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The Garden House (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Triangle - Citropolois |  | 2 |
| Redwell - Bullards No.1 East Coast Pale Ale |  | 2 |
| Grain - Oak | | 1 |
| Mauldons - Blackberry Porter | | 1 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | | 2 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | | 2 |
| Green Jack - Rising Sun | | 1 |
| Golden Triangle - Bonny's Gold |  | 1 |
| Hoxne - Suffolk Punch | | 1 |
| Crouch Vale - Amarillo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Earl Soham - Brandeston Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Green Jack - Orange Wheat | Not Tried | 0 |
| Green Jack - Trawlerboys | Not Tried | 0 |
| Earl Soham - Victoria Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cliff Quay - Anchor Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Buffy's - Polly's Folly | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fat Cat - Hell Cat | Not Tried | 0 |
| Grain - Blackwood Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shortts Farm - Indie | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elmtree - Burston's Cuckoo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Gold IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elmtree - Nightlight Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Grain - Slate | Not Tried | 0 |
| Humpty Dumpty - Broadland Sunrise | Not Tried | 0 |
| Woodforde's - Norfolk Champion | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Cannon - Rusty Gun | Not Tried | 0 |
| Crouch Vale - Yakima Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cliff Quay - Sea Dog | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph | Not Tried | 0 |
| Woodforde's - Wherry | Not Tried | 0 |
| Grain - 3.1.6. | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Grain - India Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mauldons - Micawber's Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Colchester - Red Diesel | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Cannon - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Golden Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wolf - Golden Jackal | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Topaz Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
Michael Croxford
Visits Details
18 Dec 2015 (HSB)
12:15 Passing by so popped in for a drink. Few diners, one other drinker.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph | 4.20 | Not Tried |
05 Sep 2015 (HSB)
12:15 - 15:00 Second visit for lunch in two days. This time with two sons, a daughter-in-law, and a grand-daughter. More beer from the beer festival residue. Good village pub atmosphere.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | As good as the day before |
| Golden Triangle - Citropolois | 3.80 | | |
| Redwell - Bullards No.1 East Coast Pale Ale | 4.20 | | Really good condition for a beer tapped eight days ago. Still a tight head, clear as a bell and enough bubbles appearing in the glass whilst I drank it to show that it was still working. |
| Golden Triangle - Bonny's Gold | 4.00 | | Starting to show its age but still a reasonable pint. |
04 Sep 2015 (HSB)
13:00 Lunch with one of my sons. The beer festival beers are still available. Help yourself £1.50 a pint. Surprisingly good condition after a week. The dramatic drop in temperature has obviously helped. My food order for sirloin went wrong so I got two 12 oz rump steaks by way of compensation. Managed both somehow.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Triangle - Citropolois | 3.80 | | A depth of flavour I haven't experienced with this beer before. A week may be a long time in politics but for this beer it is obviously of benefit. |
| Grain - Oak | 3.80 | | Clear as a bell with reasonable condition. |
| Mauldons - Blackberry Porter | 4.80 | | Still a little sweet. |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | Not a lot of condition but full of taste. |
29 Aug 2015 (HSB)
12:15 to 14:00 Bank Holiday Beer Festival. 37 beers and 8 ciders. The beers were being served from a shed across the car park and outside stalls were set up to serve Pimms, paninis and cup cakes. Fairly quiet when we arrived but was getting busy when we left. The three of us had nine pints between us and the consensus was most were lacking condition.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Jack - Rising Sun | 5.00 | | |
| Redwell - Bullards No.1 East Coast Pale Ale | 4.20 | | Bit flat, not as spritzy as it can be. |
| Hoxne - Suffolk Punch | 4.50 | | Tasted OK but a bit turbid |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Woodforde's - Wherry | 3.80 | Not Tried | On the bar |
| Mauldons - Micawber's Mild | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Old Cannon - Best Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Wolf - Golden Jackal | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Crouch Vale - Amarillo | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Green Jack - Orange Wheat | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Earl Soham - Victoria Bitter | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Buffy's - Polly's Folly | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | On the bar |
| Grain - Blackwood Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Elmtree - Burston's Cuckoo | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Elmtree - Nightlight Mild | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Humpty Dumpty - Broadland Sunrise | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Grain - Oak | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Mauldons - Blackberry Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Crouch Vale - Yakima Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Cliff Quay - Sea Dog | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Grain - 3.1.6. | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Grain - India Pale Ale | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Colchester - Red Diesel | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Golden Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Topaz Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Earl Soham - Brandeston Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Green Jack - Trawlerboys | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Cliff Quay - Anchor Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Golden Triangle - Bonny's Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Golden Triangle - Citropolois | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Fat Cat - Hell Cat | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Shortts Farm - Indie | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Gold IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Grain - Slate | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Woodforde's - Norfolk Champion | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Old Cannon - Rusty Gun | 4.00 | Not Tried | Not settled |
20 Nov 2014 (HSB)
15:00 My first visit here since 2003. A Polish chicken was wandering around the car park and came to give us the once over. New Landlord had been here three weeks and we had an interesting discussion about his plans for the future. The highlight was probably Tim and the Landlord singing excerpts from Brain Salad Surgery.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | | |
| Woodforde's - Wherry | 3.80 | Not Tried |
About The Garden House
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 1 |
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| 4 |
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The pub is found in Banham, Norfolk, NR16 2BY.
Located on the road to Banham Zoo and some way out of the village the pub stands behind a cottage which was formerly the pub. The pub is surprisingly spacious with three distinct drinking areas. The large room at the rear contains two pool tables. The pub is noted for selling country wines and a large selection of bottles of these stand on a shelf behind the bar. These were formerly dispensed from earthenware crocks but the seals deteriorated. There is a Norfolk Twister game on the ceiling beam opposite the bar and Ring the Bull by the fireplace.
We have visited this pub 5 times, seen 41 different beers and tried 9 of them.
Postcode: NR16 2BY