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The Prince Albert (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Golden Horizon (collaboration with Lakedown) |  | 1 |
| Burning Sky - NZPA | | 1 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Aurora | | 5 |
| Beak - Ello | | 1 |
| Bedlam - Stollen |  | 1 |
| Cloak + Dagger - No Dinner For Old Men | | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Porter |  | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | | 3 |
| Kissingate - Ripple Raspberry Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burning Sky - Summertime | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cloudwater - Self Optimisation in the Digital Age | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | Not Tried | 0 |
| Long Man - Märzen | Not Tried | 0 |
| Reunion - Frost Fair | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Hophead Azacca | Not Tried | 0 |
| House Beer - Kissing Coppers | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burning Sky - Waves Away | Not Tried | 0 |
| Long Man - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - American Brown | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - Hancock's HB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Sunburst | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
29 Sep 2024 (Magnus Greel)
Lively for an early Sunday evening with a few tables and seating available. Music being played thankfully unobtrusively allowing conversation to happen unimpeded.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | | A resinous mouthfeel, big citrus and tropical fruit flavours, which are prominent, yet well balanced. |
| Burning Sky - NZPA | 4.50 | | Refreshingly hoppy pale ale. |
| Long Man - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Golden Horizon (collaboration with Lakedown) | 5.00 | Not Tried |
24 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. A really great basic boozer where the ale is always enhanced by the opportunity to people watch. It is real Brighton in a nutshell.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | | Aurora in top form |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Golden Horizon (collaboration with Lakedown) | 5.00 | | A very full bodied WCPA, one to drink slowly and savour |
| Long Man - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - NZPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
07 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit to a great Brighton pub institution recommended to all visitors. Such excellent behind the bar service.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | | Everything good in a strongish ale |
| Beak - Ello | 4.50 | | Never sure how to mark a real murk of an ale. Certainly full of flavour and condition |
| Long Man - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - NZPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
27 Jul 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit just before a gig started upstairs, hence the time taken to be served, but everyone in strict turn.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | | Delicious only to find it usurped by one in The Evening Star, next pub |
| Long Man - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Waves Away | 4.60 | Not Tried |
19 May 2023 (Magnus Greel)
Busy upon our lunchtime arrival after which folk soon dissipated and we had the left side bar to ourselves though sadly the loud music made conversation a chore. Think is my first visit - possibly the garish colour scheme now which adorns this pub interfered with my memory banks somehow!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | This was superb - all my APA expectations satisfied.. |
| Cloak + Dagger - No Dinner For Old Men | 3.50 | | A complex hoppy brew bursting with tropical fruits with even a hint of Jaffa Cake.. |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | Sadly rather watery and lacking body. |
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | Not Tried |
06 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedlam - Stollen | 6.50 | | Powerful slow drinking brew |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Reunion - Frost Fair | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead Azacca | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Kissing Coppers | 4.00 | Not Tried | Pumpclip picture celebrates a Banksy mural at one time on the side of the pub. Staff would only say it is supplied by C.O.D. Beers, a wholesale beer delivery business. As mysterious as Banksy himself eh? |
25 Nov 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Porter | 4.80 | | A bit too warm, not fast selling tonight maybe |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Long Man - Märzen | 5.30 | Not Tried |
19 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. The kitchen has gone said a board outside. Apparently the space is now used as a green room for visiting bands. One may bring in food from local establishments or order a delivery now instead.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | 2nd disappointing Plateau in two days, different pubs |
| Long Man - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kissingate - Ripple Raspberry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Summertime | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Cloudwater - Self Optimisation in the Digital Age | 5.00 | Not Tried |
23 Aug 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | Not quite as clean tasting as usual |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - Hancock's HB | 3.60 | Not Tried | Bashed out at £2.80pp, not a jot of brewing provenance honesty at point of sale |
| Dark Star - Sunburst | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Long Man - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
19 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Heaving and even more so with a queue to go upstairs for a Brighton Festival gig.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Long Man - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Brown | 5.00 | Not Tried |
About The Prince Albert
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 12 |
| 10 |
| 9 |
 | 2 |
The pub is found in Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4ED.
A pub that is as near to being underneath Brighton railway station as one can get in Trafalgar Street (No 48). Transforms from office workers at lunchtimes to students and music enthusiasts in the evening. Out front seated drinking area. A multi-room Victorian pub which has 6 handpumps on the bar counter. For a long time it has been a music venue but more latterly has offered a good range of real ales too. 50p per pint CAMRA discount on real ales.
We have visited this pub 25 times, seen 59 different beers and tried 19 of them.
Postcode: BN1 4ED