Star & Garter (Free House)
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04 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Fyne - Highlander | 4.80 | | Everything I wanted in a mid brown bitter |
Pentrich - A Comet Appears | 6.00 | | A yellow murk ale at 6% - strength covered some of the excess bitterness |
Verdant - Fresh Hop 1. East Kent Golding from Redsell Hops | 4.40 | | Fresh and clean |
Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Iron Pier - Admiral & Chinook Joined at the Hop | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
28 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close.
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Cocoa Wonderland | 6.80 | | Full in your face flavoured nightcap |
North Riding Brewery - Mosaic Pale | 4.30 | | A good floral hop nose |
Northdown - Pale Ale Mary | 4.00 | | A bit thin but an enjoyable basic pale |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - AM:PM | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Big Hand - 3° West | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
21 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
Burning Sky - Inclination | 4.80 | | 4½* Almost perfect American Brown Ale holding great head and lacing to the very end |
Five Points - XPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Blackjack - Irk Street Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Verdant - Lamanva Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Biscoff Lucaria | 4.50 | Not Tried | Tempted but Fuller's Vintage down the road was calling me like a Siren |
13 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | | Jarl seems to be doing the rounds locally at the moment. Near perfect condition |
Orkney (Sinclair) - Man O' Hoy | 4.20 | | Top form and very bitter |
Moor - Old Freddy Walker | 7.30 | | Fully bodied and tarry. Loses half a mark for dispense through the duff 6th handpump, meaning I needed to multiple decant between two pint glasses to add faux condition |
Five Points - XPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Cloudwater - Epistrophe | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Elusive - Nightgate | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
06 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Confronted with just one cask ale with just one handpump working.
Marble - Earl Grey IPA | 6.80 | | Superb bordering on 4.5. Superb frothy head and lacing to the very end. The only cask ale on tonight as all other handpumps were inoperative due to a problem |
30 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close.
Little Monster - Yul | 4.60 | | At first I expected a murky raw citrus hit but this was, yes murky, but subtle hopping with raw hop oil bitterness on the lips |
JW Lees (see also Lees) - Moonraker | 6.50 | | Very good but would no doubt have been bettered by not pouring through the 6th duff handpump |
Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Cloudwater - Verses of Solitude Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Good Chemistry - Free Thinker | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Nightjar (formerly Slightly Foxed) - Wallace & Comet | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
23 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
Burning Sky - NZPA | 4.50 | | 4½* One of two absolutely superb ales on here tonight. Tranter at Burning Sky does this style proud |
Lakedown - Sussex Pale | 4.20 | | 4½* One of two absolutely superb ales on here tonight |
Arbor Ales - Shangri-la | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Sureshot - Milson Pale Ale | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
17 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Best | 4.10 | | In lovely condition but I could not work out where its unique flavour originates |
Siren Craft - Mucha Mora Mocha Imperial Stout | 9.00 | | A 9% engine oil viscose coffee hit. Lost a mark for being pulled through the duff handpump that does not excite to give a head or lacing |
Hammerton - N1 | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Arbor Ales - Shangri-la | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Newbarns - 70/- Best Heavy | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Brew York - Splinter Yuzu Pale (collaboration with Ossett) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
10 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late visit until close - only customer left in I do believe.
Fauna - Bushy Tail | 3.80 | | Mid brown basic bitter with good head and lacing |
Siren Craft - Viva Patrón | 8.00 | | A chewy heavy 8% coffee stout. Ordered a half but got a pint so took it anyway and helped later comatose-ness |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Neptune - Riding the Tide | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
03 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Brighton Bier - T.I.N.A. Bitter | 3.80 | | Took me a while to identify the subtle orange citrus in quite dry bitterness |
Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | A whole mark lost for being poured through the defective handpump leaving me to decant between two glasses to bring a head, lacing and more condition |
Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
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