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Trent Navigation Inn (Great Northern Inns)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Magpie - Midnight MildGood2
Navigation - ColumbusExcellent1
Navigation - StoutExcellent1
Abbeydale - Beer Works Dr Morton's Snake OilGood1
Bollington - Long HopGood1
Castor - Serene NeneGood1
Coastal - 12th ManGood1
Empire - Dark SideGood1
Golcar - Guthlac's PorterGood1
Distant Hills (was Howard Town) - Swallow's NestAcceptable1
Magpie - Dark SecretAcceptable1
Picture 1. Trent Navigation Inn, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Visits Details

12 Oct 2012 (HSB)
Very quiet late afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Navigation - Columbus4.50Excellent
16 May 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly quiet on a Wednesday afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Magpie - Midnight Mild4.40AcceptableFairly sweet but with a rather earthy finish. Rather thin in body. My score 14/20.
28 Apr 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Quiet as the football was in progress. No mild on yet, so had to settle for the new on site brewery's offering.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Navigation - Stout4.40ExcellentGood example of a stout, with lots of roast malt flavour and some hoppiness in the finish. My score 16/20.
13 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
A few locals in. One of the staff was running a sideline of a barber's shop in the pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Magpie - Dark Secret3.70AcceptableRuby mild with quite a lot of malty bitterenss. Little hoppiness and a dry finish. My score 14/20.
10 May 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Magpie - Midnight Mild4.40GoodRuby coloured strong mild with a fairly bitter malt character and a little roast and dark chocolate in the finish. My score 15/20.
28 Aug 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Beer festival in progress with quite a few customers enjoying the good selection of ales.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bollington - Long Hop3.90GoodHoppy and very pale with good citrus hop flavour. My score 15/20.
Coastal - 12th Man4.00GoodLots of citrus hop flavour in this very pale ale. My score 15/20.
Empire - Dark Side4.30GoodDark side of pale maybe, a light brown colour but with a roast coffee malt taste more in common with a darker beer. My score 15/20.
Abbeydale - Beer Works Dr Morton's Snake Oil4.30GoodVery pale and hoppy with citrus hop taste dominating. My score 15/20.
Castor - Serene Nene4.50GoodWell balanced brew from a brand new Cambridgeshire brewery. My score 15/20.
Golcar - Guthlac's Porter4.50GoodVery roasty almost burnt malt taste to this dark brown porter. A little hoppiness adds some balance. My score 15/20.
Distant Hills (was Howard Town) - Swallow's Nest4.00AcceptableFairly dry and bitter light brown beer. My score 14/20.

About the Trent Navigation Inn

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent2
Good7
Acceptable3
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 3HS.

Located in Meadow Lane. Recently reopened canalside pub which has undergone an extensive renovation. Modern but comfortable and spacious interior with a good range of national and locally brewed beers on handpump. Future plans for an in house brewery.

We have visited this pub 6 times, seen 11 different beers and tried them all.

Map location

Postcode: NG2 3HS