The Firkin Alehouse (Free House)
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Michael Croxford. Photos are of the original site, not the later one or one after the second move.
Visits Details
29 Feb 2020 (Magnus Greel)
Final venue for today's tour, standing room only at first until the crowds dissipated thus we purloined tables as and when became available.
Iron Pier - Session IPA | 4.20 | | Balanced aroma and flavour with a clean finish |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Brother Rabbit | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Wiper and True - Milkshake Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
13 Feb 2020 (Jack William)
Early doors - nicely busy. Toasted sarnies for lunch cheerfully delivered by the nearby sandwich shop.
Stewart - Session Porter | 4.20 | | Very good, rich chocolatey porter. |
Iron Pier - Bullion IPA | 5.00 | | Very nice, dry IPA. |
Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | | Consistent high quality. |
07 Dec 2019 (Archie14)
Quite but definitely the best pub on our visit.
Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | Delicious floral notes for this classic pale. |
Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Iron Pier - Krpan & Lemondrop Joined at the Hop | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
31 Oct 2019 (ChrisE)
Afternoon visit and just two other customers in.
Oakham - Darker Days | 4.80 | | Nice to see a dark beer from Oakham. |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
30 Jul 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 9pm close. A dramatically different place to its previous incarnation and if I can put my finger on it I think it is because the Guv no longer circulates with at seat service but is ensconced behind a bar counter. Desperately needs some sound baffling provision as it is as echoey as a railway waiting room.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | | |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Tropical Swan | 3.50 | | Not as citrussy as I feared, very refreshing actually |
Ilkley - Ruby Jane | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
10 Jun 2019 (Dosser)
First visit. 3 ales on.
Kent - Breakfast Oatmeal Stout | 4.20 | | Interesting flavours, but not my type of beer. |
09 May 2019 (Jack William)
Lunchtime - bit disappointed that all 3 ales were from the same brewer. Despite this our group decided to stay for a session.
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - AM:PM | 4.50 | | A fruity bitter in sparkling condition. |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Etherow | 4.40 | | Rather ordinary. |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | 3.80 | | Thin and rather cloudy. |
10 Sep 2018 (Jack William)
Stop 3, mid afternoon - a few in. We sat in the window seat and watched the world go by.
Holler (formerly Holler Boys) - Loot | 5.50 | | Unfined and very cloudy (I need to get over my prejudice of cloudy beers) - superb grapefruit flavour. Very nice. |
Ilkley - Joshua Jane | 3.70 | | Rather bland but good condition. |
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
10 Aug 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. First time in the new premises (next door to the old) and it didn't work for me as well. The Guv is behind a bar counter whereas before he was always out in the middle, this and the different seating layout takes away some of the ambience.
Bristol Beer Factory - Long Summer Days | 5.60 | | Good strong taste but soon last condition and mouthfeel |
Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | Too chilled and lacking condition or head |
Kirkstall - Kirkstall Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Wheelie | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
12 Jul 2018 (Jack William)
Lunchtime visit - the new premises are a little larger. Nice welcome for our group of 7 - we tried all 3 beers on offer and had some rather good baqueittes from the Sandwich Shop next door but one.
Kent - Mosaic | 4.50 | | Delicious. |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | | |
Alchemy - Tropic Shake | 4.00 | | Billed as a “ mango milkshake” which was rather offputting. A pleasant fruity flavour. |
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