PubsandBeer
Nags Head (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Vale - Something Wicked |  | 1 |
| Wolf - Lupus Lupus | | 1 |
| Arbor Ales - Inferiority Complex | | 1 |
| Ballards (now a sub-brand of Greyhound) - Midhurst Mild | | 1 |
| Ascot - Beer on the Rails | | 1 |
| Downton - Tettnang Red | | 1 |
| Art Brew - Winter Mild | | 1 |
| Ascot - Anastasia's Stout | | 1 |
| Three Castles - Slay Belles |  | 1 |
| Tring - Brookman's | | 1 |
| Hook Norton - Hooky Dark | | 1 |
| West Berkshire - Downlands Bitter | | 1 |
| Rebellion - Mild | | 1 |
| Rugby - 1823 Dark Mild | | 1 |
| Two Bridges - Inkpen Mild | | 1 |
| Ramsbury - Sunsplash | | 1 |
| Milestone - Hammer Head Stout | | 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 |
| Art Brew - I Beer | | 1 |
| West Berkshire - Spika | | 1 |
| Two Bridges - Midnight Swan | | 1 |
| Andwell - Ruddy Darter | | 1 |
| Rugby - Scrum-py |  | 1 |
| Triple fff - Ramble Tamble (previously 4.6%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sherfield Village - Pioneer Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Loddon - Ferryman's Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Original | Not Tried | 0 |
| Arbor Ales - Old Knobbley | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vale - Gravitas | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wolf - Battle of Britain | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Fellowship Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
16 Sep 2011 (ChrisE)
A busy Friday evening. Service at the bar was fast and friendly, and I was impressed at how they manage to arrange the beers on the pumps in (almost) order of ABV.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf - Lupus Lupus | 5.00 | | |
| Arbor Ales - Inferiority Complex | 3.40 | | A good dark, tasty, rich, and chocolaty dark ale. |
| Ascot - Beer on the Rails | 3.80 | | A good tasty dark mild. |
| Art Brew - I Beer | 4.00 | | Vanilla. I really did not like this, perfectly well kept though. |
| Loddon - Ferryman's Gold | 4.40 | Not Tried | This ran out during the evening. |
| Dark Star - Original | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Arbor Ales - Old Knobbley | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Vale - Gravitas | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wolf - Battle of Britain | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Fellowship Porter | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Triple fff - Ramble Tamble (previously 4.6%) | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sherfield Village - Pioneer Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried |
07 Oct 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy with a visit from the Thursday evening mild drinkers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebellion - Mild | 3.50 | | Not quite as sweet and malty as some samples, a little dry fruitiness on the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Two Bridges - Inkpen Mild | 3.50 | | Black mild with a burnt treacle and toasty flavour imparting quite a high bitterness to this beer. My score 15/20. |
| Andwell - Ruddy Darter | 4.60 | | Malty red ale style beer with bitterness coming from malts rather than hops. Quite a dry finish. My score 14/20. |
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 | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 40 |
| 32 |
| 16 |
| 2 |
The pub is found in Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7XD.
Excellent single roomed pub just out of the city centre in Russell Street (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 29 times, seen 216 different beers and tried 90 of them.
Postcode: RG1 7XD