Work to transform a closed Beeston pub is nearing the final stages. The Blackshale Bar & Kitchen will reopen next month under the ownership of Hucknall-based Lincoln Green Brewing Company with cask ales headlining.
The company has taken over the White Lion on the corner of Station Road and Middle Street and has spent the last few weeks dividing it into two separate entities, each with a brand new look. A third of the the building will still be a traditional pub and will retain the name but the remaining two thirds will be a contemporary dining experience with an unusual twist. Instead of matching food with wine, it will be paired with different craft beers.
The £625,000 revamp has another three weeks to go before the Blackshale Bar & Kitchen opens to the public on Tuesday, July 11. Bookings have opened. An opening date for the White Lion has yet to be announced.
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Blackshale's interior will be modern with exposed brickwork, vibrant colours and designer-look furniture and fittings. Craft beer drinkers will find 14 draft taps offering a rotating range of eclectic craft beers, many locally brewed in small batches.
Food will be served in the new spacious dining area will be crafted using fresh, local ingredients, ranging from light lunches to pub classics and specials. A wide choice of gluten-free and vegan options will appear.
Blackshale will also have a 100-seater all-weather garden decked out with heating and covers plus festoon lighting, colourful furniture, and a striking mural. Blackshale is the name of a range of beers brewed by Lincoln Green, with the name coming from a dark-coloured muddy sedimentary rock.
The Art Deco pub, which belonged to Home Ales in the 1930s, had fallen into disrepair after closing down several years ago.
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