles of production of boring craft beer.
A lot of beer was drunk) Also many thanks to Maria for tasting dark varieties, I opted for

"Blackbeard" with a coffee aftertaste.

The pub was also approached for a franchise, but competitors were turned down. You cannot copy the atmosphere created by friends and guests.
My conclusion is unambiguous. I definitely recommend the Craft and Draft Pub, not only for its cuisine and choice of beer, but primarily because of its homeliness. Everything else is great here.

P.S. Subscribe to the FB of the pub

Each of us, visiting catering establishments, can find ourselves in various situations that require not only keeping calm, but also knowing our rights. Lucky Ducky, with the support of experts, answers the most burning questions.

What is craft and draft, why shouldn't these concepts be confused and compared, and how do you know if there is craft beer in front of you?

Rostislav Krymov answers,
Jawsspot representative

“Draft is unpasteurized beer in stainless steel kegs. Draft beer is poured through cooling and carbonation equipment. These are mainly Euro-lagers and mass ales, but small breweries often serve their top varieties in kegs.

Craft brewing is an enthusiast's craft. The emergence of independent microbreweries almost always starts with home experimentation. The fullest meaning of the phrase craft beer is a fresh take on traditional brewing and a rethinking of historic beers. Searching for your own style, experimenting with new varieties and hybrids of hops, conscientious time of fermentation and additional fermentation - all these are the principles of production of boring craft beer.

Recently, the beer mass market has also been speculating on the growing popularity of craft. Private collections, special editions, commercial retraining for the production of ales, etc. Some even get it more or less bearable.

Distinguishing a pseudo-craft beer from a real one is not so difficult. You need to pay attention to the raw materials that breweries use. In their attempts to grab a share in the craft segment, corporate breweries always skimp on quality. The second point is volumes and points of sale. In supermarkets, interesting beer is extremely rare. As a rule, you need to come for it in specialized shops and bars. "