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Gardeners Rest (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Sheffield - Sheffield PorterExceptional1
Sheffield - Mild SteelExcellent1
Maypole - Little WeedExcellent1
Coastal - Chough's MildExcellent1
Maypole - Major OakExcellent1
Blue Bee - Nectar PaleExcellent1
Maypole - Gate HopperExcellent1
Green Mill - Smokey JoeExcellent1
Black Wolf (formerly Traditional Scottish Ales (TSA)) - Wild MildExcellent1
Coastal - Obby Oss MildExcellent1
Alechemy - Cairnpapple IPAGood1
Sheffield - Autumn FruitsGood1
Owenshaw Mill - Skinny DuckGood1
Eden River (formerly Eden) - Eden BestGood1
Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - MildGood1
Greenfield - Terry's MildGood1
Coniston - Thürstein PilsnerGood1
Brontë - Mild MistGood1
Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - RubelarisAcceptable1
Five Towns - GueroAcceptable1
Front Row - TouchAcceptable1
Spitting Feathers - Ministry of Beer Red TapeAcceptable1
Barney's - Decidedly Dark AleAcceptable1
Cap House - Love at First BrewAcceptable1
Deeside - No. 3Acceptable1
Andrews Ales - Supus LupusAcceptable1
Picture 1. Gardeners Rest, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Visits Details

19 May 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Final beer festival here before the owners leave the pub. A good turnout of beer samplers here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Black Wolf (formerly Traditional Scottish Ales (TSA)) - Wild Mild3.80ExcellentDark ruby mild with a full bodied sweet toffee and caramel flavour. Low hop rate and a sweetish finish. My score 16/20.
Greenfield - Terry's Mild3.80GoodA chocolate and orange mild with chocolate more in evidence than orange. Fairly bitter malt flavour with a little fruit in the finish. My score 15/20.
Alechemy - Cairnpapple IPA4.10GoodPale bitter with a good balance of hop and malt flavours. Fairly dry finish. My score 15/20.
Eden River (formerly Eden) - Eden Best4.00GoodPale bitter with a strong malty flavour. Not a great deal of hop character. Sweetish biscuity finish. My score 15/20.
Andrews Ales - Supus Lupus3.60AcceptablePale bitter with a dryish, bitter flavour. Some malt and hop taste and a rather dry finish. My score 14/20.
Front Row - Touch4.00AcceptableAmber bitter traditional in style, fairly dry and bitter. My score 14/20.
18 Feb 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Spitting Feathers - Ministry of Beer Red Tape3.80AcceptableRather dry and earthy amber bitter. My score 13/20.
19 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Busier than usual for a Saturday mid afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Sheffield - Autumn Fruits4.50GoodDark mild supposedly with added fruits, but not much evidence of same. Good malty mild with a bitter edge. My score 15/20.
Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Rubelaris4.20AcceptableA quite bitter and hoppy pale gold beer. The finish is dry and hoppy. My score 14/20.
08 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Annual beer festival in progress and an extensive photographic display on the walls, part of a local competition.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Coniston - Thürstein Pilsner4.80GoodLager style beer with a crisp, aromatic hop character and some malt in the finish. My score 15/20.
Five Towns - Guero2.90AcceptableVery pale and quite bitter beer with a dryish hoppy character. My score 14/20.
Barney's - Decidedly Dark Ale4.00AcceptableDark brown bitter with a roast malt character and a dry, hoppy finish. My score 14/20.
Cap House - Love at First Brew4.00AcceptablePale bittersweet beer with a sweetish hop flavour and some bitter maltiness. Dry finish. My score 14/20.
30 Sep 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Owenshaw Mill - Skinny Duck3.70GoodPale, hoppy and well balanced bitter with good citrus hop character. Fruity citrus hop finish. My score 15/20.
09 Jul 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brontë - Mild Mist4.10GoodDark brown mild with a slight smoked malt flavour. Rather thin in body for its strength. My score 15/20.
Deeside - No. 34.00AcceptablePale, dry and hoppy bitter with a sharpish citrus flavour. Dry, hoppy finish. My score 14/20.
25 Jun 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Blue Bee - Nectar Pale4.00ExcellentPale and hoppy but with good malt balance. Citrus hop flavours present to give a refreshing and well balanced beer. My score 16/20.
Green Mill - Smokey Joe4.40ExcellentA lightly smoked porter, dark brown in colour. Sweetish malty flavours tempered by some hop bitterness. The finish is quite dry with a hint of smoked malt. My score 16/20.
21 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Coastal - Obby Oss Mild3.80ExcellentBlack mild with full bodied flavour of dark chocolate malt and little hoppiness. My score 16/20.
Sheffield - Mild Steel3.70ExcellentBrown mild with good chocolate and toasty malt character. A little fruity hoppiness in the finish. My score 16/20.
Coastal - Chough's Mild5.00ExcellentBlack and full bodied with lots of chocolate malt and a little berry fruit in the finish. My score 17/20.
Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Mild4.00GoodMid brown/red mild brewed with German malt. Fairly bitter with a tangy taste in the finish. My score 15/20.
09 May 2011 (Flying.geordie)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Maypole - Gate Hopper4.00Excellent
07 May 2011 (Flying.geordie)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Sheffield - Sheffield Porter4.40Exceptional
Maypole - Little Weed3.80Excellent
Maypole - Major Oak4.40Excellent

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About the Gardeners Rest

The pub sign. Gardeners Rest, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent18
Good23
Acceptable25
Poor2

The pub is found in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8AT.

In Neepsend Lane, severely damaged by floods in 2007, this pub reopened after extensive rebuilding and renovation. There is a small comfortable bar at the front, a larger room to the side and a conservatory at the rear backing on to the River Don. It serves beers from Sheffield Brewery along with guests from microbreweries across the country.

We have visited this pub 29 times, seen 86 different beers and tried 69 of them.

Map location

Postcode: S3 8AT