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Will Larter left this review about Nolan's
I only had time for a very swift pint after my train to Hull to see the Leeds Rhinos was half an hour late, so only got an impression of the place. It seems different from when it was called Vintage under different ownership, though apart from some green-painted walls, the Irish theme mentioned in the previous review went right over my head. The wall above the bar does have a sort of history of the site on the wall above the bar counter, alongside a lot of pump clips on the ceiling. There are photos of a couple of shop fronts (both jewellers: Barnby & Rust, and John Fearnley) and then the Vintage facade plus a recent shot now that it's Nolan's, with Cask Ales Free House prominent in both windows. My beer was from local Aitchesons: Earl de Grey EPA 4.5% (NBSS 3.5, £5/pint)- their website is at pains to point out that it's named after a long gone pub of that name, and nothing to do with Earl Grey tea. (The pub was carefully demolished and preserved with a view to reconstructing it. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce7ldxzp5pgo). I didn't get my usual shot of the hand pumps because of bar hangers, but there's one on the pub's Facebook (see post dated 30 August), with YBH Ey Up and Ratman and Robin the other beers.
On 28th September 2025
- rating: 6
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Nolan's
Nolan's was our first stop after checking into our digs for the night (and having a couple of drinks in the excellent White Hart downstairs from them). Having featured in the 2024 Good Beer Guide, Vintage changed its name (and presumably ownership) and now has an Irish theme to it.
The room is wood panelled with black and white pictures of old Hull pubs on the walls. There is also a vintage map of Hull on one wall. Walls are painted green, floors are bare boards and there were a huge number of pumpclips on the ceiling. A TV was switched off with music playing loudly. Being in the lively main nightlife area of the Old Town, there was also a bouncer on the door.
The bar still serves a couple of cask ales. For our visit, there was Ossett White Rat and a fairly moorish Three Brothers Cookies & Cream Milk Stout. In addition, there were a couple of bag-in-a-box ciders on the back of the bar - Courtney's of Whimple Silly Cow & Purbeck Bushey Berry. Keg beers included Beavertown Neck Oil & Theakston Barista Stout.
I think this pub's location means that a Saturday evening visit here is unlikely to be peaceful. Whilst it was lively and noisy, I enjoyed the drinking environment, the beer was decent and they offered traditional cider too. Worthy of a visit.
On 8th July 2025
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about Vintage
A quick visit before walking back across town to the MKM Stadium to watch the Rhinos take on Hull FC. There are now just three hand pumps on the bar, with two beers on at the time of our visit: Timothy Taylor Landlord and Ossett White Rat. We both went for the Rat, which was in pretty good nick (NBSS 3.5) but maybe a little pricey at £4.80. The background music was also rather more mainstream than when I was last here more than seven years ago, and rather louder than the word "background" implies - but at least not as ear-damagingly painful as we were to find later at the rugby.
On 29th April 2024
- rating: 6
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Will Larter left this review about Vintage
Recently converted from other uses, Vintage is a single room pub with bar counter to the right on entering. The walls are adorned with art works of varying quality, from Playboy covers above the door, to paintings of fishing boats on the right and art-for-sale on the left. The background music is interesting and eclectic, to match the fine art on display, and service was equally classy. I was the only customer, probably just a late Sunday afternoon lull, as there was a group of younger men arriving as I left. There were five hand pumps lined up on the bar (see photos) and I went for the Gene Pool Magnum Mutation, the most interesting and memorable thing about which beer was its name. Should have gone for the Vision Dark Argus instead. Ah well.
On 6th May 2018
- rating: 6
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