Star & Garter (Free House)
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Visits Details
07 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close. Stu from The Rusty Bucket in residence.
Arbor Ales - Mosaic | 4.00 |  | |
Bristol Beer Factory - Notorious | 3.80 |  | |
Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 |  | Just slightly too chilled to enjoy at its best |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Block Island | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
26 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. With service and beer quality so good no need to go elsewhere.
London Beer Lab - Pale Ale Mosaic & Ekuanot | 5.00 |  | 4½* Astounding condition |
Vocation - Fruit Bat Ninja (collaboration with Verdant) | 4.80 |  | Once again an ale in superb condition |
Siren Craft - Maiden 2019 | 11.00 |  | Used a half as a chaser across my other pints. A complex nose and mix of tastes came across. And a heavy sedative too some hours later! Tongue rasping, woody, sweet but dry came to mind |
Gun - Chummy Bluster | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Twisted Oak - Ghost Town | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
21 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close but only once I could work out which entrance door opened! All cask ale here is £3pp, £1.50pp per half.
Buxton - Low Tor | 3.80 |  | Superb balance and condition |
Ilkley - Westwood | 6.50 |  | Confusingly a white chocolate stout |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Saint Petersburg Imperial Russian Stout | 7.40 | Not Tried | |
Five Points - XPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Northern Monk - Striding Edge | 2.80 | Not Tried | |
Cloudwater - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Fortress (collaboration with Rooster's) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
04 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. Local people are lucky to have this as their local. Good chat with very knowledgeable barmaid.
Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 |  | Massive Citra hop hit |
Arbor Ales - C Bomb | 4.70 |  | Perhaps slightly more subtle Citra hopping than in the Jarl, very lip smacking although a slight haze |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Bristol Beer Factory - Future Proof | 3.30 | Not Tried | |
Saltaire - Harbor Lights (collaboration with Vocation) | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
14 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close.
Magic Rock - Hat-Trick | 3.70 |  | 4½* superbness in a glass and very gluggable. Now described as a blonde on the clip - suspected change of recipe |
Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Great Heck - Patrick | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Tiny Rebel - Rainbow Road | 4.20 | Not Tried | Described as Sicilian Lemon Sorbet Sour - an immediate put off. I wonder if Tiny Rebel is capable of brewing a good old mid brown English bitter - I fear not but I dare them to try |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Caramel Lucaria | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Cortado | 4.90 | Not Tried | Described as a Flat White Pale Ale but a taster was full of coffee flavour just to confuse |
03 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 |  | A slow drinking nightcap |
Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Arbor Ales - Whose Lime Is It Anyway (collaboration with New Bristol) | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Fierce - Cranachan Killer | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Brew Buddies - Extra Special Bitter | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
19 Jul 2019 (Magnus Greel)
Mid evening fairly quiet when I arrived joining a few of our Friday Evening Group already here. Busier as expected as the evening progressed. Much more civilised atmosphere here than noted on passing the Wetherspoons a few doors down.
Arbor Ales - Blue Sky Drinking | 4.40 |  | Too malty for my taste however in good condition. |
Siren Craft - Suspended in Kveik | 4.00 |  | Fruity mosaic hopped unfiltered broth. Very good it was too. |
Brew Buddies - BB01 Best Bitter | 4.30 |  | Rather lifeless and metallic, lacking the spice and citrus depicted by the pump clip. |
Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
Little Critters - Sleepy Badger | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Moor - Deadpunk All Dayer | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
14 Jun 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close. A classy relaxed drinking venue commended to all.
Bristol Beer Factory - Fly Casual | 5.00 |  | Viciously hop bittered, almost too much for me |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Fallen - Chew Chew | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Stone Free | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Tiny Rebel - Send Milds | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Wild Beer Co. - Early Doors | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
10 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close followed by a relaxed, as it should be, drinking up phase.
Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | 4.10 |  | Slight haze did not detract from this really tasty bitter, with great head and significant lacing |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Desert Sessions Rye IPA | 5.70 |  | Gloriously refreshing, only closing time stopped a second purchase |
Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Tiny Rebel - Lush | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Kirkstall - Dexter Milk Stout Series Coconut | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
22 Mar 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close. The Guv from The Rusty Bucket was "using the facilities".
Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 |  | A heady pint (or two) |
Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Wild Beer Co. - Millionaire | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Wylam - Macchiato | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
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