Formerly the Liberty Belle, Ely’s micropub has changed its name to Drayman’s Son and is now run by Jo and Andrew Pearson.
It was reviewed previously at https://cambridgepubreviews.com/2015/04/05/liberty-belle-fore-hill-ely/
I was very impressed on earlier visits. The good news is, it is even better now! They were happy to allow us in 15 minutes before the opening time, it is that sort of place. The décor is largely unchanged, there is now a map to add pins showing how far you have travelled. Beer is still dispensed straight from the barrel and now brought to the table, a nice touch.
The beer choice is displayed in detail, we sampled Elmers bitter which is a golden ale at 3.8% from Flying Monk Brewery in Malmesbury (there was a real flying monk there apparently..) and 4% White Elephant Golden Mild(!) from Elephant School Brewery Co in Brentwood. Both were excellent. They also dispense a range of locally produced gins.
They still serve proper pub food; pork pie, gala pie, cheeseboard, charcuterie…all at reasonable prices-what more could you want?
The number of micropubs in the UK continues to grow, Ely has some attractive pubs but this is the prime destination for the real ale enthusiast.