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The Holy Inadequate (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Buxton - Axe Edge Double IPA |  | 1 |
| Blue Monkey - Fat Ape | | 1 |
| Wincle - Cosmic Flyer |  | 1 |
| Salopian - Propaganda | | 1 |
| Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) - Knight Owl | | 1 |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Jack Flag | | 1 |
| Steel City (cuckoo at Toolmakers) - In The Nightside Eclipse | | 1 |
| Abbeydale - Belfry | | 1 |
| Hopcraft (experimental side of Pixie Spring) - Napoleon Complex | | 1 |
| Marble - Earl Grey IPA | | 1 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Nova | | 1 |
| Buxton - Omnipollo Pomperipossa | | 1 |
| Hobsons - Old Prickly | | 1 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Sunrise |  | 1 |
| Magic Rock - Ringmaster | | 1 |
| Burton Bridge - Helping Hands | | 1 |
| Mother Earth Brew Co. - Cali' Creamin' | | 1 |
| Abbeydale - Galaxy 55 | | 1 |
| Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - Cell Rebirth / Indymanbeercon Cell-04 ’Tintern Abbey’ | | 1 |
| Mallinsons - Saw Sharpener | | 1 |
| Falstaff - Phoenix (was 4.5%) | | 1 |
| Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) - Penguin Emperor | | 1 |
| Burton Bridge - Staffordshire Knot Brown Ale | | 1 |
| Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) - Boris Citrov | | 1 |
| Weal Ales - Potters Weal | | 1 |
| Oldershaw - Heavenly Blonde |  | 1 |
| Phoenix - West Coast I.P.A. | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Revelation | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Independence | Not Tried | 0 |
| Little Ale Cart - Solario | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tiny Rebel - Cwtch | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oldershaw - Grantham Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Leamside - Alexandrina | Not Tried | 0 |
| Church End - Fallen Angel | Not Tried | 0 |
| Blue Monkey - BG Sips | Not Tried | 0 |
| Townhouse - Bramling Cross | Not Tried | 0 |
| Newby Wyke - Black Beerd's | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Seven | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopcraft (experimental side of Pixie Spring) - Crema Extrema Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Townhouse - Wakatu | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Kodiak Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Joule's - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Polar Eclipse | Not Tried | 0 |
| Blue Monkey - 99 Red Baboons | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cross Bay - Dusk Ruby Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Purple Moose - Dark Side of the Moose | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tiny Rebel - Dirty Stop Out | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dukeries - Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Tuns - Cleric's Cure | Not Tried | 0 |
| Springhead - The Leveller | Not Tried | 0 |
| Woodlands - Midnight Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mallinsons - SPA Special Pale Ale 6 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Wojtek (superseded by 5.5% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burton Bridge - Top Dog Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Phoenix - Arizona | Not Tried | 0 |
| Peakstones (formerly Peakstones Rock) - Black Hole Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Lagonda IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Northern Monk - New World IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hawkshead - Brodie's Prime | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beowulf - Dragonsmoke Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Heroes | Not Tried | 0 |
| Magic Rock - High Wire | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wincle - Sir Philip | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
28 Nov 2016 (Nick Willis)
Quiet in here. Long overdue visit for me. I did not note all of the beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobsons - Old Prickly | 4.20 | | In excellent nick. Dry golden ale. |
| Salopian - Propaganda | 5.00 | | Nice smooth buttery beer. |
| Mother Earth Brew Co. - Cali' Creamin' | 5.00 | | Keg. Far too sweet for me, a cream ale. |
| Peakstones (formerly Peakstones Rock) - Black Hole Bitter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Joule's - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Northern Monk - New World IPA | 6.20 | Not Tried | Keg. |
25 Nov 2014 (Nick Willis)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallinsons - Saw Sharpener | 3.90 | | |
| Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) - Penguin Emperor | 4.80 | | Caramel start and a rather bizarre grapefruit finish. |
| Springhead - The Leveller | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Burton Bridge - Top Dog Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Joule's - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Wojtek (superseded by 5.5% version) | 5.80 | Not Tried |
05 Nov 2014 (Nick Willis)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Rock - Ringmaster | 3.90 | | |
| Abbeydale - Galaxy 55 | 5.50 | | |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Kodiak Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Joule's - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Blue Monkey - 99 Red Baboons | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Tiny Rebel - Dirty Stop Out | 5.00 | Not Tried |
24 Oct 2014 (Nick Willis)
Beer festival on in the back bar. Some wonderful ales selected. No surprise this place won Potteries pub of the year for 3 years on the trot.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton - Axe Edge Double IPA | 6.80 | | I thought this was the best beer I'd had in ages until I had the Fat Ape! Excellent IPA. |
