Mounting Stone, Bramhall

Micropub located in the centre of Bramhall village, the Mounting Stone is the sister pub to Cheadle Hulme's successful micropub, the Chiverton Tap and follows that pub's ethos of "keep it small and keep it simple". The pub operates on two levels: the main bar is on the ground floor and leads to a small beer garden at the rear, the lower level area is long and narrow with one side taken up with the cellar (this has been made into a feature with clear glazing to view the racked barrels). The decor in part reflects the fact that the site was originally a local blacksmiths. The Mounting Stone name was derived from a stone, further up the road towards Woodford, that was used by riders to mount their horses. Overall, the pub exudes a cosy and convivial place in which to have a drink. The drinks emphasis is on local suppliers as far as possible. Six cask lines are always available with two beers from Bollington brewery alongside four ever-changing beers from local, regional, and national microbreweries with one usually reserved for a porter or stout. In addition, there are eight keg beers, of which three are permanent (including ones from Red Willow, and Shindigger). A fridge contains mainly British cans and bottled beers. You can buy three thirds of a pint for the price of a pint. As with the Chiverton, there is a speciality gin range. Food is available in the form of tasty locally sourced pies. Voted Pub of the Year in the City Life Awards 2016. The in-house Made of Stone microbrewery was set up in spring 2018 and started brewing one-off brews twice monthly.