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St Albans Beer Festival 2011 (CAMRA Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Arbor Ales - New Sierra |  | 1 |
| Black Paw - Gold | | 1 |
| Cleveland - Black Stuff | | 1 |
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Lemon Blosson | | 1 |
| Geeves - No. 1 | | 1 |
| Irwell Works - Iron Plate Best Bitter | | 1 |
| London Fields - Session Ale | | 1 |
| Maldon - The Hotel Porter | | 1 |
| Old Cross - Laugh n' Titter |  | 1 |
| Small Paul's - Challenger 2 | | 1 |
| Teignworthy - Russian Imperial Porter | | 1 |
| That Little Place - Ale5 | | 1 |
| West Country - Somer | | 1 |
Visits Details
28 Sep 2011 (thebrewingman)
Quietish first day. More than enough beers on with plenty in reserve.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldon - The Hotel Porter | 4.10 | | |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Lemon Blosson | 3.70 | | Not as lemony as I would expect |
| Geeves - No. 1 | 3.80 | | |
| Black Paw - Gold | 4.00 | | |
| Arbor Ales - New Sierra | 4.00 | | Well hoppy |
| London Fields - Session Ale | 4.00 | | |
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | 4.00 | | A good session bitter. |
| Irwell Works - Iron Plate Best Bitter | 3.80 | | |
| Cleveland - Black Stuff | 4.50 | | |
| Small Paul's - Challenger 2 | 4.30 | | Very hoppy |
| West Country - Somer | 3.90 | | Hoppy golden beer |
| That Little Place - Ale5 | 5.00 | | |
| Teignworthy - Russian Imperial Porter | 13.00 | | Superb beer to finish with. Almost needed a knife and fork. |
| Old Cross - Laugh n' Titter | 3.70 | | Fairly bland. |
About the St Albans Beer Festival 2011
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 13 |
| 1 |
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The pub is found in St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3LD.
Located in the St Albans Arena. Main room has both the Main Bar and Stage Bar on the stage, there was an upstairs bar with more seating and beers from Hertfordshire breweries and then the downstairs with the foreign beer bar and more seating. Good range of both UK micros and foreign beer.
We have visited this pub once, seen 14 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: AL1 3LD