Prairie Schooner Taphouse AKA The Schooner

The words 'Beer o'clock'

As we do every Monday, we will now open at 3pm on Tuesdays x

We've reached our 11th year as Urmston’s indie beer destination all thanks to the customers, brilliant brewers and hardworking team members who come through our doors. We wish you all a happy, healthy New Year. Keep your eyes peeled for announcements on new events and gatherings coming in 2026 x

Sadly little Leo is not joining us at the bar today, but he's got Felicia the Fox to keep him company and they want to wish everyone a Yappy Grrrristmas.

Doors open at 11, last orders at 3 today so we can be home at a decent hour for some scran. Have a great day wherever your travels take you x

Rob's last two quizzes for 2025 will be Tuesday 9th and 16th x

*** CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA *** TODAY ONLY *** 20% off take outs (excluding pre-packaged gift sets, pick-n-mix trio and sharing size) *** Free bottle opener with every gift set (and a free tote bag for first 5 sold *** Ask to join the waiting list for our beer advent calendars, available from Dec 1st

Father Christmas in a cowboy hat and riding a horse in a glittery snowstorm-effect light fixture

The elves have been sprinkling their fairy magic ahead of Urmston's light switch-on this Saturday. We have all kinds of goodies in store this weekend to kickstart the Xmas shopping season, starting with mulled wine and Xmas crisps, plus freebies and discounts galore x #shoplocal #Urmston #indiebeer

Mummers in costume as an old woman, a king, a doctor, Beelzebub etc

Our soulers are out and about in Urmston tonight. Be warned they will swipe someone's pint and make a ruckus, but it's all for charity. Expect medieval-style merriment and mayhem from 9.30ish this evening courtesy of the Warburton Souling Players x

We are a launch venue for Rivington's national tap takeover this Friday, plus there's Neon Raptor's Vampyre Disco PB&J sour to sink your teeth into x

#schoonerverse #manchesterM41 #urmston #independentbusiness #drinklocal #indiebeer

Your help is needed with a pressing matter! We're going to be juicing apples at October's Cider Circle and making our own cider. There will be ciders from Herefordshire too with cheese to match. Weds 22nd from 8pm, £15pp, bookings requested x

We regret to say that the September gathering is not going ahead as planned. See you on October 22nd for cheese, cider and an apple pressing demonstration x

DIAMOND DAZE TODAY

*Local DJs
*Live set by Stretford Ukes
*Brilliant raffle prizes
*Deal with Dominos next door

All in aid of St Ann's Hospice

#schoonerverse #urmston #indiebeer #justvibing

That's a wrap on our first Cider Circle! We're back with more cider, cheese and chat every 4th Wednesday this autumn x

Pucker up, cider lovers! Our new Cider Circle kicks off on 27 Aug when Rob will be sharing his Welsh farmhouse finds, paired with cheese & nibbles. We’ll be back every 4th Weds with more cheese, chat & choice cider. It’s ferment to be! £15pp, please book x #cider #scrumpy #glutenfree #schoonerverse

We've given in to beer pressure and made a pour decision.

We've raised the bar and added 2 new taps to our brew-tiful keg line-up. We're hoptimistic that you'll beer happy with the expanded range and make a pint of paying us a visit.

Hit us up with any beer puns we have missed... #schoonerverse

I will always go for the monorail option when on offer

A new month means a fresh round of our midweek socials x #schoonerverse #pubsofurmston #manchesterM41 #urmston #independentbusiness #drinklocal #indiebeer #publife #dogpub #lgbtownedbusiness #lgbtfriendly #inclusive #safespace #comfortoneanother #supportlocal #justvibing #lovelocal

It's the weekend of the Chorlton Beer & Cider (& Gin!) Festival and we're supplying the vicar with a handpicked selection of locally-distilled spirits. We had a sunny start on Thursday and we're back this Friday and Saturday with even more to choose from. Loads of seating under cover BTW!

On tap today! Beat the heat with Schofferhofer Tropical, a refreshing German wheat beer blended with passionfruit, lemon and orange. At 2.5% ABV it's perfect for a sesh in the sun, but with a splash of spiced rum you've got yourself our famous Schoffer Quaffer. #schoonerverse #urmston #manchesterM41

Craving something crisp & cool? Our Summer of Cider promises sunny vibes whatever the weather x

🍏Hogan’s sparkling Midas on tap
🍎Hogan’s & Dunham Press bottles
🍏Farmhouse selection hand-picked by Rob on his cider-hunting adventures across Herefordshire and Sussex
🍎Cider Circle launching soon!

A silky smooth Rioja from Bodegas Muriel joins our wine list at the start of summer, what a coincidence! More Spanish flavours including Vermut, PX sherry & tapas nights on the way #schoonerverse #urmston #lgbtfriendly #lgbtownedbusiness #inclusive #glutenfree #winelover #riojacrianza #spanishwine

Once again we are stocking the Vicar's Gin Bar with local, small-batch spirits. Will the sunshine last? Who cares, we'll be under cover.

New snazzy poster...same tired format! Expect general knowledge, current events & a fast-paced music round. We collect £1pp for the jackpot, which has reached life-changing sums for Urmston.

#schoonerverse #pubquiz #urmston #dogpub #localbusiness #manchester #lgbtbusiness #veganfriendly #indiebeer

At last week's quiz we had 3 questions about statues for the current events round. Rob tasked our teams last night to sketch a statue to honour their fave quizmaster. We promised a prize to the winners, based on your comments. Our quiz with Rob is Tues 8-10, while Mike's music quiz is Mon from 7 x

Scientists want to replicate dinosaur skin to make leather.

We asked our quiz teams for their dinosaur fashion brand. Our favourites include T-Rex Max, Tyrannosaurus Next & PterodactHeels.

Can you do better? We'll read out the best at our next quiz, Tues @ 8pm

Random dog pic for licks x

Cherish the romance! Flirt with adventure! But enough about Cloudwater and their 10th birthday beers, it's Valentine's Day too x

Four different Cloudwater kegs are on tap tonight and we have four of their limited edition beers in our fridges too with everything from a 0.5% A/F to a hopmonster TIPA.

TONIGHT is Urmston Brew Club's monthly meeting in our snug (every first Wednesday)

AND we have Verdant's latest edition of Putty on tap

COINCIDENCE?

The 10 darkest weeks of the year are now over

It's almost gardening weather out there. Well, pruning at least.

a woman in a pink dress drinking a glass of water ALT: a woman in a pink dress drinking a glass of water

This seems as good a time as any to revamp our spirits menu with new rum and gins.

Rob's pen and paper quiz returns this evening, every Tuesday between 8-10 for general knowledge, music, current events and excruciating but short-lived audience interaction. Attention-grabbing puppy to encourage engagement and lick your likes x

#Urmston #Schoonerverse #quiznight

Wintry clock

Time is ticking! We are a week away from Christmas Day so stop by if you have a beer lover on your list. Treat them to a sharing-sized bottle, T-shirt, gift voucher or bottle opener. We have readymade gift sets, or put together your own with free packaging. Open daily at noon from now until Xmas Eve