Just open: Back Room Bar, Thornbury

By Roslyn Grundy
Updated October 4 2014 - 10:18am, first published September 23 2014 - 8:23am
On trap: Craft beer and whisky specialist Back Room Bar, Thornbury. Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen
On trap: Craft beer and whisky specialist Back Room Bar, Thornbury. Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen
On trap: Craft beer and whisky specialist Back Room Bar, Thornbury. Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen
On trap: Craft beer and whisky specialist Back Room Bar, Thornbury. Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen
On trap: Craft beer and whisky specialist Back Room Bar, Thornbury. Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen
On trap: Craft beer and whisky specialist Back Room Bar, Thornbury. Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen
On trap: Craft beer and whisky specialist Back Room Bar, Thornbury. Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen
On trap: Craft beer and whisky specialist Back Room Bar, Thornbury. Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen

From High Street, Carwyn Cellars looks like an old-school bottle-o. But since 2012 owner Ben Carwyn has been quietly building a reputation as a craft beer specialist, with more than 200 on the shelves. Now he's transformed the storeroom into the Back Room Bar, with 16 beer and cider taps under constant rotation and a short but ever-changing wine list.