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The Red Lion (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild |  | 2 |
| Tring - Blond | | 1 |
| York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Yorkshire Terrier | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Winter Solstice |  | 1 |
| Teignworthy - Beachcomber |  | 1 |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Dragons Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - XB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Beacon Hill (was Beacon) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sunchaser | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | Not Tried | 0 |
| Theakston - Old Peculier | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
23 Apr 2012 (HSB)
Early Monday evening on a wet day. Quite quiet apart from a group who were celebrating St George's Day.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Yorkshire Terrier | 4.20 | | Creamy |
| Teignworthy - Beachcomber | 4.50 | | Very unpleasant taste, couldn't drink it. |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - XB | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Tring - Blond | 4.00 | Not Tried |
07 Jul 2007 (Andrew)
I used to live in Histon and I never came here. What an idiot. This pub is great. The interior is olde-worlde with out being twee. The beer range is excellent.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 | | What a great beer and brewed near by too. Black with a well ballanced earthy toasted malt bite with some background sweetness. So good I had 2. |
| Tring - Blond | 4.00 | | Straw coloured. Tasted of straw with some strawberry and grass. |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Theakston - Old Peculier | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Yorkshire Terrier | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Beacon Hill (was Beacon) | 3.80 | Not Tried |
20 Jan 2007 (Ian)
Mid Saturday afternoon and there was Rugby Union on the TV in the public bar, and the lounge was fairly empty. The real fire was a great addition. Same beer line up as the day before.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 | | Black with dark brown edges, lasting beige head. Lovely mild, fine roasted malt aroma. Full in mouth, good malts on finish. Slightly grainy/powdery. Great dark fruits, blackberry. Excellent mild. |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sunchaser | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Beacon Hill (was Beacon) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Winter Solstice | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Dragons Gold | 5.20 | Not Tried |
19 Jan 2007 (Ian)
Early Friday evening and there were a fair number of customers in. Excellent pub with a good range of UK micro beers and a pretty decent list of continental beers too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Winter Solstice | 4.20 | | Copper colour with thin off white head. Ginger/aniseed spicey flavour. Ginger nut biscuity aroma. Fairly solid in mouth and then spicey/earthy finish. Very good. Nice spicey winter beer. |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sunchaser | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Beacon Hill (was Beacon) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Dragons Gold | 5.20 | Not Tried |
About The Red Lion
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Histon, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9JD.
Wonderful pub in the middle of the village of Histon in High Street. The smaller public bar has a juke box and TV. Bar in the lounge has 7 handpumps. A vast array of pump clips of beers that have been featured line the ceiling. There is also a large collection of water jugs hanging from hooks. Lots of photos of the pub and village and beer memorabilia adorn the walls. There is a list of Belgian beers with a few German mostly in bottle, but with a couple on tap too. Real fire in the lounge bar too.
We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 13 different beers and tried 5 of them.
Postcode: CB24 9JD