Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) Black Bear
| The Society Rooms | Maidstone, Kent | 13 Jun 2015 |
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| Hamilton Hall | City, Central London | 02 Jun 2015 |
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| The Golden Lion Hotel | Rochester, Kent | 21 Apr 2015 |
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| The Watch House | Lewisham, Greater London | 16 Apr 2015 |
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| J.J. Moon's | Hornchurch, Greater London | 29 Mar 2015 |
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| The Wheatsheaf | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire | 26 Oct 2014 |
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| The Junction (formerly The Angel) | Islington, Central London | 01 Jul 2013 |
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| Cheshire Ring | Hyde, Cheshire | 20 May 2013 |
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| The Poste of Stone | Stone, Staffordshire | 26 Apr 2013 |
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| Lincolnshire Poacher | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | 20 Dec 2012 |
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| The George & Monkey (formerly Amwell Arms; Simmons; Filthy MacNasty's; Fountain) | Clerkenwell, Central London | 30 Mar 2012 |
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| The Duke of Cumberland | Barham, Kent | 03 Jun 2011 |
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| The Briar Rose | Birmingham, West Midlands | 08 May 2011 |
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| White Cliffs Beer Festival 2010 | Dover, Kent | 05 Feb 2010 |
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| Fly in the Loaf | Liverpool, Merseyside | 21 Mar 2007 |
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| The County Hotel | Ashford, Kent | 19 May 2005 |
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Tasting Summary
These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.
The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Tobes |  | 13 Jun 2015 | |
Hamilton Hall, City, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| HSB |  | 02 Jun 2015 | Not very black, not very good. |
| Philip Pirrip |  | 30 May 2015 | Good but a very sticky, cloying bear (I mean beer) |
The Golden Lion Hotel, Rochester, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Dosser | | 21 Apr 2015 | Started off very well but.... |
The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | | 16 Apr 2015 | Description said "mellow sweetness" but I found a tongue rasping bitterness muchly to my taste |
J.J. Moon's, Hornchurch, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 29 Mar 2015 | |
The Wheatsheaf, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Nick Willis | Not Tried | 26 Oct 2014 | |
The Junction (formerly The Angel), Islington, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 01 Jul 2013 | |
Cheshire Ring, Hyde, Cheshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Nick Willis | Not Tried | 20 May 2013 | |
The Poste of Stone, Stone, Staffordshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Nick Willis | | 26 Apr 2013 | |
Lincolnshire Poacher, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Mick | Not Tried | 20 Dec 2012 | |
The George & Monkey (formerly Amwell Arms; Simmons; Filthy MacNasty's; Fountain), Clerkenwell, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 30 Mar 2012 | |
The Duke of Cumberland, Barham, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Mick | | 03 Jun 2011 | Dark bitter, hint of roast with a little liqourice. |
The Briar Rose, Birmingham, West Midlands
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Martin the Mildman | | 08 May 2011 | Dark brown strong mild with quite high bitterness from dark chocolate malts. Full bodied with some hop in the finish. My score 15/20. |
White Cliffs Beer Festival 2010, Dover, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Blair | | 05 Feb 2010 | Not as good as I was expecting. Ever so slightly bland, however, the fruit and roasted malt flavour was very nice. |
Fly in the Loaf, Liverpool, Merseyside
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian | | 21 Mar 2007 | Very deep brown colour with lasting beige head. Quite a liquoricy beer. Really well kept. Full, rounded in mouth with toasty, roasty almost burnt malt. Some coffee. Interesting liquorice/coffee aroma. Great mouthfell. Slightly grainy on finish, bit of roasted dryness. Excellent porter style beer. |
The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian | | 19 May 2005 | Dark ruby colour. Toffee and chocolate on nose, chocolate malts, some coffee hints. Very nice. Mouthfeel is a bit grainy/roasted, a bit overly carbonated. Nice though |