It’s our real ale and real cider festival, with 30 different ales/ciders on throughout the weekend. The pub is open from 16:00 until 23:00 on Thursday and Friday, and from 12:00 until 23:00 on Saturday and Sunday. Pizzas are served from 18:30 until 22:00 on Thursday and Friday, and from 17:00 until 22:00 on Saturday and Sunday. Throughout the weekend, for £25 you can get five pints of real ale/cider (or ten half pints) and a pizza. Featured Breweries and Beers: Three Blind Mice Citra & Sabro – Pale Ale – [4.5%] – A Citra & Sabro hopped New England pale ale. Citra to the forefront on this delivering lots of tangerine & tropical fruit then followed up by the Sabro delivering coconut and more tropical fruit. £4.90/£2.45 Oakham Superdelic – Pale Ale – [4.2%] – Expect complex and intense ripe tropical fruit aromas and flavours before ripe mango, sweet berry, and citrus notes on the palate. £4.90/£2.45 Inferno – Golden Ale – [4%] – Flame gold in colour, this igniting ale flares complex fruits across your tongue leaving a dry fruity, thirst suppressing bitter finish. £4.90/£2.45 Mighty Oak Phoenix – Golden Ale – [4%] – Caramel and honey with a biscuity malt. £4.90/£2.45 Lacons Old Nogg – Old Ale – [6%] – A warming, mild bodied ale, with a slightly nutty flavour, this ale is based on a recipe from 1926 and aged for over 3 months before release. £6.00/£3.00 Imperial Stout – [8%] – Our brewer delved deep into the Lacons archive to create this 8.0% ABV Aged Ale which has been quietly ageing in cask until it reached maturity. £6.00/£3.00 Nethergate Wild Fox – Session Bitter – [4.2%] – Sweet, malty session ale with UK hop varietals. £4.90/£2.45 Stour Valley Gold – Golden Ale – [4.2%] – A light and refreshing golden ale brewed using fragrant citrus hops. A lovely floral aroma with a touch of spice early on and a mellow bitterness at the end. £4.90/£2.45 Humpty Dumpty Little Sharpie – Session Bitter – [3.8%] – Little Sharpie is our best-selling golden session bitter. A delicate hop aroma leads to a light, clean tasting finish. £4.90/£2.45 Mr Winters Rorschach – Stout – [4.5%] – This is stronger version of the Geniuss stout. £4.90/£2.45 Roundhouse – Strong IPA – [6.6%] – An English IPA. £4.90/£2.45 Azacca – Pale Ale – [4.5%] – Fruity pale ale. £4.90/£2.45 Evolution – American Pale Ale – [4%] – Session APA using four American hops. Tropical aromas dominate the nose with lemon and grapefruit flavours filling the palate. £4.90/£2.45 Mauldons Black Adder – Stout – [5.3%] – A dark bitter stout. Roast and nut aromas with a fruity balance of hops and dark malt provide an excellent lingering finish. £5.00/£2.50 Moon Gazer Nibbler – Brown Ale – [4%] – Ruby ale – malty overtones, rich, spicy aroma & full bodied. £4.90/£2.45 Ciders: All real ciders from the Snailsbank cidery in Herefordshire. Fruit Bat – 4% £4.90/£2.45 Mango – 4% £4.90/£2.45 Rhubarb – 4% £4.90/£2.45 Damson in a Dress – 4% £4.90/£2.45 Biscoff – 4% £4.90/£2.45 Very Perry – 4% £4.90/£2.45 Toffee Apple – 4% £4.90/£2.45 Blood Orange – 4% £4.90/£2.45 Sloe Gin – 4% £4.90/£2.45 Pig Squeal – 7% £5.00/£2.50 Newton Court – Redstreak (5.8%) – A medium sweet cider £5.00/£2.50 Sting Cider – Tuck’s Tipple (4.7%) – A pale medium sweet cider £5.00/£2.50 Sting Cider – Tipsy Marian (6.8% – Dry cider £5.00/£2.50 Newton Court – Little Owl (5.8%) – Little Owl is a is a medium-sweet cider, crafted from a blend of dessert fruit; Coxes orange pippin, Bramley & Russets which give a crisp and refreshing finish £5.00/£2.50
26 September 2024 : Quiz Night
It’s quiz night at the Star presented by Ollie! Teams of up to 4 people, it’s £1 per person for entry and you can win a £20 bar tab for coming first or a £10 bar tab for coming second. Spot prizes throughout the night. Pizzas are served from 18:30 until 22:00. Everyone welcome!
19 September 2024 : Dessert Evening
22 August 2024 : Morris Men of Little Egypt
The Morris Men of Little Egypt are coming to the pub on the evening of 22 August 2024. Come along and enjoy the traditional entertainment.
15 August 2024 : Quiz Night
It’s the monthly quiz night at 19:30 at the Star with quizmaster Ollie. Win a £20 or £10 bar tab, with an entry fee of £1 per person. Maximum team size is four. Starts from 19:30 and pizzas are served from 18:30 until 22:00. There are spot prizes of Freddo bars throughout the evening as well!
25-28 July 2024 : Real Ale and Real Cider Festival
Our third real ale festival will take place between 25 and 28 July 2024. We will have over 40 real ales and real ciders available from breweries including Adnams, Nethergate, Mauldons, Wolf Brewery, Humpty Dumpty, Three Blind Mice, Mr Winters, Lacons and many others. We are repeating our popular offer from our last beer festival where you can buy advance tickets (until 24 July) for £25 which include 5 pints (or ten half pints) and a pizza. You can buy these tickets with card or cash at the pub or on-line at: https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QDBN1M5M
25 July 2024 : Dessert Evening
Book now at: https://www.gooeypuds.co.uk/booking-calendar/gooey-puds-club-at-the-star-at-lidgate
24 July 2024 : Wine Tasting
Book now for the wine tasting at 19:30 on Wednesday 24 July. Try 7 wines as part of a tutored tasting: Mosaica prosecco NV 10.5%Albert Doulet Cremant de Limoux NV 12.5% – French sparkling wineRØD NV 10.5% – sparkling cherry wineCombrillac Chahuts 13% – slightly botrysised grapesTurno de Noche Malbec 14.5% – Argy malbecPerica 6Cepas6 Rioja 13% – classic riojaRook en Spieels Carignan 15% – big SA red Please buy a ticket at the pub by card/cash or on-line in advance at: https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/Q3KY6UJZ
13 July 2024 : Charity Book Sale
Saturday is book sale day, the forerunner of our plans to have an annual literary festival at the Star. We’ve been talking to customers about this and are delighted to already have some volunteers to help, we’ll be talking about this a lot over the next few weeks. Second-hand books will be sold and all of the proceeds donated to Duchenne UK, our house charity. Any donations (and thanks to Janet for a kind donation of books) of books are gratefully received. Any unsold books will be used at the Star for people to read or swap as part of a new village book swap and library. The event is from 12:00 until 18:00.
11 July 2024 : Quiz Night
It’s quiz night on Thursday 11 July! Teams of up to four people and it’s £1 per person to enter. Win the top prize of a £20 bar tab, the second prize of a £10 bar tab or the third prize of a pack of Nik Naks. Something for everyone 🙂 Please e-mail star@lidgatestar.co.uk if you’d like to take part (walk-ins are fine, but it’s helpful for us to know numbers). The event starts at 19:30 and pizzas are available between 18:30 and 22:00.