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Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (Mitchells & Butlers)
We believe this pub is CLOSED
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Black Sheep - Best Bitter |  | 1 |
| Great Heck - Shankar IPA |  | 1 |
| Hop Back - Winter Lightning |  | 1 |
| Purity - Pure UBU | | 1 |
| Woodforde's - Flagondry | | 1 |
| Camerons - Tontine | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - McEwan's Signature | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
03 Feb 2015 (Magnus Greel)
Pub claims to be the oldest in England? Mid afternoon visit fairly quiet until peace shattered by a screaming child.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hop Back - Winter Lightning | 5.50 | | No different to the summer version. |
| Purity - Pure UBU | 4.50 | | Smooth and creamy with a strong toffee note. |
| Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - McEwan's Signature | 4.80 | Not Tried |
24 May 2014 (Andrew)
Proper old pub. Red sealing wax wallpaper. Stained oak beams. Wooden floors. 1930's blues music on the stereo, but still conversation dominated. Great pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Heck - Shankar IPA | 5.90 | | This one was in tribute to Ian, that crazy high ABV, high alpha acid loon. This beer was light copper brown in colour. It had the hopping level of a sub-double IPA (making it a new style of beer; a SDIPA - ha ha). Really nice almost deep deep orange peel finish. Actually I quite liked it even if it's from a lineage of beers I think laughable. |
| Woodforde's - Flagondry | 3.60 | | Pale gold. Nice light body with rich hints of marmalade and butter (but not dyacetyl butter). |
| Purity - Pure UBU | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Camerons - Tontine | 4.10 | Not Tried |
07 Jul 2007 (Ian)
This pub seemed more geared up for tourists and the families of the children at St Albans School than for beer drinkers. Lovely building inside. I sat in the beer garden and got smoked out by the kitchen firing up.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Sheep - Best Bitter | 3.80 | | Normally one of my favourites. Bit more caramel than usual, but it has a sharp hop finish that is good. Fine. |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried |
About the Ye Olde Fighting Cocks
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4HE.
Lovely walk down past the abbey down to the lake and the pub in Abbey Mill Lane. The building is white washed brick and has many rooms inside, with all the tables set up for food. Large beer garden at rear.
We have visited this pub 3 times, seen 11 different beers and tried 5 of them.
Postcode: AL3 4HE