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The Basketmakers Arms (Fuller Smith & Turner)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Dark Star - Session IPAExcellent1
Castle Rock - Elsie MoExcellent1
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideGood4
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESBAcceptable4
Windsor & Eton - Conqueror Black IPANot Tried0
Butcombe - Rare Breed (or Adam Henson's Rare Breed)Not Tried0
Castle Rock - Session IPA 2.0v1.7 Simcoe - Ahtanum - ColumbusNot Tried0
Castle Rock - Harvest PaleNot Tried0
Adnams - Mosaic Pale AleNot Tried0
Butcombe - GoldNot Tried0
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Not Tried0
Dark Star - SunburstNot Tried0
Long Man - Long BlondeNot Tried0
Brighton Bier - South Coast IPANot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers AleNot Tried0
Dark Star - Partridge Best BitterNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSBNot Tried0
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Not Tried0
Adnams - Ghost ShipNot Tried0
Butcombe - OriginalNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's FirecrackerNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Oliver's IslandNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Spring SprinterNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Basketmakers Arms, Brighton, East Sussex
Picture 2. The Basketmakers Arms, Brighton, East Sussex

Visits Details

25 Nov 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Great welcoming staff.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50AcceptableNo head and little condition
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)4.70Not Tried
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale3.60Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50Not Tried
Butcombe - Original4.00Not Tried
21 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10GoodWhat should London Pride taste like? It varies at point of sale so much
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50Not Tried
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)4.70Not Tried
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale3.60Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50Not Tried
Butcombe - Original4.00Not Tried
06 Mar 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Chatted to a couple from SE London, down in Brighton celebrating 15 years since they first met in the town.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - Session IPA4.20ExcellentFull flavoured, alas a bit too citrus for my real appreciation
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50Not Tried
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale3.60Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried
Dark Star - Partridge Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Adnams - Mosaic Pale Ale4.10Not Tried
28 Aug 2018 (ChrisE)
Afternoon visit and reasonably busy with wet sales, this pub's contribution to Brighton Beer was to have their two guest ales from Sussex Brewers. I looked at the certificate from the Mild Marketing Board, the Gales Food Award and a John Smith's tray which were on the wall by where I was sitting. A good pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10ExcellentMy friends were a bit surprised when I ordered this but it suited my mood and London Pride is usually very good in one of their tied houses.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50Not Tried
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.80Not Tried
Dark Star - Sunburst4.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale3.60Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried
Long Man - Long Blonde3.80Not Tried
Brighton Bier - South Coast IPA5.00Not Tried
23 Aug 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Always busy here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Good
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50Not Tried
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.80Not Tried
Dark Star - Sunburst4.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale3.60Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried
Long Man - Long Blonde3.80Not Tried
Brighton Bier - South Coast IPA5.00Not Tried
19 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Seems the whole of Brighton plus Brighton Festival visitors are on the streets and in the pubs.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Good
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50Not Tried
Butcombe - Gold4.40Not Tried
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale3.60Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50Not Tried
Castle Rock - Session IPA 2.0v1.7 Simcoe - Ahtanum - Columbus4.00Not Tried
19 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Fortunately after end of food service. Always a wind-up to see all those Gale's beers failing to declare their true Fuller's provenance.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Castle Rock - Elsie Mo4.70ExcellentWith its new non sexist pump clip
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50Not Tried
Castle Rock - Harvest Pale3.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale3.60Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Spring Sprinter4.00Not Tried
Adnams - Mosaic Pale Ale4.10Not Tried
27 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Always enjoy espying the enamel signs and tins which adorn the walls and remind myself of the happy days when this was a Gale's house and one could get corked bottled Prize Old Ale.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50AcceptableFull flavoured but let down by no head, in fact as flat as a Shrove Tuesday pancake
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale3.60Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried
Butcombe - Rare Breed (or Adam Henson's Rare Breed)3.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Oliver's Island3.80Not Tried
Castle Rock - Session IPA 2.0v1.7 Simcoe - Ahtanum - Columbus4.00Not Tried
14 Mar 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50PoorGreat disappointment. Poured and thus remained flatter than a witch's .........
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale3.60Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Spring Sprinter4.00Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Oliver's Island3.80Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Conqueror Black IPA5.00Not Tried
25 Nov 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. The masochist in me just wanted to see the mock Gale's brews in a pub where I remember drinking Gale's corkers.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50Good
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale3.60Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Firecracker4.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Oliver's Island3.80Not Tried

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About The Basketmakers Arms

The pub sign. The Basketmakers Arms, Brighton, East Sussex

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent6
Good7
Acceptable5
Poor2

Website.

The pub is found in Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4AD.

Former Gale's pub. Traditional corner pub in the Bohemian North Laines area of Brighton, south of Trafalgar Street. The central L-shaped bar serves one room. There are lots of early 20th century tin and enamel signs and tins on the walls. The wooden bar is mirrored by the bare wooden floorboards. This feels like a comfortable locals' pub that is welcoming to passers by as well. 8 handpumps.

We have visited this pub 19 times, seen 38 different beers and tried 13 of them.

Map location

Postcode: BN1 4AD