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Engineers Arms (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Maxim - The Beautiful GameAcceptable1
Buntingford - JungaAcceptable1
Branscombe (was Branscombe Vale) - Festive FrolicsAcceptable1
Isle of Purbeck - Solar PowerNot Tried0
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Redwood Colorado American IPANot Tried0
Oakham - InfernoNot Tried0
Oakham - CitraNot Tried0
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - London PorterNot Tried0
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Mister Squirrel (superseded by 4% version)Not Tried0
Cottage - Goalll!Not Tried0
Church End - Mash of the DayNot Tried0
Milestone - BrazilianNot Tried0
Vale - 5 Gold RingsNot Tried0
Cotleigh - Hoppy XmasNot Tried0
Picture 1. Engineers Arms, Henlow, Bedfordshire
Picture 2. Engineers Arms, Henlow, Bedfordshire
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

28 Dec 2019 (Stephen Harris)
A quick stop for a pint to break a car journey; my first time in here for quite a few years. Around 10 cask beers on, pretty much all of the 'Christmas Ale' type.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Branscombe (was Branscombe Vale) - Festive Frolics4.50AcceptableA middle-of-the-road Bitter.
Vale - 5 Gold Rings4.80Not Tried
Cotleigh - Hoppy Xmas4.30Not Tried
01 Jul 2014 (HSB)
12:00 The six of us were the first in as it opened. The pub soon got busy. Made very welcome. An obvious winner of a pub of the year award. My gripes, the lack of beers under 4% and the intrusive television.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Maxim - The Beautiful Game4.00AcceptableTiny bit stale
Buntingford - Junga4.00AcceptableBit tired
Isle of Purbeck - Solar Power4.30Not Tried
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Redwood Colorado American IPA5.40Not Tried
Oakham - Inferno4.00Not Tried
Oakham - Citra4.20Not Tried
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - London Porter5.00Not Tried
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Mister Squirrel (superseded by 4% version)4.30Not Tried
Cottage - Goalll!4.10Not Tried
Church End - Mash of the Day4.50Not Tried
Milestone - Brazilian4.10Not Tried

About the Engineers Arms

The pub sign. Engineers Arms, Henlow, Bedfordshire

Summary of Beer Scores

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Website.

The pub is found in Henlow, Bedfordshire, SG16 6AA.

Village local in High Street, with an impressive range of beers. Front door leads to a small middle bar. Front bar is in a 1930s extension and has an interesting selection of bric-a-brac. At the rear is a larger room. Up to 10 beers on handpump and 2 on gravity. Unusually two handpumps are on a separate stand behind the bar. The pub has had the same Landlord for 25 years. There is a dedicated local branch of CAMRA alcove complete with a book for beer suggestions. The pub was the Bedfordshire CAMRA Pub of the Year for 2014.

We have visited this pub twice, seen 14 different beers and tried 3 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SG16 6AA