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Trafford Arms (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Coach House - Gunpowder Strong MildExcellent1
Holden's - Black Country MildExcellent1
Moles - Moleo & JulietExcellent1
Elmtree - Nightlight MildExcellent1
Old Chimneys - Good King HenryExcellent1
Beowulf - Noble BitterAcceptable1
Picture 1. Trafford Arms, Norwich, Norfolk
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

13 Feb 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Valentine's beer festival in progress with plenty of people sampling the ales on offer.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Chimneys - Good King Henry9.60ExcellentRocket fuel! Thick and black with a superb mix of bitter dark chocolate and roast malt flavours and a hoppy kick to finish. 9.0% on this sample. My score 17/20.
Coach House - Gunpowder Strong Mild3.80ExcellentDark brown mild with plenty of chocolate and caramel flavour and just a hint of hoppiness in the finish. My score 16/20.
Holden's - Black Country Mild3.70ExcellentExcellent condition here giving a low hopped, sweetish mild with good biscuity malt. My score 16/20.
Moles - Moleo & Juliet4.40ExcellentClassic West Country bitter, malty and not particularly highly hopped with a sweetish malty finish. my score 16/20.
Elmtree - Nightlight Mild5.70ExcellentAn excellent strong black mild with lots of malty flavours including chocolate, toffee and caramel and a slightly hoppy finish. My score 16/20.
Beowulf - Noble Bitter4.00AcceptableRather hazy and quite sweet with almost a hint of diacetyl. My score 14/20.

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About the Trafford Arms

The pub sign. Trafford Arms, Norwich, Norfolk

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent23
Good13
Acceptable6
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 3RL.

Large, welcoming community pub just beyond the city centre. A good selection of ales is always available including local ales and dark beers. Hosts a beer festival around Valentine's day in February.

We have visited this pub 11 times, seen 159 different beers and tried 43 of them.

Map location

Postcode: NR1 3RL