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The Guildford Arms

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Swannay (formerly Highland) - Island HoppingExcellent1
Harviestoun - Old Engine OilExcellent1
Harviestoun - LibertyGood1
Fyne - JarlGood1
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideGood1
Strathbraan - Due SouthGood1
Harviestoun - Bitter & TwistedGood1
Orkney (Sinclair) - Red MacGregorNot Tried0
Stewart - Edinburgh GoldNot Tried0
Strathaven - Clydesdale IPANot Tried0
Cairngorm - WildcatNot Tried0
Stewart - Pentland IPANot Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)Not Tried0
Great Heck - CitraNot Tried0
Alechemy - Rhapsody PaleNot Tried0
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPANot Tried0
Knops - Black CorkNot Tried0
Timothy Taylor - LandlordNot Tried0
S43 (formerly Sonnet 43) - Freely, Purely Champagne BeerNot Tried0
Caledonian - 80/-Not Tried0
Oakham - Green Devil IPANot Tried0
Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark IslandNot Tried0
Alechemy - RitualNot Tried0
Milestone - CrusaderNot Tried0
Drygate - Conan MildNot Tried0
Hilden - Molly Malone's PorterNot Tried0
An Teallach - AleNot Tried0
Fyne - Piper's GoldNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Guildford Arms, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of

Visits Details

25 Nov 2015 (HSB)
13:45 Off the train from London and straight in here for haggis, neeps, and tatties. Very busy.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fyne - Jarl3.80GoodVanilla notes
Strathbraan - Due South3.80GoodGood session beer
Stewart - Pentland IPA4.10Not Tried
Oakham - Green Devil IPA6.00Not Tried
Alechemy - Ritual4.10Not Tried
Knops - Black Cork6.50Not Tried
Drygate - Conan Mild4.30Not Tried
04 Jul 2014 (HSB)
21:00 Last stop before getting a train to Perth. Very busy as usual.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Swannay (formerly Highland) - Island Hopping3.90Excellent
Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark Island4.60Not Tried
Strathaven - Clydesdale IPA3.80Not Tried
Cairngorm - Wildcat5.10Not Tried
Stewart - Pentland IPA4.10Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)4.50Not Tried
Great Heck - Citra4.50Not Tried
Alechemy - Rhapsody Pale3.80Not Tried
Knops - Black Cork6.50Not Tried
S43 (formerly Sonnet 43) - Freely, Purely Champagne Beer6.80Not Tried
24 Aug 2007 (Ian)
The one pub that I really wanted to come back to in Edinburgh as I had such fond memories of it. Perhaps it was because it was so full and so hot due to the Edinburgh Festival, but it was a little uncomfortable. Still a fabulous bar and the architecture is superb. Numerous handpumps with a line of beers from Caledonian and a line from Harviestoun.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Harviestoun - Old Engine Oil6.00ExcellentSofter in cask that in bottle. Tarry, good espresso, great mouthfeel. Really rather good. NIce tarry bitter finish. A lot wider in the mouthfeel than the oilier bottled beer. Great to find this on cask.
Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted3.80GoodNice tea and citrus, but nowhere near the explosion of flavour and aroma when I had this beer here for the first time 5 years ago.
Harviestoun - Liberty4.10GoodGold, lasting white head. Typical Harviestoun beer with good citrus flavours.
12 Mar 2006 (Charles)
Had given some friends a lift through to Edinburgh and stopped for lunch in the balcony restaurant area. Friendy service. Sat by the railings where I could see the ales blackboard. Two new ones appeared just in the hour we were there.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10GoodNot bad for a mass produced ale. Tasty and nicely balanced.
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Caledonian - 80/-4.10Not Tried
Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted3.80Not Tried
Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark Island4.60Not Tried
Milestone - Crusader4.40Not Tried
Hilden - Molly Malone's Porter4.60Not Tried
An Teallach - Ale4.20Not Tried
Fyne - Piper's Gold3.80Not Tried
Orkney (Sinclair) - Red MacGregor4.00Not Tried
Stewart - Edinburgh Gold4.80Not Tried

About The Guildford Arms

The pub sign. The Guildford Arms, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of

Summary of Beer Scores

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The pub is found in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, EH2 2AA.

Fantastic Victorian pub. Real ale drinkers' heaven. Go and visit. Ten hand pulls.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 28 different beers and tried 7 of them.

Map location

Postcode: EH2 2AA