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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 - Darkness |  | 1 |
| Hadrian and Border - Tall Ships |  | 1 |
| Abbeydale - Epiphany | | 1 |
| Abbey Ales - Bath Star | | 1 |
| Idle - Grunter | | 1 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark Island | Not Tried | 0 |
| Enville - Old Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
13 Jun 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idle - Grunter | 4.40 | | Slightly hazy, probably nearing end of barrel. Malty rather than hoppy with a rather thin finish. My score 14/20. |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark Island | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Enville - Old Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried |
08 Apr 2009 (Mick Northants)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn - Darkness | 4.20 | |
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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Ales - Bath Star | 4.50 | | Standard 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hadrian and Border - Tall Ships | 3.90 | | Tea 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 - Epiphany | 4.60 | | Pale gold with thin white head. Bit buttery, golden ale with some hop. Bit soapy too. Slightly acidic. Not my favourite. |
About the Far from the Madding Crowd
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 8 |
 | 8 |
| 13 |
 | 2 |
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.
Postcode: OX1 2BY