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Borough Beer House (Free House)

Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude		1
Mallinsons - Kohatu		1
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Salted Caramel Lucaria		1
Three Acre - Extra Pale	Not Tried	0
Saltaire - New Horizons	Not Tried	0
Pentrich - Lobster Dinner	Not Tried	0

Visits Details

14 Feb 2026 (Hogan Sampling)

4th visit of Farnham and its environs: An orderly queue worked well for being served promptly and fairly at the petite bar counter on our later afternoon visit and coinciding with the final minutes of the England v Scotland rugby game on just the one screen upstairs and permitted in this ancient but superbly restored old building with rafters on display in the barn-like structure of the first floor. Six ales to choose from certainly did not disappoint with thirds also on offer affording me a paddle of three third pints in one order from the bar on the ground floor. A petite wooden stool on offer, and almost matching the wooden rafters on view, certainly also did not disappoint my enjoyment and packed it was for the rugby made all the more enjoyable by the range of real ales on offer. Only the one Scottish tartan hat and here what looked like a Tam o' Shanter (a soft, floppy wool bonnet with a pom-pom or "toorie") in view among the assembled but no kilts to be seen!

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude	4.00		1st beer of this visit: Very good head and lacing and lasting well on this amber bitter from an independent brewery founded in 2004 and now at a new, state-of-the-art brewing site in Ashton Vale in South Bristol. A dry bitter first bite. A moreishly hoppiness rapidly rising from its mix of southern English hops, including Fuggles, Challenger and Jester. A good bitter hoppy note tap dancing on my taste buds with hints of marmalade, ginger and dark fruit to tantalise from its emerging sweetened maltiness. Its Maris Otter malt lending it a bready and biscuity touch. Not in the least fruited for me or my taste buds which suited us superbly on this bog-standard traditional British bitter. A dry, lingering spicy finish on its descent.
Mallinsons - Kohatu	4.00		2nd beer of this visit: Good head and lacing and sticking to the ending on this West Yorkshire pale ale from a micro-brewery based in Lockwood, Huddersfield, founded in 2008. A lightly fruited first hit on this pale named after a prominent New Zealand hop variety, and serving a dual-purpose in its aroma and bittering abilities and released in 2011 by the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research. A hoppy bitterness winning over with hints of lime, pineapple and pine. A dry hop infusion pervading. An every so mildly fruity note joining in on the sailing out. Perfectly palatable but pales not often my favoured ales.
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Salted Caramel Lucaria	4.50		3rd beer of this visit: Good head and lacing and lasting on this jet black Derbyshire porter from Thornbridge Hall in Bakewell, and from a brewing company founded in 2005 and widely regarded as a pioneer of the UK craft beer scene. A malty first hit from its Maris Otter, chocolate and wheat malts. A chocolatey note rising in its gentle bitterness derived from its Goldings hops. Hints of runny salted caramel winning over with touches of vanilla ice cream coming to the fore and achieved through the use of specific ingredients like oats and lactose. A lingering chocolatey sweetness playing out. A touch too sweet for my taste buds but presented here in fine condition.
Three Acre - Extra Pale	4.50	Not Tried
Saltaire - New Horizons	4.80	Not Tried
Pentrich - Lobster Dinner	5.50	Not Tried

About the Borough Beer House

The pub sign. Borough Beer House, Farnham, Surrey

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Website.

The pub is found in Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7ND.

It is housed in an impressive Grade II listed building by Historic England dating from 1674 and being the former Bailiff's Hall in the historic townhall buildings in The Borough. The Borough Beer House at 6 Town Hall Buildings can be approached from Farnham Station along Station Hill and then South Street. It is an independently-run “beer house” opened in December 2023 by a family who are life-long residents of Farnham and who also run a nearby pub. In just over two years from opening and on a visit in February 2026 which witnessed it serving 6 changing cask ales, it has achieved winning CAMRA’s Pub Design Award 2025 for conversion to pub use and winning CAMRA’s Surrey/Hants Borders branch Cider & Perry Pub of the Year runner-up award. They aim to provide beers from independent breweries located all around the UK and Europe aided by 18 keg lines, 6 hand pumps for cask ales normally including a dark beer, a best bitter and 'new wave' ales, and a fridge stocked with cans and bottles, alongside wine, soft drinks and a back bar of spirits. They also serve up pizzas, sharing boards and bar snacks. The downstairs seating area with bar at the rear is limited in size but there is a larger upstairs room. Dog-friendly and accompanied well-behaved children of 8 years and over are always admitted. Closes early on Sundays and bank holiday Mondays.

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

Postcode: GU9 7ND