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Nags Head (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Vale - Something Wicked |  | 1 |
| Ballards (now a sub-brand of Greyhound) - Midhurst Mild | | 1 |
| Downton - Tettnang Red | | 1 |
| Art Brew - Winter Mild | | 1 |
| Ascot - Anastasia's Stout | | 1 |
| Milestone - Hammer Head Stout |  | 1 |
| Three Castles - Slay Belles | | 1 |
| Tring - Brookman's | | 1 |
| Hook Norton - Hooky Dark | | 1 |
| West Berkshire - Downlands Bitter | | 1 |
| Rugby - 1823 Dark Mild | | 1 |
| Ramsbury - Sunsplash | | 1 |
| Cathedral - Fosseway Bitter |  | 1 |
| Three Castles - Heritage | | 1 |
| Rugby - Cement | | 1 |
| Art Brew - G.H.B | | 1 |
| Hop Back - Taiphoon | | 1 |
| Vale - Hartwells Barn | | 1 |
| West Berkshire - Spika | | 1 |
| Two Bridges - Midnight Swan | | 1 |
| Rugby - Scrum-py |  | 1 |
Visits Details
15 Sep 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tring - Brookman's | 4.10 | | Darkish bitter with a mainly malty, biscuity character and not much hoppiness. My score 15/20. |
| West Berkshire - Downlands Bitter | 4.30 | | Darkish red/brown bitter with a good balance of biscuity malt and some hoppiness. My score 15/20. |
02 Jan 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Brew - Winter Mild | 3.20 | | Amber mild with good mix of biscuity malt and light hoppiness. Good clean finish. My score 16/20. |
| Three Castles - Slay Belles | 5.80 | | Fruity and vineous with a tangy aftertaste. Like liquid Christmas cake. My score 15/20. |
| West Berkshire - Spika | 4.30 | | Sharp and hoppy with heather and pine flavours. My score 14/20. |
25 Nov 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Brew - G.H.B | 4.60 | | Quite bitter and hoppy with a dry, hoppy finish. my score 14/20. |
| Vale - Hartwells Barn | 4.10 | | Dark ruby bitter with bitterness from both malt and hop. Astringent finish. My score 14/20. |
19 Nov 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy with a visit from the London Based mild drinkers club.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballards (now a sub-brand of Greyhound) - Midhurst Mild | 3.40 | | Sweet and malty mild with a slightly dry finish. My score 16/20. |
| Ascot - Anastasia's Stout | 5.00 | | Lots of roast malt flavours in this black stout. Bitter, roast finish. My score 16/20. |
| Hook Norton - Hooky Dark | 3.20 | | Not too sweet or malty with just a little hop bitterness. Light body and a fairly dry, bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
| Two Bridges - Midnight Swan | 4.40 | | Black strong mild style beer with a very burnt toffee taste and a bitter finish. My score 14/20. |
| Three Castles - Heritage | 4.20 | | Copper coloured bitter with mainly hop bitterness and little maltiness. My score 14/20. |
04 Nov 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale - Something Wicked | 4.80 | | Fruity dark strong ale with good malt character and a berry fruit aroma and taste. Rounded winey finish. My score 16/20. |
15 Sep 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly busy early Tuesday evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downton - Tettnang Red | 4.40 | | Excellent fruity red ale with a good malty finish. My score 16/20. |
| Milestone - Hammer Head Stout | 5.20 | | Lots of dry roast flavours but lacking in body with a short dry finish. My score 15/20. |
| Rugby - Cement | 6.80 | | Dark and vineous strong ale with a rather tart finish. My score 13/20. |
| Hop Back - Taiphoon | 4.20 | | A little too dry and citrussy for my taste but a well brewed beer nonetheless. My score 14/20 |
| Rugby - Scrum-py | 4.70 | | An apple wheat beer that tasted like a slightly sour cider. Definitely not to my taste. My score 11/20. |
01 Aug 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Quite full with football fans for a friendly match. The pub runs a special bus from here to the ground. Beer turnover was thus high today.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby - 1823 Dark Mild | 3.50 | | Fairly dry and malty dark brown mild. My score 15/20. |
| Ramsbury - Sunsplash | 4.00 | | Quite sweet and fruity golden summer type beer. My score 15/20. |
| Cathedral - Fosseway Bitter | 4.70 | | Golden strong ale with a dryish, malty character. My score 14/20. |
About the Nags Head
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 36 |
| 30 |
| 16 |
| 2 |
The pub is found in Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7XD.
Excellent single roomed pub just out of the city centre (no more than 10 minutes walk) with 13 handpumps, 1 of which usually carries a local cider. These dispense a wide range of beers, mainly from local breweries although odd ones from further afield creep in. A mild is always on and also a stout or porter. Good value food is also available at certain times. Blackboards above the bar identify the next beer for each handpump - showing a high degree of logistical organisation here.
We have visited this pub 27 times, seen 195 different beers and tried 84 of them.
Postcode: RG1 7XD