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Live & Let Live (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Oakham - Harvester of SoulsExceptional1
Oakham - CitraExcellent4
Wentworth - WPAExcellent1
Oakham - Green Devil IPAExcellent5
Saltaire - Hazelnut Coffee PorterExcellent1
Island Brewery - Wight GoldExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7Good1
Island Brewery - Nipper BitterGood1
Humpty Dumpty - Broadland SunriseNot Tried0
Tring - Tea Kettle StoutNot Tried0
Castle Rock - Harvest PaleNot Tried0
Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer)Not Tried0
Cotleigh - BuzzardNot Tried0
Mighty Oak - Maldon GoldNot Tried0
Great Heck - PorterNot Tried0
York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Centurion's Ghost AleNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal StoutNot Tried0
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Umbel Ale (aka Special Coriander Ale)Not Tried0
Rother Valley - Chocolate PorterNot Tried0
Meantime - Oakademy of Excellence Guest Brewer "keller bier" for OakhamNot Tried0
Titanic - IcebergNot Tried0
Picture 1. Live & Let Live, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

28 Jan 2016 (HSB)
19:55 Having enjoyed a curry we came here to round off the evening. Fairly quiet. We discussed beer, breweries with Pete the Landlord and the barman.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Citra4.20ExcellentStraight from the cask. Clear as a bell.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 73.80Good
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Umbel Ale (aka Special Coriander Ale)3.80Not Tried
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout4.60Not Tried
Oakham - Green Devil IPA6.00Not Tried
09 Dec 2015 (HSB)
20:40 My mate went for the train but I had time to have one here. Pete the landlord told me about his latest trip to Prague
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Citra4.20Excellent
York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Centurion's Ghost Ale5.40Not Tried
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Umbel Ale (aka Special Coriander Ale)3.80Not Tried
Oakham - Green Devil IPA6.00Not Tried
04 Dec 2014 (HSB)
20:00 Fairly quiet.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Green Devil IPA6.00GoodMaybe it's my palate but this seems less hoppy than usual. Is the price of imported hops changing recipes?
Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer)4.00Not Tried
Cotleigh - Buzzard4.80Not Tried
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Umbel Ale (aka Special Coriander Ale)3.80Not Tried
30 Apr 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. The pub was in quiet mode and I sat on the creaking barstool!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Green Devil IPA6.00Excellent4½*s really for £4.20 pp
Castle Rock - Harvest Pale3.80Not Tried
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Umbel Ale (aka Special Coriander Ale)3.80Not Tried
Oakham - Citra4.20Not Tried
Tring - Tea Kettle Stout4.70Not Tried
05 Dec 2013 (HSB)
20:15 Just a few in.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wentworth - WPA4.00Excellent
Saltaire - Hazelnut Coffee Porter4.60Excellent
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Umbel Ale (aka Special Coriander Ale)3.80Not Tried
13 Aug 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Good mix of locals and visitors in this tourist City.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Green Devil IPA6.00Exceptional£4 pp but worth it for a smack of hops round the face
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Umbel Ale (aka Special Coriander Ale)3.80Not Tried
Mighty Oak - Maldon Gold3.80Not Tried
Great Heck - Porter4.50Not Tried
10 May 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Phew at last an oasis from food smelling pubs.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Green Devil IPA6.00ExceptionalSuperb so a second beckoned with its enticing bony finger
Titanic - Iceberg4.10Not Tried
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Umbel Ale (aka Special Coriander Ale)3.80Not Tried
Oakham - Citra4.20Not Tried
Humpty Dumpty - Broadland Sunrise4.20Not Tried
Tring - Tea Kettle Stout4.70Not Tried
21 Mar 2013 (HSB)
Last stop before the train home. Busy but not crowded.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Citra4.20Excellent
Island Brewery - Nipper Bitter3.80Good
20 Nov 2012 (HSB)
Last stop of the evening on the way back to the station.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Harvester of Souls6.00ExceptionalSuperb
Oakham - Citra4.20Excellent
08 Nov 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Pub in full swing.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Green Devil IPA6.00ExcellentOily heavy hop hit
Island Brewery - Wight Gold4.00ExcellentEasy drinking golden ale but no striking flavours
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Umbel Ale (aka Special Coriander Ale)3.80Not Tried
Rother Valley - Chocolate Porter4.20Not Tried
Meantime - Oakademy of Excellence Guest Brewer "keller bier" for Oakham4.70Not Tried

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About the Live & Let Live

The pub sign. Live & Let Live, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional3
Excellent11
Good3
Acceptable-
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2EA.

Real old street corner type pub in Mawson Street. 10 handpumps, 3 of which usually vend a cider. Always an Oakham beer or two. The Live reopened, under new management, in March 2022 with the aim of retaining many of the pub's key features.

We have visited this pub 11 times, seen 23 different beers and tried 10 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CB1 2EA