No sooner had the sad news sunk in that The Croft is closing in May after more than a decade came the splendid news that in its place will come a new craft beer bar from the people behind The Lanes in Bristol and the Euston Tap and Holborn Whippet in that there London.

The last show at The Croft will take place on May 12. After that, most of the shows already booked in the venue will be hosted at the Exchange on Old Market run by the same owners.

A Croft statement said: “Having been involved with the venue for over 11 years this was a difficult decision to make, but we have had lots of good times and put on some great bands and club nights.

“We are confident that those of you who have worked with us in the past will know how emotionally attached we are to The Croft and that we wouldn’t make a decision like this without good reason.”

There will soon be a good reason to return to 117-119 Stokes Croft, which will be opening as The Crofters Rights by July.

The new team promise cask, keg and cider, and if the Euston Tap model is anything to go by, there will be a lot of beer, with eight rotating cask ales, 20 keg beers and 150 bottled beers on at any one time.

The Euston Tap is situated in one of the gatehouses of a huge and now demolished Victorian arch at the entrance to Euston station. The other gatehouse is the Cider Tap, with eight keg ciders on draught.

A fine pedigree indeed to continue Bristol’s craft beer revolution.