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National Winter Ales Festival 2016 (CAMRA Beer Festival)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Ayr - Rabbies PorterGood1
Bragdy Twt Lol - Crazy PeacockGood1
Neptune - TridentGood1
Jacobi - OriginalAcceptable1
Worcester - Sabrina's Dark Ruby AleAcceptable1

Visits Details

20 Feb 2016 (HSB)
12:30 to 17:30 Quarterly CAMRA Pub Heritage Group meeting held in one of the meeting rooms in the Derby college annexe associated with the Roundhouse. I made a number of beer runs during the meeting, choice was dictated by the ease of getting served.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ayr - Rabbies Porter4.30GoodMore stout than porter
Bragdy Twt Lol - Crazy Peacock4.80GoodBlondeish with a lemon/vanilla taste
Neptune - Trident4.40GoodUnfined but reasonably clear.
Jacobi - Original4.40AcceptableTouch cloudy and vinous
Worcester - Sabrina's Dark Ruby Ale5.50AcceptableTouch of an old ale taste. Not a lot of condition.

About the National Winter Ales Festival 2016

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent-
Good3
Acceptable2
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8JE.

Beer festival housed in the former railway locomotive roundhouse. Beer is stillaged around the walls, seating is on the boarded over turntable pit.

We have visited this pub once, seen 5 different beers and tried them all.

Map location

Postcode: DE24 8JE