Latest reviews from St Neots

“A random selection of out of date stock available at cheap prices. Some small pack and some panda pours from keg. Swift service, although it came in daft packaging, an old advent calendar. Some interesting stuff available but not somewhere I'd go back to too often“

Cheeseboard 254 days ago

“Online shop. The best. Great choice. Great price. Safe delivery, within a few days of ordering. Will phone if stuff is out of stock to confirm replacements. Some beers are near to or past best before date. That has never bothered me - indeed, I have a taste for vintage beers, and I'm not a hop fan, so as an online shop this is my favourite. It's not the only one I use as I do like to go direct to brewers to get the full range of what a brewery is currently doing, but it is my favourite middle man shop.“

SilkTork 411 days ago

“This is a bi annual beer festival, under normal circumstances, that appears to be the first CAMRA held festival post lockdown. There were half the usual number of beers, 30, than normal, but as a dip your toes in the water, that was fine. The beers were mostly local, neighbouring counties to Cambridgeshire, all were available and all that we had in good condition. It was held in the St. Neots Rugby Club with plenty of seating to be had inside and out. Lots of volunteers behind the bar, cash or contactless payments taken. Well worth the effort getting there, it's about 15 minutes walk from the centre of St. Neots.“

imdownthepub 769 days ago

“Ordered 22/3/2021 and another since. Have some bargains if you don’t mind beer beyond its BB date. Most of what I’ve had has been fine, and only a month or two out of date. Decent service. Will order again I expect.“

Grumbo 842 days ago

“On line arm of 'The Smiling Grape Company'. Out of date beers and other alcoholic drinks (cider, etc) at low prices. My stuff arrived swiftly and very well packed. Some beers were only just out of date, others a bit older (well, a lot older in a couple of cases). They do draught options, litre plastic bottles filled from kegs, the three I ordered were from Rhode Island and Delaware, not the sort of beers you see in Shropshire very often! Like the idea and cost.“

BlackHaddock 963 days ago

“These people make no bones about what they do, they buy up Redundant, Bankrupt or Out of Date stock and sell it cheap. They are the on-line presence of The Smiling Grape Bottle Shop in St Neots. All the beers I ordered were out of their BBD by a few days apart from 2 which were by months. I knew this up front but I did pick up 8 new breweries from USA, England, Italy and India, I also picked up well known breweries like Kernel, Northern Monk and Pentrich. I got lots of bang for my buck, I ordered on a Sunday and it was delivered Wednesday Morning by DHL. The beers were all that I ordered and were well packed.“

imdownthepub 967 days ago

“Popular boozer close to the town centre, a little tight getting round on a busy afternoon. The beer range was very limited on our visit, couldn't find anything of interest unfortunately. Clean and tidy with attentive service. Not really a beer hunters venue really.“

imdownthepub 1503 days ago

“This is a drinkers pub away from the town centre on a housing estate. Very traditional, pleasantly chatty and welcoming. The beer range is extensive with the 6 cask ales boosted by keg and bottled offerings. Comfortable with plenty of space to spread out, excellent service. Well worth making the effort to get there, a must on a St. Neots tour.“

imdownthepub 1503 days ago

“This Wetherspoons seems quite large for St. Neots, but typically it was full and lairy on a Saturday afternoon, some Norwich fans were stoking up before their long trip. Mostly people tucking into all day breakfasts. The beer range was disappointingly thin and basic. Not one I will be returning to.“

imdownthepub 1503 days ago

“Ostensibly this is a wine shop, just round the corner from the Bridge House, close to Shume. However; their speciality is to bring in end of date or bankrupt stock beer and sell it really cheaply, I picked up 6 beers for just over a fiver, nothing seems to be over £1. Cheap and cheerful, plenty of time to browse, worth a visit.“

imdownthepub 1503 days ago

“Large up market foodie pub close to the main road bridge into St. Neots centre. Quite modern, on trend with a small range of cask ales and national branded kegs, largely from the Marstons range. It's big plus point is its position on the river with a bustling patio area, we watched the Dragon Boat racing from here. I did get a new beer, but it might be a struggle.“

