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It's a fair walk back uphill from the football ground. But we took the plunge after the match yesterday. The Freemasons is a typical locals pub that was serving 5 real ales - Oakham JHB, Shepherd Neame Spitfire, Greene King Abbot, Woodfordes Wherry & Winters Golden. Not as good as the King's Arms across the road. But you might as well try both pubs if you're here.
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not in the best of areas but still a cracking boozer that always delivers on quality of ale
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Very good local with beer on gravity from the tap room. Excellent Winters golden and JHB. Mark keeps them in very good condition.
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Quiet pub, possibly suffering location-wise from proximity of several other top-notch beer pubs. However, five real ales are on offer, served direct from the tap room at the back. Had a very pleasant pint of the local Winter's Golden.
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Visited on a Saturday evening and it was very quiet. There were five ales available but I suspect a Beer Festival at the Rose around the corner had probably hit trade.
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This was the penultimate pub on quite a post football pub crawl. We needed quite a few drinks after the game yesterday. Just across the road from the excellent Kings Arms where we had just come from. This was a cheeky extra pub as a friendly customer in one of earlier pubs had recommended it. We only had halves in this pub as we had already had quite a number at this stage. I believe there were 4 hand pumps with another ale out the back as two pump clips were on one handle. I opted for a half of JHB but I was not that impressed. Usually this is a lovely hoppy easy drinking ale however this is not what I remember about this offering. I know my mate seemed to be happy with his ale so perhaps this is not a regular occurrence. I will have to come again at some point and review again.
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The "miserable git" who ran the Bluelight in the 1990's was my brother who has died recently and unexpectedly. He ran the pub with integrity and honesty, with a great respect for the traditions of drinking in this country. He is missed by many even those he crossed. There has never been a better pint of Wherry than from his cellar. There will be a memorial drink at 2pm on Sept 22 2007 at the pub opposite - the King's Arms (?). All who knew and loved or had rather less affectionate feelings for him are welcome.
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Bring back "The Billy Bluelight" and that miserable git who used to run it in the 90s!!
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Woodforde's sold this pub (then the Billy Bluelight) in summer 2005 and its now settling down into a very pleasant free house with a pleasing range of beers. They stocked some Winter's ale when I was last in, which is brewed by the ex head brewer of Woodforde's and is similarly distinctive - straw coloured and hoppy. Tends to be a bit smokey - but all that is set to change soon!
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the pub is now the freemasons arms. it has a good range of beers on tap and gravity. friendly service on matchdays for fans.
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This pub has changed hands and is now a free house, which was a huge dissapointment for me as i love woodfordes beers, they had a fair selection of beers though but not as many as the pub across the road so i buggered off there.
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Good range of Woodfordes beers. I always pop in here when I'm in Norwich. You can generally get a seat which makes it a relief from that other pub over the road.
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clean, spare, focused on providing you with the best pint possible. I had an excellent pint of Woodforde's Norfolk Wherry and the landlord and locals were very welcoming.
John - 26 Oct 2004 00:57 |
Does anyone ever drink here? It's been like a morgue when I've been in.. The owner and staff are really nice, the beer is great~ where's the customers??!
Foster - 11 Oct 2004 00:23 |
Re-opened in mid-90s.
Telephone 01603 623768
John - 2 Oct 2004 23:39 |
