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White Star (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Northumberland - Bucking Fastard |  | 1 |
| Bowland - Hunters Moon | | 1 |
| Northumberland - Cranky Flannen | | 1 |
| Northumberland - Firkin Freezing | | 1 |
| Bowland - Gold |  | 1 |
| Bowland - Daylight Robbery | | 1 |
| Bowland - Shamrock Porter | | 1 |
| Bowland - White Star Pale Ale | | 3 |
| Bowland - Nicky Nook | | 1 |
| Bowland - Sawley Tempted | | 2 |
| Bowland - Pheasant Plucker | | 1 |
| Bowland - Headless Pegg |  | 1 |
| Bowland - Chipping Steamer | | 1 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Bass | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cains - Finest Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bowland - Dragon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bowland - Devil's Rock | Not Tried | 0 |
| Liverpool Organic - 24 Carat | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bowland - Sky Dancer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Liverpool Organic - Higsons Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
18 Aug 2012 (Stephen Harris)
My first visit to this lovely little pub. We filled our brief time looking at all the prints and photos on the walls of the back room.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowland - White Star Pale Ale | 4.00 | | A pale beer with a rather in-your-face grapefruity-hoppy hit. |
| Bowland - Sawley Tempted | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Bowland - Pheasant Plucker | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Liverpool Organic - Higsons Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried |
10 Nov 2011 (Andrew)
We had to walk through a boisterous series of streets that had echoes of a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah. The White Star was a nice pub and we sat in the back room and enjoyed the buzz.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowland - Pheasant Plucker | 3.70 | | Nice pale hoppy bitter |
| Bowland - White Star Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Bowland - Sawley Tempted | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Bowland - Nicky Nook | 4.20 | Not Tried |
05 Jan 2011 (Mick)
Fairly quite, plenty of room to sit and watch the locals...
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland - Firkin Freezing | 3.90 | | Pale with thin white head, good body for a pale beer, super hoppy finish |
| Marston's - Bass | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bowland - Nicky Nook | 4.20 | Not Tried |
23 Dec 2010 (Mick)
Compared to previous visits this place was heaving with people and the music was way to loud.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowland - Hunters Moon | 3.70 | | Darkish, think it a mild, a bit of chocolate and toffee, nice finish |
| Bowland - Daylight Robbery | 3.90 | | pale gold, little aroma, some fruit and a little sweetness, nice enough. |
| Marston's - Bass | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Liverpool Organic - 24 Carat | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Bowland - Sky Dancer | 4.50 | Not Tried |
08 Sep 2010 (Mick)
Always quick service here, lovely little pub just yards from the manic shopping centre.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowland - White Star Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Nice Pale Ale, some citrus and a nice finish. |
| Bowland - Gold | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Bowland - Sawley Tempted | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Bowland - Nicky Nook | 4.20 | Not Tried |
11 Aug 2010 (Mick)
Quiet evening with a few locals.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowland - Gold | 3.80 | | Nice easy drinking golden bitter, crisp tasting with good hops. |
| Marston's - Bass | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bowland - Sawley Tempted | 3.70 | Not Tried |
26 Feb 2010 (Ian)
Busy Friday mid afternoon. Interior is really very interesting with the shipping line memorabilia.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowland - Headless Pegg | 4.50 | | Mid brown, and has some diacetyl some ok malt in mouth and some hop sting on the finish |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Bass | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bowland - Sawley Tempted | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Bowland - Dragon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Bowland - Devil's Rock | 3.80 | Not Tried |
05 Jan 2010 (Mick)
Nice pub with that well worn look, loads of interesting stuff to look at, friendly locals
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowland - Sawley Tempted | 3.70 | | Nice gold beer, some hops, a bit sweet. |
| Bowland - Nicky Nook | 4.20 | | Very similar to the Sawley Tempted but less sweet and a bit more malt. |
22 Mar 2007 (Ian)
Classic, wonderful pub. The rear room in particular is great with red leather bench seating. Could spend half and hour just looking at the photos and prints on the walls alone.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland - Bucking Fastard | 4.00 | | Copper colour with lasting beige head. Some decent fruit salad fruit aroma and in mouth. Nice hop on finish too. Maybe a little sweeter and fruit is rounder than the Cranky Flannen I had before this. Both have excellent citrus hops. Sweetish grapefruit finish. Sweet orange fruit in mouth. A rather good hoppy bitter. |
| Northumberland - Cranky Flannen | 4.00 | | Gold colour with lasting beige head. Attractive sherberty hop aroma. Very good citrusy orange fruit in mouth. Spritzy hop citrus finish. A beer right up my alley tastewise. Citrus spritzy sherbert hop on end keeps delivering, especially the bit of orange zest. |
| Bowland - Shamrock Porter | 4.20 | | Very deep rich brown colour with bubbly thin tan head. Some roasted malts, some hint of sourness, bit of juicy malt. Fruits are juicy raisins. Had worse beers. Bit watery maybe. Decent roasted malt and hop finish. Fruity and light porter. Hop finish is puckering and excellent. |
| Cains - Finest Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Bass | 4.40 | Not Tried |
17 Jan 2006 (Ian)
Sited near the popular Mathew Street area of Liverpool, this has a wonderful interior focussing on the White Star shipping line. As I entered there seemed to be a friendly argument going on about the finer points of 1942-1943 WWII and its depiction in Hollywood, especially regarding Edward Woodward. Lovely central bar. Dark wood and nice red leather seats. There is also a quieter rear room.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowland - White Star Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Golden, thin white head. Lovely citric hop, astringent aroma. OK in mouth. Lots of pale grapefruit. Very good dry finish. Lots of good grapefruit. Malts go a bit missing in the middle |
| Bowland - Sawley Tempted | 3.70 | | Golden, thin white head. Good citrus aroma, bit dusy. Bit odd flavour, hops don’t entirely work. Very harsh hop finish. Staleish malts. |
| Bowland - Chipping Steamer | 3.90 | | Golden, disappearing white head. Sweaty socks hop aroma, juicy malt, slightly sickly, hop finish. Not a big fan of this. Hop is too sickly |
| Bowland - Gold | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Bass | 4.40 | Not Tried |
About the White Star
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 4 |
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The pub is found in Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 6PT.
2 room pub in Rainford Gardens. Bar is in front room and normally serves 4 beers. Seems to have been taken over since this contributor (Ian) visited it in March 2004. Beer range a bit more varied and Sky TV seems to have disappeared. Back room is wonderful with red leather bench seating. Pictures around the pub feature the cruise ships that sailed from Liverpool docks, boxers and The Beatles. A welcome real ale respite in the middle of the Cavern Quarter.
We have visited this pub 11 times, seen 21 different beers and tried 13 of them.
Postcode: L2 6PT