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Ripleys Little Ale House, Ripley
Ripley
DE5 3AH
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Reviews of Ripleys Little Ale House (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Quinno _ left this review about Ripleys Little Ale House
Not technically a micro if you consult the Hillier rulebook as there is piped music and keg beer but, in practical terms, it is. A single square room with a slight industrial theme; tiled floor, olive green walls. The etched cogs in wood hanging from the ceiling caught my eye. Four cask beers from micros in oversized glasses, my Allendale Wagtail was in good nick if not exactly a quality brew (a disappointment as I have had excellent beer from them previously). 10 ciders, 25 gins, Tiny Rebel on keg along with San Miguel and Strongbow Fruits (how craft!). Perhaps my favourite purchasable items were the many different flavours of scratchings; the hot chilli ones even came in a Special Bag. Dirt cheap prices, barely over a tenner for two pints, a coke and 2x pork scratchings. Sunday quiz also. It’s a micro that serves all-comers, and we enjoyed our stay in here.
On 28th July 2018
- rating: 7
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Gill Smith left this review about Ripleys Little Ale House
Very popular micro pub with comfortable seating and a decent range of ales. They also have a good cider and gin selection. Beers available from Navigation, Tiny Rebel and 2 from Beermats breweries, and we enjoyed our Navigation Black IPA.
On 3rd June 2018
- rating: 8
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Ripleys Little Ale House
This micro had a decent laidback atmosphere with a good choice of ales and plenty of comfortable seating. The bar staff were friendly and helpful and certainly knew their beers. Six ales on our visit which were served on handpump and a couple straight from the cask, from the glass fronted cellar, behind the bar. The beer line up on our visit, was Chatsworth Gold, Black Country Ales Pig on the Wall, Little Critters Nutty Ambassador, Fullers Southern Star, Wantsum Dynamo and Grasshopper Nymph. We went for the Chatsworth Gold and had a taster of the Nutty Ambassador, which was a hazelnut milk stout, no mistaking the taste of hazelnuts, I have to say. Carved teak panels suspended from the ceiling to soak up noise levels was an unusual feature in here.
On 16th April 2018
- rating: 8
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Micropub : Yes last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 03 December 2018 by Quinno _