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Hope & Anchor (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Hop Union (formerly Great Western (GWB)) - Meerkat MildExcellent1
Highgate - Dark MildGood1
Red Ink - SacredGood1
Bristol Beer Factory - SunriseAcceptable1
Cheddar - PotholerAcceptable1
Moor - Old Freddy WalkerNot Tried0
Keltek - KingNot Tried0
Prescott - Track RecordNot Tried0
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - HopfestNot Tried0
Bristol Beer Factory - IndependenceNot Tried0
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPANot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Not Tried0
Butcombe - Brunel Atlantic IPANot Tried0
Picture 1. Hope & Anchor, Bristol, Avon
Picture 2. Hope & Anchor, Bristol, Avon

Visits Details

23 Apr 2015 (HSB)
12:45 Good interior with built in seating and an eclectic mix of old tables. The intricate mantelpiece in the rear room is noteworthy. Lovely secluded garden. I had lunch here, three tapas for a tenner. Excellent. The pub dog watched me eat, but nothing went his way. I have a heart of stone.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Red Ink - Sacred4.80GoodEnglish IPA. Pump clip proclaimed good bitterness and triple-hopped. Not as bitter as I was hoping.
Moor - Old Freddy Walker7.30Not Tried
Keltek - King5.10Not Tried
Prescott - Track Record4.40Not Tried
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Hopfest3.80Not Tried
Bristol Beer Factory - Independence4.60Not Tried
14 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Quite busy with diners and locals on a Saturday lunchtime.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hop Union (formerly Great Western (GWB)) - Meerkat Mild3.90ExcellentRuby coloured mild with a sweet, malty character with some fruitiness. Low hop rate and a dryish finish. My score 16/20.
08 May 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Very quiet on a mid Saturday afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Highgate - Dark Mild3.40GoodHint of roast malt, fairly dry, but little hop character. My score 15/20.
03 Oct 2009 (Andrew)
Went up to the bar and as we were about to order a chap next to us told us the Butcombe was superb. We ended up chatting to him for about an hour. Turns out he was a major contributor to BITE - an_ecunemical_matter. After he'd headed off to the Bag O' we got some dinner. Umm, eating sandwiches with a knife and fork because it was safer than try and lift it up! Rock n Roll.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Cheddar - Potholer4.30AcceptableUmm, well not as good as all those years ago in Bath. Still got an orange bite to it but no great shakes.
Bristol Beer Factory - Sunrise4.40AcceptableIntense farm yard bitterness. Rush of gruff bitterness.
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Butcombe - Brunel Atlantic IPA5.00Not TriedHad a sip. Clean tasting IPA of the light English variety.

About the Hope & Anchor

The pub sign. Hope & Anchor, Bristol, Avon

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent1
Good2
Acceptable2
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Bristol, Avon, BS8 1DR.

Found just up the hill from the The Bag o' Nails in Clifton in Jacobs Wells Road.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 13 different beers and tried 5 of them.

Map location

Postcode: BS8 1DR