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Harry's Bar (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Moorhouse's - Black MossExcellent1
Tigertops - Long Hop PaleExcellent1
North Riding Brewery - Mosaic PaleExcellent1
Five Towns - More Grounds For DivorceExcellent1
Bird Brain - CapercaillieExcellent1
Bridestones - SandstoneGood1
Moorhouse's - Pride of PendleNot Tried0
Bob's (brand produced at Partners) - White LionNot Tried0
Kirkby Lonsdale - Jubilee StoutNot Tried0
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Full Nutty JacketNot Tried0
Five Towns - HBNot Tried0
Abbeydale - BexNot Tried0
Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - New England BestNot Tried0
Two Roses - Pacifica PaleNot Tried0
GreyHawk - Broadwing StoutNot Tried0
Picture 1. Harry's Bar, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Visits Details

08 Oct 2015 (HSB)
17:20 Thought we would give it another go after our last visit. A far sunnier barmaid. What a difference a friendly welcome makes.
BeerABVScoreNotes
North Riding Brewery - Mosaic Pale4.30ExcellentLovely hoppy beer
Five Towns - More Grounds For Divorce8.20ExcellentBelgian Tripel only sold in halves. Not a bad attempt but needed a bit more body to match a Westmalle Tripel for example.
Moorhouse's - Pride of Pendle4.10Not Tried
Bob's (brand produced at Partners) - White Lion4.30Not Tried
Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - New England Best4.20Not Tried
Five Towns - HB3.90Not Tried
Two Roses - Pacifica Pale4.00Not Tried
GreyHawk - Broadwing Stout4.80Not Tried
02 Jul 2015 (HSB)
17:30 Only opens at 17:00 but already fairly busy. The barmaid was very stony faced, we scuttled to our seats like chastened schoolboys.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tigertops - Long Hop Pale4.80ExcellentWow! So hoppy.
Bridestones - Sandstone3.90Good
Moorhouse's - Pride of Pendle4.10Not Tried
Bob's (brand produced at Partners) - White Lion4.30Not Tried
Kirkby Lonsdale - Jubilee Stout5.50Not Tried
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Full Nutty Jacket4.30Not Tried
Five Towns - HB3.90Not Tried
Abbeydale - Bex6.00Not Tried
09 Nov 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Had barely been open an hour and was already full with eager drinkers.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Moorhouse's - Black Moss4.90ExcellentActual name is Black Moss, see their website for the full story. First Stout to have been brewed and from the new brewing plant. Black and deeply malty with a dry roasted coffee and dark chooclate character. Full bodied with a dry roast finish. My score 17/20.
11 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Already busy soon after opening on a Friday evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bird Brain - Capercaillie3.80ExcellentNow brewed to 4.1%, a black, malty strong mild style beer with bitter chocolate malt and liqourice flavours. Dryish finish. My score 16/20.

About the Harry's Bar

The pub sign. Harry's Bar, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Summary of Beer Scores

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Exceptional-
Excellent5
Good1
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The pub is found in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 1EL.

Small single roomed bar which is only open in the evenings with frequent music gigs. Real ale is a strong seller here with 5-6 on the bar often including local brews. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2014.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 15 different beers and tried 6 of them.

Map location

Postcode: WF1 1EL