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London Drinker Festival 2006 (CAMRA Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Fifty Not Out |  | 1 |
| Fernandes - Malt Shovel Mild |  | 1 |
| Grand Union - One Hop Northdown |  | 1 |
| Göller - Bock |  | 1 |
| Windsor Castle (see also Sadler's entry) - Harey Ale | | 1 |
| Black Country - Pig on the Wall Mild |  | 1 |
Visits Details
23 Mar 2006 (Ian)
Although I enjoyed myself on this, there are a couple of things that could be improved. More seating would be nice. I can understand the problems with fire regulations etc. but you have got to have some opporunity to sit down. This meant those eating food were always battling with drinkers in the canteen. The second thing was the afternoon kick out at 3pm only to be let in again at 5pm. I was here with some people from Ratebeer and it was all done in good spirit. Had a perry and some bottled German stuff as well.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Fifty Not Out | 4.30 | | Gold beer with thin white head. Grapefruity aroma, typical of Dark Star. Good hoppy flavour, really good hoppy beer in fact |
| Fernandes - Malt Shovel Mild | 3.80 | | Black colour with thin beige head. Good choc/coffee flavour and bitterness. Good dark mild, plenty of flavour, good dry tarry finish with more dark choc |
| Grand Union - One Hop Northdown | 4.50 | | Golden, sweaty hop aroma. Its fine. Good balance, hop is green and gives good flavour |
| Windsor Castle (see also Sadler's entry) - Harey Ale | 4.60 | | Copper with bubbly off white head. Nice enough subtle sweet hop aroma, bit of toffee/butter. Very dry hop finish. Bit of diacetyl maybe. Bit earthy but ok |
| Göller - Bock | 7.00 | | Orange/copper with lasting cream head. Very good finish, some toffee/hop/citrus. Not a huge aroma, bit of toffee, then orange/toffee dryness to the end. |
| Black Country - Pig on the Wall Mild | 4.30 | | Deep chestnut, thin beige head. Not sure this is how it should be, too much diacetyl butterscotch flavour |
About the London Drinker Festival 2006
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 1 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in King's Cross / St Pancras, Central London, WC1H 9AU.
Located in the Camden Centre opposite St Pancras railway station. Main bar is in the main hall. Foreign beer bar was in the canteen along with the food. Good beer list with plenty of interesting UK and foreign beers.
We have visited this pub once, seen 6 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: WC1H 9AU