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The Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Windsor & Eton - Kohinoor Jubilee Commonwealth Indies Pale Ale |  | 1 |
| Harwich Town - Pin-Up Milk Stout |  | 1 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells John Bull |  | 1 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Austell - Tribute | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - Dark Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hepworth - Pullman First Class Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - Salem Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moor - Merlin's Magic | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Eagle IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brentwood - Marvellous Maple Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Black Sheep - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Spring Cask Pilsner | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caledonian - Coffee Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Devilfish - Bombshell | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor & Eton - Kohinoor Jubilee Commonwealth Indies Pale Ale | 4.50 | | Amber and hoppy. |
| Harwich Town - Pin-Up Milk Stout | 4.70 | | Smooth, black, roasty stout with lactose sweetness. This pint a bit flat. |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells John Bull | 3.60 | | ‘John Bull’ used to translate directly as ‘Crap Beer’. I was interested to see if in these more enlightened times the revived (and lower strength) version is any better – but just a half mind. I can confirm that it is still crap. |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Tribute | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Dark Mild | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hepworth - Pullman First Class Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Salem Porter | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Moor - Merlin's Magic | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Eagle IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Brentwood - Marvellous Maple Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Black Sheep - Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Spring Cask Pilsner | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Coffee Porter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Devilfish - Bombshell | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 29 |
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| 1 |
The pub is found in Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1TS.
A specialist beer and cider pub which opened in early 2012 in three railway arches underneath the station. It is very conveniently situated, lying between Chelmsford’s bus and railway stations, moments walk from either. There are various seating and standing areas within, plus external drinking space either side of the railway. Decorated rather frugally. 2 banks each of 6 handpumps not on the front counter but on the back fitting instead, making legibility of the pumpclips quite difficult so the beer details are repeated on overhead blackboards. Large range of ciders served from gravity dispense.
We have visited this pub 31 times, seen 245 different beers and tried 63 of them.
Postcode: CM1 1TS