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Kelham Island Tavern (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn - Tower Power |  | 1 |
| White Rose (Sheffield) - Gecko Beach | | 1 |
| White - Old White Xmas | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Faversham Creek | | 1 |
| Yorkshire Dales - Coronation Pot | | 1 |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Golden Wraith | | 1 |
| BlackFriars - Spring Tide | | 1 |
| Pictish - Target | | 1 |
| Concertina - The Drunken Dragon |  | 1 |
| Mallinsons - Nile | | 1 |
| Salamander - Silver Screen | | 1 |
| Green Jack - Albion Mild | | 1 |
| Salamander - Bigwig | | 1 |
| Tatton - Gold |  | 1 |
| Yorkshire Dales - Summertime | | 1 |
Visits Details
19 Feb 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy mid Saturday afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamander - Bigwig | 3.80 | | Pale, sweetish, fruity and hoppy with a bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
10 Dec 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy with office parties and locals.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Golden Wraith | 5.00 | | Strong golden ale with a full bodied sweetness from both malt and fruity hop with a little citrus edge. My score 16/20. |
09 Oct 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamander - Silver Screen | 3.80 | | Pale bitter with characteristic crisp citrus hop flavour and a dry, clean, hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
11 Sep 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatton - Gold | 4.80 | | Dryish strong golden bitter. Bitter hop taste and little malt evident. My score 14/20. |
11 Aug 2010 (Flying.geordie)
Mid afternoon and quite full.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn - Tower Power | 4.10 | |
26 Jun 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Annual beer festival in progress with a small bar in the garden as well.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Jack - Albion Mild | 4.00 | | Dark brown mild with a dryish, malty character and a little hoppiness in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Yorkshire Dales - Summertime | 3.60 | | The Sorachi hop in evidence in this beer, giving a bitter mix of citrus sharpness and aromatic cold tea, not my cup of tea, score 11/20. |
27 May 2010 (Flying.geordie)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Faversham Creek | 3.80 | |
24 Apr 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concertina - The Drunken Dragon | 4.00 | | Bright red in colour but with a traditional bitter taste of malt and hops. My score 15/20. |
08 Apr 2010 (Flying.geordie)
Busy with customers, afternoon visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackFriars - Spring Tide | 4.20 | | |
| Pictish - Target | 4.20 | | |
| White Rose (Sheffield) - Gecko Beach | 4.30 | |
19 Dec 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy with pre-Christmas diners and pub crawlers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| White - Old White Xmas | 4.00 | | Now called White Christmas Ale, this was a light, malty ale with a strong biscuity malt character and some hoppiness to balance the malt. My score 16/20. |
| Yorkshire Dales - Coronation Pot | 5.50 | | A black Porter style beer with a malty and yeasty taste and a dry, hoppy finish. My score 16/20. |
| Mallinsons - Nile | 4.50 | | Pale with good balance of hop and malt. Sweetish, fruity/citrus hop taste to the finish. My score 15/20. |
About the Kelham Island Tavern
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 3 |
| 35 |
| 23 |
| 6 |
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The pub is found in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8RW.
Attractive pub literally a stone's throw from The Fat Cat in Russell Street. Always has a dozen or so ales on offer. Large and popular with locals. CAMRA National Pub of the Year twice in a row in 2008 and 2009.
We have visited this pub 40 times, seen 108 different beers and tried 64 of them.
Postcode: S3 8RW