Six Barrel Drafthouse

You'll find this tucked away on Carlton Street, where the real beer drinkers congregate. The rotating tap list reads like a craft beer enthusiast's fever dream, with everything from local Nottingham breweries to sought-after Belgian imports that most pubs wouldn't know how to pronounce, let alone serve properly. The staff actually know their stuff – ask about the hazy IPA and you'll get tasting notes, not blank stares. The food holds its own too, with proper pub classics that soak up the stronger Belgian ales nicely. It's the kind of place where you pop in for one pint and emerge three hours later having discovered your new favourite brewery, wondering why you ever settled for the usual suspects.