| Blue Monkey - Fat Ape | 7.00 | | Possibly one of the best beers I've ever tried. Masses of hops with a stewed background from the malt. And so easy drinking. |
| Marble - Earl Grey IPA | 6.00 | | Fantastic IPA with a well balanced tea background. |
| Wincle - Cosmic Flyer | 5.00 | | Very nice green hopped IPA. Stood up against some beasts today. |
| Hopcraft (experimental side of Pixie Spring) - Napoleon Complex | 3.90 | | A very well hopped golden ale. |
| Buxton - Omnipollo Pomperipossa | 6.00 | | Sour cherry stout. A wonderful example of a sour beer. |
| Burton Bridge - Staffordshire Knot Brown Ale | 4.80 | | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Sunrise | 4.40 | | Another good dry pale ale. |
| Burton Bridge - Helping Hands | 4.50 | | Nice dry pale ale. Hopped with Pilgrim and Herkules. |
| Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - Cell Rebirth / Indymanbeercon Cell-04 ’Tintern Abbey’ | 4.50 | | Wonderful sour passion fruit beer in a Berliner Weisse style. Taste is ace, smell is abysmal, like vomit! |
| Weal Ales - Potters Weal | 5.50 | | A very good dark bitter. Smoky background. |
| Oldershaw - Heavenly Blonde | 3.80 | | Ok, smelt like chicken casserole though. |
| Phoenix - Arizona | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Lagonda IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Beowulf - Dragonsmoke Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Joule's - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Magic Rock - High Wire | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wincle - Sir Philip | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Independence | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Tiny Rebel - Cwtch | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Leamside - Alexandrina | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Blue Monkey - BG Sips | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Newby Wyke - Black Beerd's | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Hopcraft (experimental side of Pixie Spring) - Crema Extrema Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried |
13 Oct 2014 (Nick Willis)
Quieter than usual on a miserable night.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix - West Coast I.P.A. | 4.60 | | Another miss from Phoenix for me |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Polar Eclipse | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Purple Moose - Dark Side of the Moose | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Joule's - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Three Tuns - Cleric's Cure | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Mallinsons - SPA Special Pale Ale 6 | 3.90 | Not Tried |
08 Oct 2014 (Nick Willis)
Busy for a Wednesday night
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeydale - Belfry | 5.00 | | |
| Oldershaw - Grantham Stout | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Church End - Fallen Angel | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Townhouse - Bramling Cross | 4.50 | Not Tried | replaced Wakatu |
| Joule's - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Seven | 4.20 | Not Tried | Just ran out |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Nova | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Townhouse - Wakatu | 4.00 | Not Tried | Just ran out. |
21 May 2014 (Nick Willis)
Quiet in the bar, plenty in the beer garden. Landlord getting rather flustered by a large vodka order and they ran out. Vodka is probably an unusual request here.
2 new beers were coming on but I did not stay to find out and there is a beer festival here this weekend.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Jack Flag | 3.80 | | Excellent pale ale. |
| Joule's - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Woodlands - Midnight Stout | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Little Ale Cart - Solario | 4.30 | Not Tried |
07 May 2014 (Nick Willis)
Arrived about 2115, quite a few in. Started to empty out about 15 mins later. Was it something I said!?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Beer Factory - Nova | 3.80 | | Excellent well hopped ale. |
| Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) - Knight Owl | 4.50 | | A very nice amber ale. Very much in the style of a Black Country bitter IMO. |
| Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) - Boris Citrov | 4.70 | | Pump clip called it an orange marmalade ale. A pale ale with a strange but not unpleasant start. Ok. |
| Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Joule's - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | Not Tried |
22 Apr 2014 (Nick Willis)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falstaff - Phoenix (was 4.5%) | 4.70 | | Little sweet and cloying |
| Burton Bridge - Top Dog Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Hawkshead - Brodie's Prime | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Joule's - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Heroes | 4.10 | Not Tried |
19 Aug 2013 (Nick Willis)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel City (cuckoo at Toolmakers) - In The Nightside Eclipse | 5.50 | | |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Joule's - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Cross Bay - Dusk Ruby Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dukeries - Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Woodlands - Midnight Stout | 4.40 | Not Tried |
About The Holy Inadequate
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 4 |
| 21 |
| 24 |
| 7 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 5PE.
Just off the junction of the A500 and A52 and close to Festival Park in Etruria. An excellent choice of ales and a relaxed atmosphere. Plenty of parking. CAMRA Potteries Branch Pub of the Year for 2012.
We have visited this pub 25 times, seen 111 different beers and tried 56 of them.
Postcode: ST1 5PE