The Trafford & Hulme Pub Of The Season for Summer 2013 is The City Arms, Manchester.
The City Arms is one of the real gems of our city’s pub scene, tucked away on Kennedy Street, just off Albert Square. While press talking about the city’s great pubs often focus on more historic pubs like The Britons Protection or Thomas’ Chop House, for a traditional regulars pubs that focuses on beer, there are none better than The City Arms.
The pub has featured in the Good Beer Guide for the last 17 consecutive years. Landlord Steve Crook has been looking after the beer at the pub for seven and a half years, originally as cellar-man and more latterly as landlord. In fact, Steve was responsible for the beer quality which won the pub its previous Pub Of The Season award in 2008.