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The Harlequin (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Cottage - Norfolk Porter |  | 1 |
| Windsor Castle (see also Sadler's entry) - Sadler's Mud Rat | | 1 |
| Fat Cat - Meow Mild 2010 | | 1 |
| Ashover - Liquorice Alesort | | 1 |
| Great Heck - Hecks Angel | | 1 |
| Mallinsons - Chocolate Orange Stout | | 1 |
| Great Heck - Sweet Mild of Mine | | 1 |
| Coastal - Western Pride | | 1 |
| Leyden - Porter | | 1 |
| Crown - John Coltrane | | 1 |
| Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Harlequin Blonde |  | 1 |
| Angus Ales - Gowfer's Gold | | 1 |
| Little Earth Project (formerly Mill Green) - Tess of the Compasses | | 1 |
| Abbeydale - Beer Works Dr Morton's Ball Relief | | 1 |
| Jolly Brewer - Cwrw Du | | 1 |
| Anglo-Dutch - Gods Own Ale | | 1 |
| Mallinsons - Humbug | | 1 |
| Sandstone - Post Mistress | | 1 |
| Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Sunchaser Pale | | 1 |
| Tydd Steam - Hop Harvest Dark | | 1 |
| Brewhouse Bolton - Lancashire Boiler |  | 1 |
| Fulstow (Fugelestou Ales) - Derek's 2CV | | 1 |
| Lion's Tale - Bloomin Blonde | | 1 |
| Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Winter Warmer | | 1 |
| Glentworth - Ice Maiden | | 1 |
| Blue Bee - Blue Bee-ginnings | | 1 |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Gambit | | 1 |
| Fulstow (Fugelestou Ales) - The Devil's Advocate | | 1 |
| Clun - Shed 29 | | 1 |
| Blue Bell - Frightened Pheasant | | 1 |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Light Fantastic |  | 1 |
| Milton - Augustus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Bighorn Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
10 Dec 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Winter Warmer | 4.20 | | A darkish red bitter with a bitter hop flavour. Dry, hoppy finish. My score 14/20. |
| Glentworth - Ice Maiden | 4.10 | | Pale with dry, citrus hoppiness as expected from this brewery. My score 14/20. |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Bighorn Pale Ale | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Milton - Augustus | 5.80 | Not Tried |
09 Oct 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Farily busy on a Saturday afternoon with mainly local trade.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Gambit | 4.20 | | Golden ale with a dry malt and hop character. My score 14/20. |
| Fulstow (Fugelestou Ales) - Derek's 2CV | 4.60 | | Ruby coloured ale with little bitterness or hop character and just a faint malty sweetness. My score 12/20. |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Light Fantastic | 4.00 | | Golden ale hopped with Sorachi amongst others to give a cloying flavour of cold tea that is not pleasant to my taste. My score 11/20. |
11 Aug 2010 (Flying.geordie)
Very few people in the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo-Dutch - Gods Own Ale | 4.20 | | |
| Blue Bee - Blue Bee-ginnings | 5.20 | |
26 Jun 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeydale - Beer Works Dr Morton's Ball Relief | 4.00 | | Very pale bitter with good citrus hop character and a fairly bitter, hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
27 May 2010 (Flying.geordie)
Lunchtime visit and not many people in for lunch today.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Heck - Hecks Angel | 3.90 | | |
| Great Heck - Sweet Mild of Mine | 3.90 | | |
| Leyden - Porter | 4.50 | | |
| Angus Ales - Gowfer's Gold | 3.80 | |
24 Apr 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Quite busy on a late Saturday afternoon with beer festival in progress.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fat Cat - Meow Mild 2010 | 4.30 | | Full bodied malty mild with good chocolate and toffee notes. My score 16/20. |
| Little Earth Project (formerly Mill Green) - Tess of the Compasses | 3.30 | | Fairly roasty mild with low hop rate and a dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
08 Apr 2010 (Flying.geordie)
Lunchtime and very sparse with customers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashover - Liquorice Alesort | 5.00 | | |
| Coastal - Western Pride | 4.00 | | |
| Crown - John Coltrane | 4.40 | | |
| Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Sunchaser Pale | 3.60 | |
19 Feb 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Quite busy on a mid-late Friday afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Castle (see also Sadler's entry) - Sadler's Mud Rat | 4.70 | | Intersting strong dark brown bitter with lots of roast malt flavours but aslo a good hop character to balance. My score 16/20. |
| Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Harlequin Blonde | 4.00 | | Fairly dry, hoppy pale house beer with a little malt balance. My score 15/20. |
| Fulstow (Fugelestou Ales) - The Devil's Advocate | 4.00 | | Dry, bitter malty red style ale with little hop character and a bitter malt finish. My score 14/20. |
19 Dec 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallinsons - Chocolate Orange Stout | 4.20 | | A think and malty stout with just a hint of choc and orange, but the main flavour is provided by roast malt. My score 16/20. |
| Mallinsons - Humbug | 3.80 | | Well hopped golden ale with good malt balance and a bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
13 Nov 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Beer festival in progress with plenty of beer samplers in attendance and cellar runs to keep the beer flowing.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Cottage - Norfolk Porter | 5.00 | | Very good full bodied porter with roast and chocolate malt notes and some hop bitterness to finish. My score 16/20. |
| Sandstone - Post Mistress | 4.40 | | Well balanced traditional copper coloured bitter. My score 15/20. |
| Tydd Steam - Hop Harvest Dark | 4.70 | | Interesting dark strong hoppy bitter with some roast malt taste as well. My score 15/20. |
| Jolly Brewer - Cwrw Du | 4.80 | | A hoppy and roasty stout with quite a bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
| Blue Bell - Frightened Pheasant | 3.70 | | Golden ale with some hoppiness and a dryish finish. My score 14/20. |
| Brewhouse Bolton - Lancashire Boiler | 3.80 | | Pale beer with a little caramel sweetness and slight toffee maltiness. Not much hoppiness to speak of. My score 14/20. |
| Lion's Tale - Bloomin Blonde | 4.10 | | Very bitter and hoppy pale ale with a one dimensional character that is not really to my taste. My score 13/20. |
| Clun - Shed 29 | 4.80 | | Sweetish caramel flavour almost turning to diacetyl making this a little unbalanced with only slight hoppiness. My score 14/20. |
About The Harlequin
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 5 |
| 59 |
| 48 |
| 31 |
| 6 |
The pub is found in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8GG.
One of the country's best scooping pubs. Located at the beginning/end of the infamous Valley of Beer pub crawl in Nursery Street, Kelham Island, 2 permanent ales and 10 ever-changing guests. Well over 500 different beers served every year, with an emphasis on new and rare beers from micro-breweries. Two main festivals a year and several mini-fests.
We have visited this pub 40 times, seen 181 different beers and tried 137 of them.
Postcode: S3 8GG