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Gardeners Rest (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Sheffield - Sheffield Porter |  | 1 |
| Coastal - Chough's Mild |  | 1 |
| Maypole - Major Oak | | 1 |
| Blue Bee - Nectar Pale | | 1 |
| Maypole - Gate Hopper | | 1 |
| Green Mill - Smokey Joe | | 1 |
| Black Wolf (formerly Traditional Scottish Ales (TSA)) - Wild Mild | | 1 |
| Coastal - Obby Oss Mild | | 1 |
| Sheffield - Mild Steel | | 1 |
| Maypole - Little Weed | | 1 |
| Owenshaw Mill - Skinny Duck |  | 1 |
| Eden River (formerly Eden) - Eden Best | | 1 |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Mild | | 1 |
| Greenfield - Terry's Mild | | 1 |
| Coniston - Thürstein Pilsner | | 1 |
| Brontë - Mild Mist | | 1 |
| Alechemy - Cairnpapple IPA | | 1 |
| Sheffield - Autumn Fruits | | 1 |
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Rubelaris |  | 1 |
| Five Towns - Guero | | 1 |
| Front Row - Touch | | 1 |
| Spitting Feathers - Ministry of Beer Red Tape | | 1 |
| Barney's - Decidedly Dark Ale | | 1 |
| Cap House - Love at First Brew | | 1 |
| Deeside - No. 3 | | 1 |
| Andrews Ales - Supus Lupus | | 1 |
Visits Details
19 May 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Final beer festival here before the owners leave the pub. A good turnout of beer samplers here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Wolf (formerly Traditional Scottish Ales (TSA)) - Wild Mild | 3.80 | | Dark ruby mild with a full bodied sweet toffee and caramel flavour. Low hop rate and a sweetish finish. My score 16/20. |
| Greenfield - Terry's Mild | 3.80 | | A chocolate and orange mild with chocolate more in evidence than orange. Fairly bitter malt flavour with a little fruit in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Alechemy - Cairnpapple IPA | 4.10 | | Pale bitter with a good balance of hop and malt flavours. Fairly dry finish. My score 15/20. |
| Eden River (formerly Eden) - Eden Best | 4.00 | | Pale bitter with a strong malty flavour. Not a great deal of hop character. Sweetish biscuity finish. My score 15/20. |
| Andrews Ales - Supus Lupus | 3.60 | | Pale bitter with a dryish, bitter flavour. Some malt and hop taste and a rather dry finish. My score 14/20. |
| Front Row - Touch | 4.00 | | Amber bitter traditional in style, fairly dry and bitter. My score 14/20. |
18 Feb 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spitting Feathers - Ministry of Beer Red Tape | 3.80 | | Rather dry and earthy amber bitter. My score 13/20. |
19 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Busier than usual for a Saturday mid afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield - Autumn Fruits | 4.50 | | Dark mild supposedly with added fruits, but not much evidence of same. Good malty mild with a bitter edge. My score 15/20. |
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Rubelaris | 4.20 | | A quite bitter and hoppy pale gold beer. The finish is dry and hoppy. My score 14/20. |
08 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Annual beer festival in progress and an extensive photographic display on the walls, part of a local competition.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coniston - Thürstein Pilsner | 4.80 | | Lager style beer with a crisp, aromatic hop character and some malt in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Five Towns - Guero | 2.90 | | Very pale and quite bitter beer with a dryish hoppy character. My score 14/20. |
| Barney's - Decidedly Dark Ale | 4.00 | | Dark brown bitter with a roast malt character and a dry, hoppy finish. My score 14/20. |
| Cap House - Love at First Brew | 4.00 | | Pale bittersweet beer with a sweetish hop flavour and some bitter maltiness. Dry finish. My score 14/20. |
30 Sep 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owenshaw Mill - Skinny Duck | 3.70 | | Pale, hoppy and well balanced bitter with good citrus hop character. Fruity citrus hop finish. My score 15/20. |
09 Jul 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brontë - Mild Mist | 4.10 | | Dark brown mild with a slight smoked malt flavour. Rather thin in body for its strength. My score 15/20. |
| Deeside - No. 3 | 4.00 | | Pale, dry and hoppy bitter with a sharpish citrus flavour. Dry, hoppy finish. My score 14/20. |
25 Jun 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bee - Nectar Pale | 4.00 | | Pale and hoppy but with good malt balance. Citrus hop flavours present to give a refreshing and well balanced beer. My score 16/20. |
| Green Mill - Smokey Joe | 4.40 | | A lightly smoked porter, dark brown in colour. Sweetish malty flavours tempered by some hop bitterness. The finish is quite dry with a hint of smoked malt. My score 16/20. |
21 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal - Obby Oss Mild | 3.80 | | Black mild with full bodied flavour of dark chocolate malt and little hoppiness. My score 16/20. |
| Sheffield - Mild Steel | 3.70 | | Brown mild with good chocolate and toasty malt character. A little fruity hoppiness in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Coastal - Chough's Mild | 5.00 | | Black and full bodied with lots of chocolate malt and a little berry fruit in the finish. My score 17/20. |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Mild | 4.00 | | Mid brown/red mild brewed with German malt. Fairly bitter with a tangy taste in the finish. My score 15/20. |
09 May 2011 (Flying.geordie)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maypole - Gate Hopper | 4.00 | |
07 May 2011 (Flying.geordie)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield - Sheffield Porter | 4.40 | | |
| Maypole - Little Weed | 3.80 | | |
| Maypole - Major Oak | 4.40 | |
About the Gardeners Rest
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 1 |
| 18 |
| 23 |
| 25 |
 | 2 |
The pub is found in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8AT.
In Neepsend Lane, severely damaged by floods in 2007, this pub reopened after extensive rebuilding and renovation. There is a small comfortable bar at the front, a larger room to the side and a conservatory at the rear backing on to the River Don. It serves beers from Sheffield Brewery along with guests from microbreweries across the country.
We have visited this pub 29 times, seen 86 different beers and tried 69 of them.
Postcode: S3 8AT