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The Fox & Crown (Shipstone's)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Alcazar - George in Time |  | 1 |
| Alcazar - Sherrif's Gold |  | 2 |
| Alcazar - Brush Bitter | | 2 |
| Alcazar - Time Out |  | 1 |
| Alcazar - New Dawn | | 2 |
| Castle Rock - Screech Owl | | 1 |
| Alcazar - Vixen's Vice | | 2 |
| Alcazar - Alcazar Ale | | 4 |
| Alcazar - Black Fox Mild |  | 1 |
| Alcazar - Nottingham Nog | | 1 |
| Alcazar - Fox Tale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Alcazar - Extra Time for Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Alcazar - Bowman's Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belvoir - Shipstone's Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shipstone's - Original Amber Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Alcazar - Windjammer | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
11 Oct 2022 (Magnus Greel)
An hour and 18 trams stops after leaving The Crown an urgent PNB was sought before selecting a beer, much to the jovial and attentive barmaid's amusement. Busy mid afternoon with a variety of early shift workers enjoying a post work beer or 3!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock - Screech Owl | 5.50 | | American-style IPA with a long hop finish. Well-hopped with Cascade and Centennial and brewed to export strength. |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Belvoir - Shipstone's Gold Star | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Shipstone's - Original Amber Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried |
29 Oct 2015 (HSB)
16:00 Just a few in
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcazar - Alcazar Ale | 4.00 | | Bit stale |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Alcazar - Vixen's Vice | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Alcazar - Bowman's Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Alcazar - Sherrif's Gold | 3.60 | Not Tried |
21 Aug 2015 (ChrisE)
Another excellent boozer close to a tram stop. One of the ladies behind the counter told us that she was the brewer, which we corrected to Brewster. See Jason's entry for full beer listing.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcazar - Alcazar Ale | 4.00 | |
21 Aug 2015 (Magnus Greel)
Late afternoon busy pub in an industrial estate.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcazar - Sherrif's Gold | 3.60 | | Refreshing light beer with a wheat aftertaste. |
| Alcazar - Windjammer | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Alcazar - Alcazar Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Alcazar - Brush Bitter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | Great to see this as the guest beer. |
| Alcazar - Vixen's Vice | 5.20 | Not Tried |
09 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
A few punters in at lunchtime on a Monday. Now serves Thai food lunchtimes.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcazar - Black Fox Mild | 3.90 | | Quite bitter ruby/black mild with toasty, woody and liquorice flavours all present. The finish has a little hop and then dryness. My score 14/20. |
15 Mar 2011 (ChrisE)
It was late on a Tuesday evening, the pub was busy with people watching sports on the television screens, and a group of people enjoying a birthday party.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcazar - Vixen's Vice | 5.20 | | A good hoppy pale ale. |
| Alcazar - Sherrif's Gold | 3.60 | | Pale in colour, a good session ale. Slightly on the sweet side. |
| Alcazar - Alcazar Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Alcazar - New Dawn | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Alcazar - Fox Tale Ale | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Alcazar - Extra Time for Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried |
10 May 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Unfortunately no mild available on the mild trail on the day of my visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcazar - Time Out | 4.70 | | A dryish and quite roasty stout. My score 15/20. |
06 Jan 2007 (Andrew)
Arrived about 1.30pm and the pub was fairly empty but then again it's a large interior. The bar is horse-shoe shaped with a single horse-shoe room around the edge. The barman was friendly and the thai food excellent.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcazar - Alcazar Ale | 4.00 | | Golden beer. Good creamy head. Big pink grapefruit hop flavour with golden malt notes. Bit of rose petal. |
| Alcazar - Brush Bitter | 4.90 | | Good best bitter. Dark brown, good malt with marmite bite. |
| Alcazar - New Dawn | 4.50 | | Butterscotch malt with a nutty finish for this pale gold beer. |
| Alcazar - Nottingham Nog | 4.20 | | Dark caramel brown colour with an intial yeasty flavour followed by a nutty burnt sugar bite. |
| Alcazar - Vixen's Vice | 5.20 | | Brown gold colour. Sharp and uncultured bitterness. Nothing wrong with it but it just really isn't to my taste. |
| Alcazar - Windjammer | 6.00 | Not Tried |
31 May 2005 (Cam)
Brewery tap for Alcazar Brewery. Conveniently situated right on the Tram line. Pine interior but pleasant - not too smoky and a good buzz about the place. Staff friendly and generally helpful. Excellent Thai food available in the evening. Nice paved patio area (with large windows to see into the brewery (sigh) and good lavs.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcazar - George in Time | 4.00 | | Chocolatey coffee mild - absolutely stupendous. As good if not better than the fabled Goacher's Mild - certainly even bettre than Rock Mild. Smooth yet not sickly at all. One to bring to Lyme Regis on a summer holiday if one were to go there? |
| Alcazar - New Dawn | 4.50 | | Hoppy nose and bite. Really delicious - session beer yet tastes like a 5%er! Lovely. |
| Alcazar - Brush Bitter | 4.90 | | Ruby bitter - not dissimilar to Nottingham Brewery Legend but nicer. Not really my cp of tea but very quaffable. Rich but not sickly. |
| Alcazar - Alcazar Ale | 4.00 | | Flowery yet slightly disappointing. Possibly bottom of barrel (weak head and acidic after taste). Nevertheless very drinkable. |
About The Fox & Crown
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
| 7 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
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The pub is found in Old Basford, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0GA.
Nicely maintained pub in Church Street - brewery out back. Originally sold 6 of Alcazar's own beers in pub itself - brewery out back. Pine interior with nice paved patio garden out the back and good lavs. Now operated by Shipstone's Brewery, the brewery is adjacent.
We have visited this pub 9 times, seen 18 different beers and tried 10 of them.
Postcode: NG6 0GA