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The Old Ale House, Truro
Truro
TR1 2HD
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Quinno _ left this review about The Old Ale House
Being on a very tight schedule time and notes on this one are limited. Absolutely rammed, though staff were efficient. GBG listed and an impressive cask line-up (6?), luckily I remembered to record the beer - West Coast Session IPA by Firebrand Brewing Company “Really good one, plenty of fruity zip” which I think probably equates to an NBSS 4. Monkey nut shells all over the floor (!) and a wooden alehouse-y interior. The beer fever hit home heavily when I ascended the stairs to discharge some ballast only to find a dance class in full flow. It’s a really good pub this one and I’d like to come back with a bit more time to spare, rather than the 10 minutes I’d budgeted this time. Is listed on the CAMRA Outstanding Restorations & Conversions website.
On 4th April 2024
- rating: 8
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Old Ale House
Yes this is the town tap pub for the Skinners Brewery and you would expect several hand pumps and cask taps on the bar dispensing their ales and beers in good condition. But was also good to see an 18 tap keg wall behind the bar with several craft and cider offerings. But had to go Skinners cask and the Betty Stoggs was superb
Stripped back no frills dark wood interior with a low beamed ceiling and a solid wood floor ( with sawdust sprinkled over it to give that true ale house experience), it’s quite dark inside, but with no TV’s or fruit machines and a laid back sound track playing there is nothing to get in the way of the drinking experience.
On 19th October 2021
- rating: 8
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The Old Ale House
Nice moody interior, long bar, folk music and Skinners beers
On 1st July 2019
- rating: 9
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Old Ale House
Looks a bit gawdy from the outside.
Once inside there is a long oblong shaped room which runs to the rear,the bar is on the left side,the floor bare boarded,the seating pew seats and normal tables and chairs.
This is Skinners brewery tap,we had a drink of Skinners Cornish Knocker,which was a very nice drink,the other Skinners beers were Lushingtons,Betty Stoggs,Porthleven and Hops & Glory.
Too quiet and too real ale orientated for our liking.
Pub visited 14/8/2017
On 30th November 2017
- rating: 7
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Old Ale House
The Camra Kernow pub of the year 2017 is currently covered in scaffolding so is not looking its best from the street, but the dark-wood alehouse interior is just what I was expecting. Low ceiling, dimly lit and doing good business in the early afternoon. Six Skinners real ales on the ten handpumps, with several I had not come across before (e.g. the Penny Come Quick stout, £3.80), plus Abbot as a guest. Also had six draught ciders from a further bank of eight handpumps. Well worth a visit.
On 15th April 2017
- rating: 8
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Aqualung . left this review about The Old Ale House
This is an old pub with wooden floors and wooden beams. It consists of of a single room with old furniture strewn around. I failed to spot an upstairs but gather it is now used for dining.
It's an Enterprise pub now run by Skinners Brewery and had seven of their beers on. I went for their Seven Hops (£3.70) which was an improvement on any of their other beers I've tried but not a classic. I thought it was rather expensive but that's probably down to Enterprise.
Despite not being a great fan of Skinners I thought this was a pub well worth a visit.
On 26th June 2016
- rating: 8
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Gill Smith left this review about The Old Ale House
This pub is now the brewery Tap for Skinners, and is getting a bit of TLC with scaffolding around the outside and looking tidier inside. The beers we tried were well kept. All the ales on handpulls were Skinners, and there were a couple of guests on stillage.
Above was summer 2013, and called in on 27th May. They had a guest ale from Padstow brewery as well as Skinners on handpulls, and where the stillage was they had ciders. The two Skinners ales we had were fine.
On 1st June 2014
- rating: 8
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I L left this review about The Old Ale House
Wonderful exterior with a dark low wood beamed ceiling and wood clad walls, this is a place we always visit when in Truro. A good renege of ales on hand pump and on gravity. our most recent visit had two Keltek ales plus Gangley Ghoul, ruddles County and Hogoblin on gravity.The only hand pull in use was Courage Directors.the Keltek Majik was very nice.
On 30th October 2010
- rating: 8
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Gill Smith left this review about The Old Ale House
Always call when in Truro and is brilliant for food, especially the large "hands" which are bread bloomers with various toppings and very filling.
The beers I find variable in quality, but there is a choice of about 5 or 6 from both handpump and stillages.
On 9th May 2010
- rating: 7
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James Joines left this review about The Old Ale House
This former Beer Pub of the Year and Bargain Pub of the year for Food should be a must for all visitors to Truro.
On 6th May 2009
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