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London Tavern (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hole - Starry Night |  | 1 |
| Northumberland - Snow Star | | 2 |
| Milestone - Miss Sippy Jazz Ale | | 1 |
| Stealth (formerly Kennet & Avon) - Bruce | | 1 |
| Roam (formerly Tavy) - Solstice Winter Ale | | 1 |
| Green Jack - Ole Cock Old Ale (superseded by 4.4% version) | | 1 |
| Grain - Year of the Hop 2013 Fuggles | | 1 |
| Buntingford - Summit | | 1 |
| Great Oakley - Wagtail | | 1 |
| Old School (OSB) - Governors Porter | | 1 |
| St Peter's - Xmas Ale | | 1 |
| XT Brewing - No. 4 Mellow Amber |  | 1 |
| Elmtree - Winter Solstice | | 1 |
| Stealth (formerly Kennet & Avon) - Bedwyn | | 1 |
| Milestone - Italia | | 1 |
| Brampton - Jerusalem | | 1 |
| Lytham - Merry Christmas | | 1 |
| Teignworthy - Maltster's Ale | | 1 |
| Lacons - Encore | | 1 |
| Julian Church - Midnight Mass | | 1 |
| Consett Ale Works - Steel Town Bitter | | 1 |
| Grain - Year of the Hop 2014 - Citra | | 1 |
| Brandon - Rusty Bucket | | 1 |
| Magic Dragon (formerly New Plassey) - Ruddy Rudolph | | 1 |
| Roam (formerly Tavy) - Ideal Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Leatherbritches - Bespoke | | 1 |
| Humpty Dumpty - Christmas Crackling | | 1 |
| Buffy's - Norwich Terrier | | 1 |
| Box Steam - Tunnel Vision |  | 1 |
| Winter's - Geniuss Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oldershaw - Hollydaze | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cottage - Polar Express | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elgood's - Golden Newt | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elveden - Elveden Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Winter's - Cloudburst | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cottage - Golden Arrow | Not Tried | 0 |
| Northumberland - McCrory's Irish Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
Michael Croxford
Visits Details
11 Mar 2014 (HSB)
17:15 - 19:00 Usual Tuesday evening group. Pub fairly busy. Interesting topic of conversation was the poisons associated with various tropical nuts.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Oakley - Wagtail | 3.90 | | Superb. Normally ring the changes but had three of these. |
| XT Brewing - No. 4 Mellow Amber | 3.80 | | |
| Milestone - Italia | 4.90 | | Could have done with more hop. |
| Cottage - Golden Arrow | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Northumberland - McCrory's Irish Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried |
04 Mar 2014 (HSB)
18:00 Brewery now has a calibrated hydrometer, P.H. meter and a further 110 litre stainless F.V.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Jack - Ole Cock Old Ale (superseded by 4.4% version) | 5.00 | | |
| Grain - Year of the Hop 2014 - Citra | 4.40 | | |
| Winter's - Cloudburst | 3.70 | Not Tried |
26 Feb 2014 (HSB)
17:45 Usual evening visit. Fairly busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hole - Starry Night | 4.40 | | Full bodied |
| Roam (formerly Tavy) - Solstice Winter Ale | 5.00 | | |
| Box Steam - Tunnel Vision | 4.20 | | Bit thin after the Black Hole Beer |
| Teignworthy - Maltster's Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried |
19 Feb 2014 (HSB)
17:45 Further visit to the brewery. Walls and ceilings are plastered, floor should be screeded this week. We were joined by one of my chums, Brian, who had recently had the pleasure of making Philip Pirrip's acquaintance in Just Beer Newark.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland - Snow Star | 3.80 | | |
| Teignworthy - Maltster's Ale | 5.00 | | Not usual one for malty beers but enjoyed this one. |
| Consett Ale Works - Steel Town Bitter | 3.80 | | Started really well but half way through the hop had gone and the beer became overwhelmingly sweet. |
| Roam (formerly Tavy) - Ideal Pale Ale | 4.80 | |
04 Feb 2014 (HSB)
17:45 Usual post shop visit. Had a guided tour of the work being carried out for the brewery. Brewing planned to start in March.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milestone - Miss Sippy Jazz Ale | 5.50 | | |
| Leatherbritches - Bespoke | 5.00 | | Bit sweet |
| Buffy's - Norwich Terrier | 3.60 | | |
| Elveden - Elveden Ale | 5.20 | Not Tried |
28 Jan 2014 (HSB)
17:45 One of my friend's birthday so we had a longer session than usual. The brewery is making progress and should be working by Spring.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buntingford - Summit | 4.00 | | Citrus without the overwhelming nature of Citra. |
| Brampton - Jerusalem | 4.60 | | |
| Lacons - Encore | 3.80 | | |
| Elmtree - Winter Solstice | 4.60 | Not Tried |
21 Jan 2014 (HSB)
17:45 Usual Tuesday evening group.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old School (OSB) - Governors Porter | 5.50 | | First put on a week previously. Still showing good condition, flavour had developed. Good dry finish. A fine example of a porter. |
| Brandon - Rusty Bucket | 4.40 | | |
| Elmtree - Winter Solstice | 4.60 | | Rich and tasty |
14 Jan 2014 (HSB)
18:15 Very quiet, started to get busier when we left an hour later.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stealth (formerly Kennet & Avon) - Bruce | 4.70 | | Full of Roast Malt flavour |
| Grain - Year of the Hop 2013 Fuggles | 4.40 | | Superb example of an English bitter. How beer used to taste before the tide of Golden Ales. |
| Stealth (formerly Kennet & Avon) - Bedwyn | 3.70 | | |
| Elgood's - Golden Newt | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Old School (OSB) - Governors Porter | 5.50 | Not Tried |
07 Jan 2014 (HSB)
Usual crowd plus visitors.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Xmas Ale | 7.00 | | Superb strong ale rich and tasty |
| Julian Church - Midnight Mass | 4.20 | | |
| Magic Dragon (formerly New Plassey) - Ruddy Rudolph | 4.50 | | |
| Cottage - Polar Express | 4.30 | Not Tried |
25 Dec 2013 (HSB)
12:30 Christmas lunchtime. Very busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humpty Dumpty - Christmas Crackling | 4.50 | | |
| Northumberland - Snow Star | 3.80 | | |
| Lytham - Merry Christmas | 3.90 | | |
| Winter's - Geniuss Stout | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Oldershaw - Hollydaze | 4.10 | Not Tried |
About the London Tavern
Summary of Beer Scores
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 | 13 |
| 181 |
| 195 |
| 36 |
 | 3 |
The pub is found in Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2AH.
Family owned town centre locals pub featuring an ever changing range of real ales. Real ale price discount for card carrying CAMRA members. Occasional beer festivals. An in-house brewery was installed with first brews in May 2014.
We have visited this pub 153 times, seen 447 different beers and tried 358 of them.
Postcode: NR17 2AH