BREWERY manager Christian Gyuricza is adding beer to the festive cheer at Oxford’s Covered Market.

The Teardrop Micropub is the brainchild of the owners of Church Hanbrewery, a family-owned handcraft nano-brewery in West Oxfordshire.

From tomorrow Mr Gyuricza, 43, will be serving beer to customers at his micropub in part of the former Haymans fishmongers unit.

He said: “We will be serving beer directly from the cask - we are looking forward to serving pints in the Covered Market - it’s a very good way to stay in touch with our consumers.

“There will be a few benches where people can sit for a short time or they can stand and have a pint.”

Father-of-three Mr Gyuricza is originally from Brazil and is married to Luciana.

He added: “It’s called the Teardrop bar because a year ago we started operating a mobile bar out of a teardrop caravan.

“Our opening hours will reflect the market opening hours but we might need to apply for a licence extension when there are late opening hours.

“It’s a good time for us to open in the run-up to Christmas.”

Mr Gyuricza’s company has been trading since February 2016 and normally sells about 2,000 litres of beer a month.

It was originally set up in Church Hanborough but has since relocated to New Yatt, about four miles away.

Tony Goulding, a member of the Oxford branch of real ale enthusiasts CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale), said he was delighted the micropub as opening at the market.

He added: “I think this is one of the first micropubs to open inside a market.”