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The Angel & Royal (formerly The Old Angel) (Amber Taverns)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Chantry - KaldoExcellent1
Grafters - Yippee I.P.A.Excellent1
Adnams - Sixpoint Wheat StreetGood1
Stancill - No. 7Good1
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)Not Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Not Tried0
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cocker Hoop (aka September Ale)Not Tried0
Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Toasty OastyNot Tried0
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - High SpyNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Angel & Royal (formerly The Old Angel), Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

13 Jul 2014 (HSB)
11:00 Breakfast before a Railtour to Hull Docks.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Sixpoint Wheat Street5.00Good
Stancill - No. 74.30Good
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - High Spy3.80Not Tried
28 Jan 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Busiest pub I encountered. Baronial interior.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Grafters - Yippee I.P.A.5.20Excellent
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cocker Hoop (aka September Ale)4.60Not Tried
Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Toasty Oasty3.80Not Tried
27 Jun 2013 (HSB)
16:20 Steady trade
BeerABVScoreNotes
Chantry - Kaldo5.50Excellent
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cocker Hoop (aka September Ale)4.60Not Tried

About The Angel & Royal (formerly The Old Angel)

The pub sign. The Angel & Royal (formerly The Old Angel), Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent2
Good2
Acceptable-
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3EF.

In Cleveland Street, originally a Yates's Wine Lodge then later a smart Wetherspoon's (Lloyds No. 1) with lots of different seating areas. Large curved bar downstairs and an upper bar on the balcony. The town of Doncaster was developed around the Roman fort of Danum, served by the highway which followed the line of today's Hallgate and High Street. The Roman road later became the coaching route known as the Great North Road. The Old Angel, on Frenchgate, was one of the town's best-known coaching inns. James I stayed there in 1603, followed, in 1778, by the Duke of York and the Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales returned in 1795. In between the royal visits, the famous traveller Celia Fiennes stayed at the Old Angel, on one of her well-documented journeys around the country. The Old Angel was demolished in 1846, with the guildhall built on the site the following year. These licensed premises were built in 1997 as a Yates's Wine Lodge, on the site of a parade of small shops. In the 1930s, the parade included a draper's store, a gents' outfitter and a fruiterer. The shops were originally private houses, with gardens at the rear. The town houses stood on the line of the old town ramparts. Included in documentation for the sale of 34 Wetherspoon's pubs in November 2015. Sold to Amber Taverns in 2016 and closed for a reportedly large makeover.

We have visited this pub 3 times, seen 10 different beers and tried 4 of them.

Map location

Postcode: DN1 3EF