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Far from the Madding Crowd (Strathclyde Pension Fund)

We believe this building is NO LONGER a pub

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Acorn - DarknessExcellent1
Abbey Ales - Bath StarAcceptable1
Idle - GrunterAcceptable1
Hadrian and Border - Tall ShipsAcceptable1
Abbeydale - EpiphanyAcceptable1
Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark IslandNot Tried0
Enville - Old PorterNot Tried0
Picture 1. Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Visits Details

13 Jun 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Idle - Grunter4.40AcceptableSlightly hazy, probably nearing end of barrel. Malty rather than hoppy with a rather thin finish. My score 14/20.
Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark Island4.60Not Tried
Enville - Old Porter4.50Not Tried
08 Apr 2009 (Mick Northants)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Acorn - Darkness4.20Excellent
09 Feb 2008 (Ian)
Last stop on the way back to bus and train stations for all of us. End of a really good pub crawl.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Abbey Ales - Bath Star4.50AcceptableStandard golden bitter, bit above average, drunk in two gulps as had a bus to catch.
09 Feb 2008 (Ian)
Lunchtime. We had lunch here and the sausages were very tasty. Good range of beers. Not my favourite pub as it lacked the character of the older ones.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hadrian and Border - Tall Ships3.90AcceptableTea flavoured, best bitter. Has a definite H&B flavour, which for me is a bit plasticky. Good roasty flavours which grow on you, but that initial plastic lowers the score.
Abbeydale - Epiphany4.60AcceptablePale gold with thin white head. Bit buttery, golden ale with some hop. Bit soapy too. Slightly acidic. Not my favourite.

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About the Far from the Madding Crowd

The pub sign. Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent8
Good8
Acceptable13
Poor2

The pub is found in Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2BY.

Down an alleyway, Friars Entry, off one of the main shopping streets, this is a modern bar style pub. Newish feel to it. Good beer line up and a good mix of guest beers. Oxford Drinker CAMRA magazine August / September 2015 reports the pub being converted into a Caribbean themed restaurant for Turtle Bay.

We have visited this pub 14 times, seen 42 different beers and tried 31 of them.

Map location

Postcode: OX1 2BY