The Best
Real Ale Pubs
in Colchester
The following pubs in the town have been recommended
by the Colchester branch of
Real Ale is cask conditioned beer and is
brewed with top quality traditional ingredients,
malted barley, hops, yeast and water.
The Best
Real Ale Pubs
in Colchester
The following pubs in the town have been recommended
by the Colchester branch of
Real Ale is cask conditioned beer and is
brewed with top quality traditional ingredients,
malted barley, hops, yeast and water.
Bricklayer's, Bergholt Road (near North Station) - An Adnams House - Great atmosphere, good food.British Grenadier, Military Road (towards Fingringhoe) - An Adnams House - Small, friendly local.
Dragoon, Butt Road (near the Police Station) - an Adnams House - A typical local.
Fat Cat, Butt Road (near the Police Station) - A Free House - Opened in 2007 - previously known as the Royal.
Forester's Arms, Castle Road - a Whitbread House - One of Colchester's best kept secrets.
Hospital Arms, Crouch Street (further up from the King's Head) - An Adnams House - Well worth a visit.
King's Arms, Crouch Street - (near the Police Station) - A Whitbread Hogshead House - A very lively pub with excellent atmosphere.
Odd One Out, Mersea Road (near St.Botolph roundabout) - A Free House - A blast from the past, superb ambiance, no food.
Rose and Crown, East Street (near East Gates) - A Free House - Beer's good, a hotel with a great restaurant.
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also to be tried,
Hole in the Wall, Balkerne Passage (next to Jumbo water tower) - A Carlsberg Tetley House - For the younger set, piercings and tattoos recommended.Leather Bottle, Shrub End Road (towards Maldon) - A Carlsberg Tetley House - A great local pub with old world charm (whatever that means).
New Inn, Chapel Street South (near the Police Station) - A Brent Walker Pubmaster House - Another great local with good food too!
Was that one or two
pints of lager Trev?
Two pints please Mike!
-------- This web page is put here without support or condemnation by CAMRA. It is always difficult to get those fine fellows to recommend a good real ale pub as they like to keep that information for themselves. As I am not a CAMRA member, nor am I a real ale connoisseur, I can vouch for this selection being well run establishments that you could even take your Granny to (if I had one, which I have not!)
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