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Brewery Tap increases its range of real ales
This week the Brewery Tap on Ock Street in Abingdon, one of the two entries in this year’s Good Beer Guide, will have some more real ales available at the bar. These are: White Horse – Wayland Smithy West Berkshire – Maggs mild. If there is enough support this may become permanently available Highgate – [...]
September 15, 2009
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Two pubs in Abingdon are awarded entry into the Good Beer Guide 2010
In previous years The Brewery Tap in Abingdon has been able to claim the accolade of being the only Good Beer Guide pub in Abingdon. This year however, it is joined by the Stocks Bar (at the Crown & Thistle Hotel) in the latest edition of the guide which was published last week. The Brewery [...]
September 13, 2009
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Abingdon Brewery Tap improves beer range
The Brewery Tap on Ock Street in Abingdon, is now offering a wider choice of real ales with two hand punps being free of tie. Initially these include White Horse Brewery’s Wayland Smithy, and Slater’s Top Totty. The Brewery Tap has always been known for its quality of ale, and was the only pub in [...]
September 7, 2009
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West Berkshire Brewery Wins Bronze Medal at Great British Beer Festival
I have just heard that local brewery The West Berkshire Brewery has won bronze medal today at the Great British Beer Festival for its Dr. Hexters’s Healer The other winners include: Champion Beer of Britain: Rudgate Ruby Mild Silver: Oakham Attila In Abingdon, you can often find West Berkshire Beers including Doctor Hexters Healer at [...]
August 4, 2009
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A New Abingdon Brewery?
Abingdon may get its very own micro brewery soon. Since the Morland brewery was bought by Greene King in 1999 and subsequently closed down and converted into flats, Abingdon has been without a commercial brewery. Loose Cannon Brewery have applied for planning permission on the Ashville Trading Estate 6 Suffolk Way, Abingdon, OX14 5JX for [...]
July 7, 2009
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Stocks Bar, Abingdon, offers discount to Camra members
Going one step further to encourage real ale drinkers to the pub, the Stocks Bar at the Crown and Thistle Hotel on Bridge Street in Abingdon [map], is now offering a discount of 20p per pint of real ale and a 25% discount on bar food to anyone showing their Camra card when ordering. More [...]
May 11, 2009
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King’s Head and Bell, Abingdon could reopen this autumn.
The King’s Head and Bell on East Saint Helen’s Street in Abingdon has been closed since Autumn 2007.  It is a historical coaching inn in one of the oldest streets in Abingdon. I believe the reason for its closure was structural damage making it too dangerous to continue using. Last year it was purchased by [...]
May 6, 2009
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Stocks Bar – Beer, Blues and Jazz Festival
As mentioned in the previous post, the Stocks bar in Abingdon has seen a huge improvement to its beer range and cellar quality over the last year to become one of the best real ale pubs in the Oxford area. It is holding its 3rd beer festival this weekend (Friday 3rd April – Monday 6th [...]
March 31, 2009
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Update on Abingdon Pubs over the last year
I haven’t made many blog entries recently, but now the summer is on its way, it is time to be more active. Pubs in Abingdon have seen some major improvements over the last year. After the take over and closure of the Morlands Brewery and Morrels Brewery by Greene King around the end of millenium, [...]
March 31, 2009
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