The Sheaf (Red Car)
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13 Nov 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Navigation - Traditional | 3.80 | | True to the name, amber in colour with a good balance of hop and malt. A good session ale. My score 15/20. |
03 Nov 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Loose Cannon - Bandwagon | 4.20 | | Amber bitter with a bittersweet flavour. Little hop character but some fruit in the finish. My score 14/20. |
02 Oct 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - GB Pride | 3.40 | | Fully rebranded as a Growler brew, this was a dark brown bitter with sweetish maltiness dominating and little hop character. Fairly fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
25 Sep 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly busy for a Tuesday evening.
Muirhouse - Shopping for Hops! | 3.90 | | Amber bitter with good citrus hop character. Good malt balance too. My score 15/20. |
15 Sep 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Rather less busy than the bustling Market Porter, a comfortable bolt hole.
Cotswold Lion - Shepherd's Delight | 3.60 | | Golden bitter with a dryish hop character. Little malt balance, giving a short, hoppy finish. My score 14/20. |
22 Aug 2012 (Stephen Harris)
After work visit. Unexpectedly un-crowded here when all other pubs around were packed. Yet again I am unimpressed with the beer quality here. Hold on...., perhaps the two things are connected?
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Honey Fayre | 4.50 | | A nice amber, malty base with perhaps a little too much honey flavour giving a sweetish pint but with a dry finish. |
Idle - Golden Crown | 3.80 | | A smooth, golden-coloured, hazy beer with a very fruity hop taste. Some sharpness, but whether this was intended I do not know as the beer was flat and warm. |
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Celebration Ale | 4.20 | | Dull brown bitter. Sour and out-of-condition. I left half of my half on the table. Nothing to celebrate. |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Saison | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Idle - Idle Dog | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Partridge Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
17 Jul 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly quiet on a Tuesday evening.
Old Cannon - Hornblower | 4.00 | | Pale and hoppy with good citrus hop character. Sweetish with good malt character too. Fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
11 Jul 2012 (Stephen Harris)
I popped in here on the way home from work to see if they were showing the Tour de France coverage on TV. They were, so I stopped for a pint.
Colchester - Diesel | 3.80 | | Chestnut-coloured session bitter with dark malt tastes and English hops. |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Castle Rock - Black Gold | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Itchen Valley - Red Car Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Grain - Redwood | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Colchester - AK Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Lightning | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Wild River | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
01 Jul 2012 (Stephen Harris)
I came here with a group of friends after a day spent watching international cricket at the Oval. We just made it here in time to watch the European Championship football final on TV. Unexpectedly it was very busy on a Sunday evening, with a great many Spanish people present to watch the match and viewing was not entirely comfortable.
Isle of Purbeck - Purbeck IPA | 4.80 | | A decent best bitter with a bit of hop character. |
Vale - Two Halves | 4.00 | | An amber coloured bitter with some hops. |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Redcar Best Bitter (aka Nethergate 3.9) | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Lymestone - Sharon Stone | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
30 Jun 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly quiet on a Saturday afternoon compared with the bustle of the market pubs round the corner.
York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Legacy | 4.00 | | Well balanced pale bitter with a dryish hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
Vale - Two Halves | 4.00 | | Amber bitter with a fairly dry, malty flavour. Some hoppinesss leading to a dry finish. My score 14/20. |
Lymestone - Sharon Stone | 4.00 | | Red coloured ale with the usual dry malt taste from this brewery. Little hoppiness and a very dry finish. My score 13/20. |
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