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Ale House (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Adnams - Old AleExcellent1
Bishop Nick - AriseAcceptable1
Colchester - Freak ShowGood1
Colchester - London Porter (Old King Coel)Good1
Hook Norton - Greedy GooseGood1
Adnams - Mosaic Pale AleNot Tried0
Alehouse - Best BitterNot Tried0
Batemans - Yella Belly GoldNot Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - SwiftNot Tried0
Colchester - AK PaleNot Tried0
Colchester - MetropolisNot Tried0
Colchester - Old MortalityNot Tried0
Colchester - PogonophobiaNot Tried0
Crouch Vale - Anchor Street PorterNot Tried0
Crouch Vale - Brewers GoldNot Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Jolly Mr. FezziwigNot Tried0
Glamorgan (formerly Kite) - Pales of the UnexpectedNot Tried0
House Beer - The Ale House Best BitterNot Tried0
House Beer - The Ale House Best BitterNot Tried0
Mauldons - Christies Golden AleNot Tried0
Mighty Oak - Maldon GoldNot Tried0
Mighty Oak - The Joy of SixNot Tried0
Mighty Oak - Yellow SnowNot Tried0
Red Fox - Hunter's GoldNot Tried0
St Austell - Proper JobNot Tried0
Titanic - IcebergNot Tried0
Picture 1. Ale House, Colchester, Essex
Picture 2. Ale House, Colchester, Essex
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

09 Dec 2017 (Andrew)
Pub 11. L-shaped largish pub. Dark warm and cosy.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Colchester - Freak Show3.80GoodPale and ruby ale flavours in copper coloured beer.
Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold4.00Not Tried
Crouch Vale - Anchor Street Porter4.90Not Tried
Mighty Oak - Maldon Gold3.80Not Tried
Mighty Oak - Yellow Snow3.80Not Tried
Red Fox - Hunter's Gold3.90Not Tried
Colchester - London Porter (Old King Coel)5.00Not Tried
Colchester - Pogonophobia4.50Not Tried
Alehouse - Best Bitter3.60Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Jolly Mr. Fezziwig4.50Not Tried
10 Feb 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. In the area so rude not to try the Fat Cat / Ale House pair. There was a house ale "The Ale House Best Bitter" whose clip showed neither abv nor brewing provenance and when asked the brewer the barmaid said it was a state secret which made it a no go no go for me.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bishop Nick - Arise3.90AcceptableA tinge of something I thought might suggest just on the turn but drinkable
Colchester - Metropolis3.90Not Tried
Colchester - AK Pale3.70Not Tried
Mauldons - Christies Golden Ale3.90Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Swift3.90Not Tried
Mighty Oak - The Joy of Six3.90Not Tried
Colchester - Old Mortality4.30Not Tried
Glamorgan (formerly Kite) - Pales of the Unexpected4.00Not Tried
House Beer - The Ale House Best Bitter1.00Not TriedClip showed no abv
13 Nov 2015 (ChrisE)
Evening visit with a group of friends, I really liked this pub, a good atmosphere with excellent bar staff.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Old Ale4.10Excellent
Hook Norton - Greedy Goose4.20Good
Titanic - Iceberg4.10Not TriedI was going to order one of these but one of my friends said that he was disappointed with his pint. I noticed that the cask was on full tilt.
05 Aug 2014 (HSB)
15:30 Opens at 15:00 Mon - Fri so came here after the Fat Cat. Evidently the staff saw us approaching at three o'clock but couldn't get the door open quickly enough to tempt us from going opposite.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Colchester - London Porter (Old King Coel)5.00GoodGood example of a porter
St Austell - Proper Job4.50Not Tried
Batemans - Yella Belly Gold3.90Not Tried
Adnams - Mosaic Pale Ale4.10Not Tried
House Beer - The Ale House Best Bitter4.00Not Tried

About the Ale House

The pub sign. Ale House, Colchester, Essex

Summary of Beer Scores

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Exceptional-
Excellent1
Good3
Acceptable1
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Colchester, Essex, CO3 3DA.

Directly opposite the Fat Cat in Butt Road the pub is owned by the licensee of the Bricklayers. Saved from closure, renovated and renamed from the Dragoon. Comfortable drinkers' pub. Ales are sold through 10 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 5 and also through gravity dispense from up to 6 jacket cooled casks on the bar back.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 25 different beers and tried 5 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CO3 3DA