The Plough, Datchworth

Now sold by Greene King to a local landowner, has reopened as a free house and is run by the team that runs the Our Mutual Friend in Stevenage.

Beers are Buntingford Highwayman, Redemption Trinity and one other.

6 Aug 2014 08:20

Our Mutual Friend, Stevenage

It's Beer Festival time at the Mutual again!

Here are the cast...

1 Oakham The Hare & The Hedgehog 3.9%
An intensely dry and bitter beer loaded with citrus hops.
2 Oakleaf Dragon on the Floor 4.3%
A red chestnut ale with a robust bitterness and a long hoppy finish.
3 Orkney Red MacGregor 4.0%
A ruby-red beer, malty with a spicy hop finish.
4 Outstanding Beers 3.9 3.9%
So new, we have no idea what it tastes like – let us know!
5 Redwillow Wreckless Pale Ale 4.8%
Award winning pale ale loaded with Citra and Amarillo hops.
6 Blindmans Bobcat 3.6%
A light copper, malty beer with a zingy finish.
7 Castle Rock Yellow Archangel 4.0%
Pale and refreshing with Slovenian Dana hops.
8 Goose Eye Over & Stout 5.2%
A dark moreish stout with a hint of chocolate.
9 Green Jack Albion Mild 3.8%
A full-bodied mild, sweet & malty with a dry finish.
10 Holdens Stalin’s Punch 4.5%
A straw coloured beer with a hoppy nose, rich and full bodied.
11 Rudgate Wunjo (Joy) 3.7%
Golden brown, well balanced, fruity session bitter.
12 Tiny Rebel F.U.B.A.R. 4.4%
Very pale, floral & hoppy up front, leading into a dry spicy bitterness.

Starting time is 5:00pm on Thursday 25th April, until they run out.

23 Apr 2013 20:31

Our Mutual Friend, Stevenage

I have it on good authority that this is the beer list for the Our Mutual Friend Burns Night Beer Festival on 24th - 26th January. Of course, it might change at the last minute...

Beers on the Stillage
1 Blue Monkey Infinity (L) 4.6%
2 Buntingford Partridge (A) 4.5%
3 Cairngorm Gold (L) 4.5%
4 Cotleigh Barn Owl Premium Ale (A) 4.5%
5 Crouch Vale Blackwater Mild (D) 3.7%
6 Dark Star Art of Darkness (D) 3.5%
7 Dark Star Hophead Galaxy (L) 3.8%
8 Hopback Redsell’s EKG (A) 3.9%
9 Ilkley Fireside Porter (D) 4.2%
10 Mighty Oak Jake the Snake (L) 4.0%
11 Sunny Republic Dolphin Amber (A) 4.2%
12 Windsor & Eton Knight of the Garter (L) 3.8%

Beers on handpump are still to be decided, but there will definitely be Oakham RCH Light Porter near the top of the list

20 Jan 2013 18:46