Little Chester Ale House (Free House)
Visits Details
18 Jul 2014 (ChrisE)
A hot day, I sat in the front area and chatted with a couple of locals. I was told that Wentwell are planning to open another micro-pub somewhere "on the top of Ashbourne Road".
| Wentwell - Jeremiah Mild | 3.30 |  | Tasted as if it was on the turn. |
| Wentwell - Derbyshire Gold | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| 8 Sail - Golden Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Wentwell - Nellie's Best | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
12 Jul 2014 (HSB)
13:20 Second stop on the micro-pub crawl. A local CAMRA member we met in Belper joined us on the bus and when we got to Derby showed us a short cut to the pub.
| Wentwell - Barrel Organ Blues | 4.50 |  | Rich tasting beer but with a metallic after taste I didn't like. |
| Wentwell - Derbyshire Gold | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Wentwell - D5 | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wentwell - Nellie's Best | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
24 Oct 2013 (HSB)
16:00 An excellent micro-pub. Good landlord. Their own beer and a loyalty scheme that gave us a free pint.
| Wentwell - Farm Hand's Bitter | 4.10 |  | |
| Wentwell - Derbyshire Gold | 3.90 | | |
| Wentwell - Jeremiah Mild | 3.30 | Not Tried | |
| Church Farm - Harry's Heifer | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
19 Jul 2013 (ChrisE)
Just after 12:00 and I was the first customer, but others soon followed. I had a good chat with the chap behind the bar about micro-pubs.
| Little Earth Project (formerly Mill Green) - Green Goose | 4.00 | | |
| Wentwell - Little Tick | 4.00 | | |
| Wentwell - Farm Hand's Bitter | 4.10 |  | Good malty copper coloured ale. |
| Flipside - Sterling Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | This ran out and was replaced by the Little Tick. |
10 Dec 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Sometimes a hard lesson is learned - I had read in a web newspaper article that this pub had opened and was going to be open from 3 Mondays to Fridays and from noon on Saturdays and Sundays but alas is only open on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. At least I now know where to find the house. Looks good from the outside. For the avoidance of any doubt opening hours as at December 2012 are: Thursdays 3-10. Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 12-10.
10 Dec 2012 (ChrisE)
An web article in a local newspaper stated that this pub is open from 15:00 daily. In fact it is only open from Thursdays to Sundays, and this was a Monday. The pub was most definitely closed, but the door was unlocked so I managed to get in, and was welcomed by the landlord who took time to show me around his pub, and gave me a pack of three bottles of bottle conditioned ales for the train home. He also recommended that it would be worth my while waiting for the nearby Furnace to open at 16:00 which was very good advice.
