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The Royal Steamer (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Wibblers - Hoppy HelperAcceptable3
Wibblers - Head Brewer's Premium Edition #8 Spiced Winter MildAcceptable1
Timothy Taylor - LandlordAcceptable2
Cottage - Cheltenham GoldNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Royal Steamer, Chelmsford, Essex

Visits Details

23 Jun 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Sat in the deserted left hand bar - the right hand one was buzzing with darts and TV football.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30AcceptableHazy and tired
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
12 Mar 2014 (ChrisE)
About 3.20pm and a lively pub with racing on the television and pool being played in one of the bars. I enquired about the possibility of purchasing one of the sausages advertised on a chalk board, but the kitchen shut at 3pm. Beer list was as already entered by others among our group.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wibblers - Head Brewer's Premium Edition #8 Spiced Winter Mild3.80AcceptableI have decided that I do not like spiced ales.
12 Mar 2014 (HSB)
15:25 Noisy with punters shouting at the televised horse racing.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wibblers - Hoppy Helper4.00Good
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Cottage - Cheltenham Gold4.20Not Tried
Wibblers - Head Brewer's Premium Edition #8 Spiced Winter Mild3.80Not Tried
12 Mar 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Afternoon. Pleasant locals' venue with pool playing in full swing plus TV horse racing an obvious favourite.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wibblers - Hoppy Helper4.00AcceptableNear end of cask as it soon ran out
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Cottage - Cheltenham Gold4.20Not Tried
Wibblers - Head Brewer's Premium Edition #8 Spiced Winter Mild3.80Not Tried
30 Sep 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening. As I left the pub was empty.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Acceptable
Wibblers - Hoppy Helper4.00UndrinkableShades of Sarson. Swapped by landlord for Taylor Landlord
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried

About The Royal Steamer

The pub sign. The Royal Steamer, Chelmsford, Essex

Summary of Beer Scores

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Exceptional-
Excellent-
Good1
Acceptable4
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Website.

The pub is found in Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1QJ.

A smallish wedge shaped pub at the railway station end of Townfield Street in a residential area. Wedged between Townfield Street and a narrow alleyway the pub is triangular at one end. Two street doors lead to an opened up pub (ostensibly public and saloon bars) with 2 bar counters each with 3 handpumps. Lunchtime menu. Separate function room. Small secluded courtyard garden at rear. Thoroughly refurbished in 2018

We have visited this pub 5 times, seen 6 different beers and tried 3 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CM1 1QJ