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The Stratford Haven (Castle Rock)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Batemans - Dark Mild |  | 1 |
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale | | 1 |
| Castle Rock - John Player Nottinghamian Celebration Ale |  | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger |  | 1 |
| Thwaites - Nutty Black | | 1 |
| Batemans - XB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Castle Rock - Elsie Mo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Castle Rock - Gropper | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hop Back - Summer Lightning | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Original Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Summat Special | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
12 Oct 2012 (HSB)
Busy with drinkers. Nice breweriana on display.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale | 3.80 | |
28 Apr 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Totally packed out with football fans before an early kick off, but soon dispersed, leaving the pub with just a handful of punters.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock - John Player Nottinghamian Celebration Ale | 4.20 | | Described as a light mild, this amber brew had a biscuity malt character and low hopping, just a hint of hps in the finish. My score 15/20. |
10 May 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Quite busy for a Monday lunchtime.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batemans - Dark Mild | 3.00 | | In top form here, with a smooth chocolate malt flavour and full bodied mouthfeel for its strength. My score 16/20. |
14 Apr 2009 (Andrew)
This pub has a long and meandering bar with about 16 handpubs along it. Cam and I got served fairly quickly and sat down at the back of the pub (as it was a bit too cold for outside although that didn't stop many others from sitting out there). The bit of the pub we were in looked like an extension with iron girders forming a cross above the centre of the room. The beer quality was disappointing. The beer wasn't off but it was too cold and every pint we had, or I saw other people having, was served with a very tight sparkler. The effect was that the beer tended to taste of very little.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger | 4.20 | | Not off but too cold and too tight a sparkler meant that this tasted of just a base-bitterness. No buscuity malt. |
| Thwaites - Nutty Black | 3.30 | | Watery, slightly sweet, tarty, black. No nuts that I could taste but then it was too cold and too frothed up. |
| Hop Back - Summer Lightning | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Original Bitter | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry) | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Castle Rock - Elsie Mo | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - XB | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Summat Special | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Castle Rock - Gropper | 4.30 | Not Tried |
About The Stratford Haven
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 2 |
| 1 |
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| 2 |
The pub is found in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, NG2 6BA.
The pub is a 5 minute walk away from the Trent Bridge cricket ground. Interesting breweriana on display including a wall mounted display case of part of the Andrew Cunningham pumpclip collection - containing many older (60s, 70s) items. He was a very early (and still prolific) collector.
We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 14 different beers and tried 5 of them.
Postcode: NG2 6BA