Flowing Well in Sunningwell

The Flowing Well in Sunningwell near Abingdon has recently reopened with new management. They are currently serving Morlands Original, Olde Trip and GK IPA and awaiting new guest beer. They will be holding a Beer Festival from May 27th to June 6th. I haven’t visited yet since the new management took over, but previously it [...]

May 2, 2010 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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Stocks Bar May Day Weekend Beer Festival

The Stocks Bar has a beer festival this weekend, starting on Friday 30th April and running until Monday 3rd May. They expect to be offering a range of approximately 30 ales and ciders. You can get more info from their facebook page or main website at www.crownandthistle.com The Stocks Bar is at the Crown & [...]

April 26, 2010 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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Brewery tap beer cider & sausage festival this weekend, 4th – 6th december

The Brewery Tap Beer, Cider & Sausage Festival started this afternoon (Friday 4th December) and will run until close on Sunday evening. The pub is located on Ock Street in Abingdon. There are 30 different real ales, 8 ciders and 20 different types of sausage, including Steak & Marmite and other interesting flavours. There will [...]

December 4, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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Roundup of Abingdon Pub news November 2009

I’ve been a bit busy recently and not kept things up to date, so here’s a quick round up of pub related things that have happened around town over the last few weeks The Kings Head and Bell reopened on 30th October. This is everything I expected it to be, good beer, reasonably priced food. [...]

November 20, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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Kings Head & Bell reopening soon

After nearly two years after closing due to structural problems with the historic building, the Kings Head & Bell on East St. Helens Street is due to reopen soon. A large banner is hanging across the front of the pub proudly proclaiming that it will reopen on October 30th. It looks like there is still [...]

October 13, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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New Brewery for Oxford

A new craft micro brewery called the Shotover Brewing Company is due to open soon in converted stables in Horspath just outside Oxford. The owner and head brewer Ed Murray has been craft brewing for over twenty years and has made the decision to turn his interest into a commercial venture. It is anticipated that [...]

October 9, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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Abingdon Pubs who are members of The Head Brewer’s Club

Greene King announced yesterday that The Brewery Tap in Abingdon has been chosen as an exclusive member of the new Head Brewer’s Club, a collection of Greene King’s hero cask ale pubs. It was picked due to its dedication to great cask beer. You can read more details on Greene King’s Run a Pub blog [...]

October 9, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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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 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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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 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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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 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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