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Compleat Angler (Greene King)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Grain - OakGood2
Westerham - 1730Good2
Grain - SlateExcellent1
Lacons - Four KissesExcellent1
Bath Ales - Wild HareGood1
Lacons - Falcon AleGood1
Oldershaw - Mosaic BlondeGood1
Stonehenge - Luck of the IrishGood1
Windsor & Eton - CanberraGood1
Firebrand - Big Hop Little BeerAcceptable1
Lacons - Pale AleAcceptable1
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - BlindsideNot Tried0
Brains - Bread of HeavenNot Tried0
Buffy's - India AleNot Tried0
Cottage - Golden ArrowNot Tried0
Cottage - Texas Brown AleNot Tried0
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - EquinoxNot Tried0
Firebrand - Graffiti IPANot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Greene King - The RumrunnerNot Tried0
Humpty Dumpty - Red MillNot Tried0
Lacons - LegacyNot Tried0
Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Gold IPANot Tried0
Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Ruby AleNot Tried0
Oldershaw - American PaleNot Tried0
St Peter's - MildNot Tried0
Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry)Not Tried0
Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry)Not Tried0
Wolf - Granny Wouldn't Like It !!!Not Tried0
Woodforde's - Norfolk NogNot Tried0
Picture 1. Compleat Angler, Norwich, Norfolk
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

11 Feb 2016 (HSB)
17:15 Last stop of the day. Reasonably busy. Forgot to note all the beers. Probably related to the previous seven pints.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Westerham - 17304.00Good
14 Oct 2015 (HSB)
20:55 A swift pint before my train home. I left my mate chatting to Ben the Landlord.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Lacons - Falcon Ale4.20Good
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Grain - Oak3.80Not Tried
Humpty Dumpty - Red Mill4.30Not TriedDiscussion took place over the attractiveness of the old style clips to the blandness of the latest design.
Westerham - 17304.00Not Tried
Oldershaw - American Pale3.80Not Tried
29 Sep 2015 (HSB)
20:00 My journey from Billericay took 3 and a half hours because of signal failures and cancellations, and my problems were further exacerbated by a train hitting a stag at Thetford. My wife told me to sit in the pub whilst she drove to Norwich to collect me. The Angler was busy but the assistant manageress found time to tell me about her recent trip to Mons and Brussels
BeerABVScoreNotes
Windsor & Eton - Canberra4.00Good
Stonehenge - Luck of the Irish4.60GoodGreen in colour not condition.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Brains - Bread of Heaven4.00Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Blindside4.40Not Tried
Westerham - 17304.00Not Tried
Greene King - The Rumrunner5.20Not Tried
09 Sep 2015 (HSB)
20:20 Usual last stop before the train home. Busiest pub of the day.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bath Ales - Wild Hare5.00Good
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Equinox4.80Not Tried
Grain - Oak3.80Not Tried
Westerham - 17304.00Not Tried
22 Jul 2015 (HSB)
20:40 Last stop before the train home. Fairly busy. Ben the guvnor came out to talk to us about the new Taylor Walker pub planned for Norwich.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Firebrand - Big Hop Little Beer3.60AcceptableBit warm
Woodforde's - Norfolk Nog4.60Not Tried
Grain - Oak3.80Not Tried
Westerham - 17304.00Not Tried
Firebrand - Graffiti IPA5.00Not Tried
10 Jun 2015 (HSB)
20:30 Busy. Met the Landlord's assistant Manager. Nice lady.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Grain - Slate6.00ExcellentDescribed as rich, deep dark and smoky. No disagreement from me.
Grain - Oak3.80Not Tried
Humpty Dumpty - Red Mill4.30Not Tried
Westerham - 17304.00Not Tried
28 May 2015 (HSB)
18:15 Last stop of the day and the first busy pub. I was surprised by how quiet the pubs were today considering the amount of City of Ale publicity there has been.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Lacons - Four Kisses4.00Excellent
St Peter's - Mild3.70Not Tried
Wolf - Granny Wouldn't Like It !!!4.80Not Tried
Grain - Oak3.80Not Tried
Buffy's - India Ale4.60Not Tried
Lacons - Legacy4.40Not Tried
Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Gold IPA5.00Not Tried
Lacons - Falcon Ale4.20Not Tried
09 May 2015 (HSB)
15:10 An hour's break at Norwich gave us the opportunity for a drink here. Quiet at first but soon filled up with people returning from the play-off in Ipswich.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Grain - Oak3.80Good
Oldershaw - Mosaic Blonde4.30Good
Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry)4.40Not Tried
Woodforde's - Norfolk Nog4.60Not Tried
Westerham - 17304.00Not Tried
08 Apr 2015 (HSB)
20:40 Very busy.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Grain - Oak3.80Acceptable
Cottage - Golden Arrow4.50Not Tried
Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry)4.10Not Tried
Westerham - 17304.00Not Tried
28 Mar 2015 (HSB)
17:00 Busy. A group were on champagne.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Westerham - 17304.00AcceptableBit soapy
Lacons - Pale Ale3.90AcceptableBit warm
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Grain - Oak3.80Not Tried
Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Ruby Ale4.00Not Tried
Cottage - Texas Brown Ale4.70Not Tried

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About the Compleat Angler

The pub sign. Compleat Angler, Norwich, Norfolk

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent3
Good17
Acceptable9
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 1NS.

Busy large wooden-floored pub opposite the railway and yacht stations, with riverside terraces. Reopened after a major refurbishment in mid 2019.

We have visited this pub 28 times, seen 56 different beers and tried 22 of them.

Map location

Postcode: NR1 1NS