imdownthepub 1503 days ago

“This is a boozer in the traditional style just off the main shopping street in St. Neots, close to the Wetherspoons. Long and narrow with the bar opposite you as you enter. There is a pretty large range of beers to choose from on both cask & keg, ciders too. Not sure we liked the table made from pallets, really open to beer related accidents. Friendly and busy. Well worth visiting.“

imdownthepub 1503 days ago

“Found a new bottle shop in St Neots , Cambridgeshire. Which was made a little more difficult as i live in Edinburgh. Shumë. https://www.facebook.com/ShumeStNeots I was down that way for my Mother-in-laws 75 birthday celebrations, so as you can imagine i needed some beer. I good selection of traditional European beers, tried and tested craft breweries and some that i'd never seen before, so as one of my favourite authors used to say 'no day is wasted.' The place is great in an area where i've always been forced to bring own beer as its been a bit of a craft desert. A big 4/5 and a thumbs up from me. Picked up 12 beers half Beavertown/Cloudwater and a few local brews that i had never seen before. The place also sells coffee, tea, meat cheese anything artisan.“

Lonick 1866 days ago

“This used to be a standard pub, first the Lord John Russell then the Hog and Partridge. So for a micropub it’s not so ’micro’ although it’s not huge either. There are five cask ales on gravity plus two on keg (Thornbridge and O’Hara’s on my visit), all sessionable strength. They have about eight ciders as well, including 3 from the Cambridge Cider Company. All well and good... and then I saw the bottle fridge. Sweet Jesus. Where do you start? Tuatara, Mikkeller, Kees, Rogue, and Founders (including KBS.. in St Neots!) sit alongside home-grown lovelies. Probably about 100 bottles/cans in all. No extra fee for drinking in. This is a massive step up from so many pubs in the area and would almost certainly make my top 5 in Cambridge. You now have a reason to go to St Neots.“

jjsint 2257 days ago

“Weird little Wetherspoons in a town that doesn’t really need one. More for diners than drinkers it seems. Real ale selection about average for the chain. Service is harried but friendly. Worth going to soak up the beer you’ve drunk at the Pig, Hog and Olde Sun all nearby, or for a completist pub crawl.“

jjsint 3129 days ago

“There’s only one building that separates this pub from the Wetherspoon but it beats its larger neighbour hands down for ambiance and range of ales which includes keg ales and an extensive bottle selection to compliment the row of traditional cask hand pumps. It’s small with a predominantly wooden decor throughout, although the side patio areas which are partly covered extend the capacity and a touch bohemian in style. You’ll come here for the rotating ales though, and the pubs beer festival was on during my visit with around 20 ale choices at the time.“

ManVsBeer 3440 days ago

“Large ground floor Wetherspoon that extends well back in the building and is essentially one huge open plan room. The bar is against a side wall in the first half of the pub and sports a couple of rows of rotating real ale pumps. The set-up and decor is familiar Wetherspoons with a traditional pub look and no shortage of tables to sit at.“

ManVsBeer 3440 days ago

“Punch pub operating more or less as a freehouse just off the High Street, a cask ale paradise. Multi-roomed with great atmosphere save for the crowds and piped music. Six cask ales: Woodforde’s Wherry plus five guests. At my visit were a few ubiquitous ales (e.g. Adnams) plus gems like Woodforde’s Admiral and Itchen Valley Russian Winter. Worth a look in the Pandora’s Box that is St Neots. “

jjsint 3561 days ago

“Amazing beer pub in St Neots. A handful of cask (ranging from GK IPA to Abbeydale Black Mass) complemented by 12 or so well-chosen bottles. Potbelly Best and GK IPA are cheap at £2.50 and £2.70 respectively; all other beers (the good ’uns) are dear (£3.60-3.80). Piped music is in the background so conversation is the order if the day, except on live music nights of course.“

jjsint 3561 days ago