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The Friar

A pub with Sky TV in Colchester.

Deborah and the team would like to welcome you to the Friar – Colchester's local pub with a buzz!
Join us for a drink (or two!) and browse our menu full of your favourite pub classics.
Whether it's a catch up after work, watching the game or a night out with friends - our pub is always a Hive of activity.

St Christopher Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 0NE
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01206 417892

[email protected]

https://www.friarcolchester.co.uk/

Facilities include: Sky Sports, ESPN, Terrestrial TV, TNT Sports, Amazon Prime,

Mon - Thu: 10:00 - 23:00
Fri: 10:00 - 00:30
Sat: 12:00 - 00:30
Sun: 12:00 - 23:00

Drink % Brewery
Birra Moretti 4.6 Heineken

The ultimate Italian lager since 1859, Birra Moretti’s special blend of high quality hops creates a smooth, full bodied beer with wholemeal bread top notes which are cut by a delicate citrus note.

Tasting Notes: It is a bottom fermented beer with a golden colour. This colouring is a result of the type of malt used in brewing. Its alcohol content is 4.6% alcohol by volume. It is not a strong beer and is therefore perfect for drinking at lunch, at dinner or for evenings out with friends

Carlsberg Danish Pilsner 3.4 Carlsberg Marstons Brewing Company

Completely rebrewed from head to hop, our new Carlsberg Danish Pilsner has a light and refreshing qualities with a smooth, full mouthfeel and a perfect balance of bitterness and sweetness. Distinctive citrus hop aromas deliver a greater depth of flavour and a hoppy, moreish aftertaste to the final sip. Skål!

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Guinness Draught 4.2 Guinness

One of the world's best-loved beers, with sweet smelling aromas of coffee and malt, from the first velvety sip to the last, lingering drop, every deep-dark satisfying mouthful in between is pure beauty… pure Guinness.

Tasting Notes: Smoothly balanced with bitter, sweet, roasted notes

Hazy Day 4.5 Greene King PLC

Hazy Day is a smooth, fruity hazy IPA, with orange, citrus and tropical notes. The inspiration for the name dates back to the 16th Century in Bury St Edmunds, for those who were convicted of minor crimes were sentenced to a day in the pillories.

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John Smiths Bitter 3.8 John Smith's Brewery

Bronze and amber colouring with a malt and fruity smell.

Tasting Notes: Malt, hop bitterness, a full body with lasting aftertaste. John Smith’s bitter, which is still going strong, is a malty, bitter sweet ale with a slight fruitiness and a bitter aftertaste – we probably took the words right out of your mouth.

Madrí Excepcional 4.6 Molson Coors

Full of flavour and aroma with a light golden colour. Crisp, clean and refreshing, Madri Excepcional has a smooth, well-rounded taste profile with a short, bitter finish.

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Stella Artois 4.8 Stella Artois

Stella Artois is one of the world’s best-selling beers and is enjoyed in more than 80 countries. Its full, characteristic flavour and high quality is assured through a superior brewing process and by using the finest ingredients available.

Tasting Notes: It is brewed to perfection using the original Stella Artois yeast and only the best ingredients including the celebrated Saaz hops. It's the optimum premium lager, with its full flavour and clean, crisp taste.

Inch's Medium Apple Cider 4.5 Heineken

When it comes to making Inch's, it's all about the little things: the craft, the care, the morning glare, and all that good stuff sunshine brings. That’s why we go big – really big – on perfecting those tiny details that all add up to a crisper, juicier cider.

Tasting Notes: Our Inch's Medium Apple Cider is a lightly sparkling cider with a fresh apple aroma – perfect for sunshine sipping. We make it using 100% British apples, grown within 40 miles from our Hereford mill. Every drop is crafted to strike that perfect balance between sweet and dry for lip-smacking refreshment.

Old Mout Berries & Cherries 4 Heineken

This tasty tipple occurred when our crisp apples met their match with a handful of ripe berries and cherries.

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Today

England v India

Programme starts at 11:00

Coverage of the first ODI in the three-match series, which takes place at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The hosts are looking for their first one-day series victory against India since 2018, when they won a three-match contest 2-1 at home. Since then India have won the last three series between the two teams, and have also won seven of the last nine meetings in this format since that 2018 series.

Today

France vs Spain

Programme starts at 20:00

Coverage of the first semi-final, which takes place at Dallas Stadium in the USA. The French are looking to reach their third successive final, having finished as runners-up to Argentina in 2022 and lifted the trophy in 2018. Their current line-up has arguably looked even more impressive this time around, and they rarely looked troubled in topping their group, before eliminating Sweden, Paraguay and Morocco in the knockout rounds. Spain reached their first World Cup semi-final since they won the competition in 2010 thanks to a 2-1 victory over Belgium. Arsenal's Mikel Merino scored another late winner for the Spaniards after Manchester United's Senne Lammens made an error leading to the goal.

Tomorrow

Argentina vs England

Programme starts at 20:00

Coverage of the second semi-final, which takes place at Atlanta Stadium in the USA. England reached their fourth World Cup semi-final with an extra-time victory against Norway in the quarter-finals, and were victorious in this stadium in the last 32, when they came from behind again to defeat DR Congo. The goals of Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham have been key to their success, and they'll be needed again here against old foes Argentina. The reigning champions haven't been at their best in their title defence, but have still managed to score three times in each of their three knockout matches so far, and have the remarkable Lionel Messi, who is set to face England for the first time in his career.

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