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The Hand & Heart (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Brewster's - Lady McBeth |  | 1 |
| Oakham - Inferno |  | 1 |
| Great Newsome - Dragons Breath | | 1 |
| Elland - Faith Healer | | 1 |
| Leila Cottage - Lincolnshire Life | | 1 |
| Elland - Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Empire - Festival | | 1 |
| Elland - Lucifer Devilishly Dark | | 1 |
| Grafters - All English | | 1 |
| Brass Monkey - Mandrill |  | 1 |
| Castor - Falcon Stout | | 1 |
| Brains - British Summer | | 1 |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell |  | 1 |
| Robinsons - Dizzy Blonde Amarillo Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Heineken - John Smith's Bitter (a.k.a. Cask and Original) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Digfield - IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Copper Dragon - Golden Pippin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | Not Tried | 0 |
| York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Guzzler | Not Tried | 0 |
| Great Oakley - Tiffield Winter Brew | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ossett - Silver King | Not Tried | 0 |
| Woodforde's - Wherry | Not Tried | 0 |
| Exmoor - Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
02 Aug 2013 (Stephen Harris)
A throw-back pub. I sat in the public bar at the front, in the early evening. At times I was the only one there, at others there was a lively conversation around me amongst the regulars – depending upon the cycle of their tobacco addictions.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brains - British Summer | 4.10 | | A pale amber colour. Slight sweetness. Floral hops. |
| Ossett - Silver King | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Woodforde's - Wherry | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Exmoor - Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Robinsons - Dizzy Blonde Amarillo Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried |
27 Nov 2012 (Stephen)
Proper boozer local but welcoming fire blazing away in the grate.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Inferno | 4.00 | | very nice sample of a good brew great hops well cared for. |
| Castor - Falcon Stout | 5.30 | | Went down very well certainly will want to try more from this brewer |
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Guzzler | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Great Oakley - Tiffield Winter Brew | 4.80 | Not Tried |
05 Nov 2010 (Dickie Bird)
Very quiet lunchtime session - only 2 other customers and the barmaid.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elland - Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Like it said on the clip - dry and aromatic. Thirst quenching beer ! |
| Elland - Lucifer Devilishly Dark | 4.70 | | Wish I could have had more, but there's work to do ! |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | 4.60 | | Boring Oakham lemon fizz |
| Copper Dragon - Golden Pippin | 3.90 | Not Tried |
25 Aug 2010 (Flying.geordie)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elland - Faith Healer | 4.90 | |
23 Apr 2010 (Flying.geordie)
Evening visit and very busy as a festival was taking place.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewster's - Lady McBeth | 4.80 | | |
| Leila Cottage - Lincolnshire Life | 4.20 | | |
| Empire - Festival | 4.00 | | |
| Grafters - All English | 4.10 | | |
| Great Newsome - Dragons Breath | 4.30 | |
14 Nov 2009 (Blair)
First port of call on our mini-crawl of Peterborough. We all loved this pub, a proper old school locals boozer that looks like it hasn't changed in 50 years. Very friendly and forgiving bunch in there, not only did I mispronounce a beer 'Red Bacon' but I then picked up someone elses pint and managed to spill a third of it. All this and they forgave me, we all seemed like old friends by the time we left.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brass Monkey - Mandrill | 4.20 | | Amber, hoppy beer with a fair amount of bitterness. Really rather good. |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Inferno | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Heineken - John Smith's Bitter (a.k.a. Cask and Original) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Digfield - IPA | 4.90 | Not Tried |
About The Hand & Heart
Summary of Beer Scores
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|---|---|
| 1 |
| 8 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
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The pub is found in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 3BE.
Old fashioned working class pub to the north of the city in Highbury Street. Back street community local built in 1938 so a superb surviving example of an inter-war boozer. Put up for sale by Enterprise Inns in summer 2016 - watch this space.
We have visited this pub 6 times, seen 25 different beers and tried 13 of them.
Postcode: PE1 3BE