Jolly Boys Brewery

Extraordinary ale brewed by four ordinary Yorkshire Lads

Jolly Tap on the Arcade

BARNSLEY’S FIRST MICROPUB

A proper pint in the Victorian Arcade

Come in for a pint of Jolly Boys cask ale, see what’s on the guest pumps and pull up a chair. We’re in a former cake shop a short walk from Barnsley station. It’s been our brewery tap since July 2019, and dogs are welcome too.

Featured in multiple editions of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide

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Two members of the Jolly Tap team in front of the pub chalkboard — A welcome from behind the bar.

INDEPENDENT RECOGNITION

CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide

We’re proud to have appeared in multiple editions, including 2023. Barnsley CAMRA describes the Tap as “the first micro pub in Barnsley”.

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See the 2023 Good Beer Guide coverage

A member of the Jolly Tap team holds a pub award certificate outside the lit-up pub — A proud moment outside the Tap.

Home fans, away fans and a good pint

On matchdays we see familiar faces from both sides of the fixture. Some away supporters make us part of their Barnsley trip whenever they’re back at Oakwell, and real ale regulars call in to see what’s on the handpumps.

Come in wearing different colours, share a table and talk about the beer as much as the score. If you’re here for a quiet pint and a catch-up, there’s room for that too.

Visit Barnsley’s town centre guide names the Jolly Tap as one of the places to stop for a drink on the Victorian Arcade, where independent bars and live music make for a lively night out. picks out the Tap’s “community spirit” and “cosy atmosphere”. A Pubs Galore reviewer recalls repeat visits when Luton Town played at Barnsley.

Football supporters wearing yellow and green scarves at the Jolly Tap — Away day supporters welcome.

Here is the Light

Written by Ian McMillan for The Jolly Tap on the Arcade.

Ian McMillan’s poem painted above the front window — Look up above the front window to see the poem.

Here is the light on foaming ale;
Here is the laughter, here the talk,
Here the evening’s ship sets sail
Here the memories go for a walk;

Where can you find a room called bliss?
Where is the space that feels just right?
Where’s the romance of beer’s bright kiss?
Where’s a packed table of sheer delight?

This is where Barnsley settles down;
This is where they mine the story seam
This is the hub of a thriving town
This is the place where the people dream.

Around the Tap

A dark pint on the bar beside the handpumps — A proper pint from the handpumps.

Four friends holding pints inside the Tap — The four Jolly Boys at the Tap.

A brewing diagram painted on the stairwell wall — A little brewing history on the stairs.

Find us in Barnsley

31 The Arcade, Barnsley, S70 2QP

We’re a short walk from Barnsley station and a stop on the Penistone Line Ale Trail.

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