Star & Garter (Free House)
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Visits Details
13 Jun 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Saddle Up - Extra Special Bitter (Collaboration with Five Points) | 4.80 |  | Good condition but little head or lacing |
| Siren Craft - Even More Jesus XII (collaboration with Evil Twin of NYC) | 12.00 |  | Very oily 12%er. Poured through "that pump" ensuring it was presented quite flat |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Arbor Ales - Rocketman | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
06 Jun 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Several ales had just run out and replacements seemed unlikely tonight so I moved on after one.
| Iron Pier - Admiral & Mosaic Joined at the Hop | 3.80 |  | Zingy mouthfeel |
| RedWillow - Headless | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Small Batch Special GF Citrus Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
31 May 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
| Marble - Export Mild | 5.80 |  | Old style strong mild at 5.8%. How milds used to be, very rich on the palate |
| RedWillow - Headless | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - XPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Suspended in Nectaron | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Sparks (collaboration with Beak) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pentrich - Soul Doughnut | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Liquid Light - Only Tomorrow | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
24 May 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
| Arbor Ales - Transpacific | 6.00 |  | Good condition but my nightmare drink - a lemon juice milk shake. Ugh, a more unpleasant drink I can hardly imagine |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Sparks (collaboration with Beak) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Kernel (The Kernel) - Spring Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pentrich - Soul Doughnut | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Left Handed Giant - Light Work | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Sureshot - Wait, What? | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
16 May 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
| North Riding Brewery - Jamaican Rum Stout | 5.50 |  | Poured flat, no head, no lacing |
| Gun - Zamzama IPA | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Time and Tide - Urban Goose | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Burnt Mill - Beyond The Firs | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Dark | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
10 May 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close.
| Kirkstall - Festival Series XXXX Mild | 6.50 |  | No worse than a week ago |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Dark | 3.50 |  | Undistinguished mild |
| Gun - Zamzama IPA | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Two Flints - Daydream | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - The Big Walk 2025 | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Politicians English | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
09 May 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
| Two Flints - Daydream | 4.50 |  | Really mundane. A yawn of yet another same old APA. Simply a chore to finish |
| New Bristol - The Joy of Sesh IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Arbor Ales - This Time Next Year Rodney | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Lamanva Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kirkstall - Festival Series XXXX Mild | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - The Big Walk 2025 | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
02 May 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Sparks (collaboration with Beak) | 4.50 |  | Good bitter holding head and lacing throughout |
| Arbor Ales - This Time Next Year Rodney | 6.00 |  | Strong in flavour, flat in condition |
| Kirkstall - Festival Series XXXX Mild | 6.50 |  | Strong in flavour, flat in condition |
| New Bristol - My Mosaic Romance | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Springtime | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Left Handed Giant - Go On Then | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
25 Apr 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 |  | Poured through "that" pump so flat and lifeless. Multiple decantings between two glasses livened it up |
| Burton Bridge - Dark Shield | 5.60 |  | Poured flat and rather unappetising. Multiple decantings between two glasses livened it up and made is quite pleasurable |
| RedWillow - Headless | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Earl Grey IPA | 6.80 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Vocation - Hoppy Pale Ale (Collaboration with Sureshot Brewing) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
19 Apr 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Why I hate bank holidays. Arrived at my normal Saturday time to find lights dimmed and door locked. 50 minute wasted journey.
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