A new craft beer bar which will give drinkers the chance to enjoy and learn about their favourite ales is set to open in Truro after being granted a licence.

The Goodh Brew Company had applied for a licence for a new bar in The Leats in Truro City Centre.

Cornwall Council’s licensing act sub-committee had to discuss and decide the application after an anonymous objector claimed that it would cause problems in the local area and some concerns that it will be close to a new homeless centre being set up by Cornwall Council.

Goodh Brew is planning to use The Old Printing Works in The Leats into a bar which will serve craft beers and food.

Louis Simpson, from Goodh Brew, said that he wanted to create a taproom where people could come and enjoy his brewery’s beers.

He explained that goodh means wild in Cornish and said that the beers use fresh ingredients sourced from around Cornwall.

“The beers we make are not Wetherspoon’s beers, they are not beers to drink to excess, you experience the flavours and you pay for them. It is more about savouring the flavour, the beer and everything else.”

Mr Simpson said he wanted to create an experience for beer lovers in Truro and highlighted the Red Elephant beer cellar in the city which also offers craft beers but has a smaller in-store opportunity to try the beers.

He said: “As a big craft beer fan myself I struggle to find anywhere in Cornwall where you can sit down and enjoy beer like this.

“You drink it in halves and thirds, people will not come here and get leathered.”

Goodh Brew sells its beers in the farmers’ market on Lemon Quay where Mr Simpson said it was well received.

But he said that the taproom and bar would give people a chance to taste the beers as well as find out more about how they are made.

He said that there would be meet the brewer evenings where fans could taste different beers, enjoy specially selected food and hear from those who created the beers.

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The bar will have space for up to 60 people but Mr Simpson said he was not expecting there to be more than 20 to 30 people there at a time.

He said: “I think this will be a really nice thing for Truro to have, we are not pushing long opening hours, it is just an extension to the brewery.

“Some people think of beer as just being about alcohol, but that is not the point here, people are getting into craft beer and enjoying it, it is becoming more than about just drinking.

“We think we can create something really cool where people can come to Truro for craft beer, it is something that is lacking there at the moment.”

The anonymous objector did not attend the meeting and said they did not want to expand on their comments.

No objections had been received from statutory consultees including the police, while public health commended the bar for applying for an early closing time.

The committee decided to grant the licence saying that while it considered the objection there was insufficient evidence that the bar would breach any of the licensing objectives.