Lunchtime and busy in this edge of town locals pub. Well timed visit as there was a beer festival in full swing in a tent set up in the pub garden.
Oakham - Attila | 7.50 | | Whoaa! Dangerously drinkable zesty citra style combined with a fruity punch assumes half of the actual ABV! |
Littleover - 8 o'clock bus | 3.90 | | Pale hoppy refreshing session ale |
Moncada - Notting Hill Amber | 4.70 | | Warm and past its best, was a struggle to drink this |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Sarah Hughes - Dark Ruby | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Winter's - Mild | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Tryst - Brockville Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Little Valley - Stoodley Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Lymestone - Foundation Stone | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Black Sheep - Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not Tried | Listed as Amber Ale |
East London (ELB) - Nightwatchman | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Cheddar - Goat's Leap | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Clogwyn Gold | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Island Brewery - Wight Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Sandstone - Edge | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Ilkley - Joshua Jane | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Lacons - Encore | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
S&P - Blackberry Porter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Clouded Minds - Hazel Nutter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Cotleigh - Old Hooker | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Three Daggers - Daggers Black | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Tydd Steam - Neanderthal | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
North Cotswold - Fosseway Flanker | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Gun Dog - Scrum Dog | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Three Sods - BoHo Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery) - Masterpiece | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
Gorgeous - Gunpowder | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Three Brothers - 79 Au 196.967 | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Windswept - Coffee Porter | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
Lees (see also JW Lees) - Gold Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
INXS in the background - I liked it. Big community pub with a good beer line up. Specialises in giving elderly gents a seat at the bar. Interesting collection of bottle beers on the wall including Watney's Brown Ale.
12:00 to 14:00 Annual beer festival visit. My first time here since the change of owners in 2015 and good to see that nothing has changed. Pub was very busy and, as per last year's visit, the over 60 year old man made up 95% of the clientele.
Mauldons - Silver Adder | 4.20 | | Rich and tasty |
Lytham - Dingo | 4.20 | | Dark and hoppy |
Big Rabbit - Wild West Country | 4.00 | | Bit too cold, but we were sitting in a marquee in February. |
Loch Ness - SaaziNess | 4.00 | | Hazy and too cold |
St Peter's - Old Style Porter | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
Castle Rock - Elsie Mo | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Woodforde's - Wherry | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Winter's - Mild | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Humpty Dumpty - Little Sharpie | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Burton Bridge - Festival Ale | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Rudgate - Battle Axe | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Hammerpot - Madgwick Gold | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Hambleton - Village Brewer White Boar | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Rooster's - Yankee | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - Attila | 7.50 | Not Tried | |
Black Sheep - Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Ossett - Big Red | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Maxim - Double Maxim | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Fuzzy Duck - Cunning Stunt | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Mr Grundy's - Lord Kitchener | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Tiny Rebel - Cwtch | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
Magic Dragon (formerly New Plassey) - Deep Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Arran (formerly Isle of Arran) - Guid Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Dark Mild | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
Gloucester - Gold | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Great Orme - Atlantis | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Port Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
360° - Pale #39 | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Castle Rock - Red Riding Hood | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Wentworth - Frozen Assets | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Panther - Beast of the East | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Brewsmith - Brewsmith Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Three Castles - Winter Gold | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
Wold Top - Wolds Way Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Lacons - Union | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Loddon - Redding Best | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Golden Triangle - Sorachi City | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Derby - The Hopfather | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Shortts Farm - Darkside | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Big Rabbit - Black Annie Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Excellent pub, free House? Busy early evening, nice basic menu locally sourced where possible. 11 beers on. Worth a visit, in a city blessed with numerous decent pubs. Some beers must be seasonal, not found on search function so have added!
11:45 onwards. Annual Valentine's beer festival visit. Nine of us braved the marquee. The pub was packed, nearly all men, average age late sixties. The beer ABV was better balanced than last year. Landlord said he had taken on my comments from last year when higher gravity beers dominated.
Dorset Brewing Company - Durdle Door | 5.00 | | 5th beer. Well balanced Special Bitter. |
Settle - Classic | 4.00 | | Second pint. Proper traditional session bitter. |
Magpie - Snowdrop | 4.30 | | 4th beer. Single hopped with Endeavour. |
High House Barn (formerly High House Farm) - Top Tup | 4.50 | | Third pint. Best Bitter. |
Tombstone - Texas Jack | 4.00 | | First pint. Ruby with a twist of plums. Started well but faded by the end. |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Sarah Hughes - Dark Ruby | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Woodforde's - Wherry | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Wold Top - Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Exmoor - Fox | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Winter's - Mild | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Bank Top - Gold Digger | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Batham - Best Bitter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Skinner's - Cornish Knocker Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Humpty Dumpty - Lemon & Ginger | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Titanic - Anchor | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Titanic - Mild | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Tally-Ho | 7.00 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Kipling | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Purity - Pure Gold | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - Attila | 7.50 | Not Tried | |
Castle Rock - Sheriff's Tipple | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Itchen Valley - Russian Winter | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
Banks's - Tetley Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Lacons - Jack Valentine | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Panther - Honey Panther | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - Mompesson's Gold | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Cotleigh - Peregrine | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Caledonian - Edinburgh Castle | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Lacons - Audit Ale | 8.00 | Not Tried | |
11:00 - 17:00 Annual Valentine's beer festival. Eleven of us. A good time was had by all. The storm hit Norwich whilst we were there and the marquee threatened to take off.
S&P - Darkest Hour Stout | 4.40 | | 5th beer. Good stout. |
Axholme - Goze | 4.50 | | Last beer of the session. Not really ready but the Landlord gave into my request to sample it. Salty and sour, good copy of the German original. |
Orkney (Sinclair) - Northern Light | 4.00 | | 4th beer. Thin light and dry |
Elgood's - Black Eagle Imperial Stout | 8.70 | | Seventh beer. Good but a sip of my mates Tally-Ho made it seem rather tasteless. |
Lacons - Jack Valentine | 4.20 | | Bitter and amber in colour. |
Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Dewhopper | 4.00 | | 2nd beer. Lager. Light, not enough condition to carry the lager taste. |
Wold Top - Marmalade Porter | 5.00 | | 6th beer. Good but not much orange note.
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Hambleton - Blind Date | 4.00 | | 3rd beer. Very dry. |
Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Caledonian - 80/- | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Woodforde's - Wherry | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Woodforde's - Nelson's Revenge | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
Bank Top - Flat Cap | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - Black Hole Porter | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Elgood's - Wenceslas Winter Warmer | 7.50 | Not Tried | |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Porter | 5.40 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Oyster Stout | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Tally-Ho | 7.00 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Coach House - Bootleg Valentine's Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - Attila | 7.50 | Not Tried | |
Exeter - Avocet Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Black Sheep - Golden Sheep | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Great Corby (formerly Cumberland) - Corby Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - XX Dark Mild | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
Ilkley - Lotus IPA (was 5.6%) | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Banks's - Tetley's Cask Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Lacons - Encore | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Otley - O9 Blonde | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Caledonian - Bitter Winter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Double Hop Monster IPA | 7.20 | Not Tried | |
JW Lees (see also Lees) - Drayman's Cheer | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Panther - Honey Panther | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Third port of call. Busy as always.
My annual trip to the pub's Valentine beer festival. A dozen of us in our group.
Annual Valentines Beer Festival in progress with around 30 beers stillaged in a marquee in the pub car park.