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Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood) Bitter

PubAddressLast Visit Seen
King Ethelbert InnReculver, Kent26 Aug 2023
Bird in HandHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire25 May 2021
Marston’s Brewery Visitors CentreBurton upon Trent, Staffordshire16 Oct 2019
The SwanAshford, Kent22 Apr 2019
Golden Lion InnLlangynhafal, Denbighshire10 Nov 2018
The Shipwrights ArmsSouthwark, Central London25 Sep 2018
The Flower Pot HotelAston, Berkshire26 Aug 2018
The Red LionNorthmoor, Oxfordshire06 Jul 2018
Spooner's BarPorthmadog, Gwynedd26 Jun 2018
The PheasantAshford, Kent20 Jan 2018
Thomas BecketCanterbury, Kent19 Oct 2017
The Globe in Morning LaneHackney, Greater London21 Aug 2017
The ChequersAmersham, Buckinghamshire30 Jul 2017
Village InnPark Gate, Hampshire13 Jul 2017
The Fat CatSheffield, South Yorkshire03 May 2017
The Marian Anderson (formerly The Bowler)Clerkenwell, Central London11 Mar 2017
Blacksmiths ArmsWillesborough, Kent07 Nov 2016
Maltsters ArmsRotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire21 Oct 2016
Prince AlbertNotting Hill, Central London17 Aug 2016
The Catherine WheelGoring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire26 Jul 2016
The Anchor InnHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire24 Jul 2016
Sussex CricketerHove, East Sussex28 May 2016
Horseshoe InnBermondsey, Central London31 Mar 2016
White LionManchester, Greater Manchester16 Mar 2016
The AkemanTring, Hertfordshire05 Mar 2016
The Tichborne ArmsTichborne, Hampshire21 Dec 2015
White LionClitheroe, Lancashire17 Dec 2015
Toby Carvery Eden ParkEden Park, Greater London21 Sep 2015
Swan InnWest Wycombe, Buckinghamshire18 Sep 2015
Old Post OfficeShrewsbury, Shropshire12 Jun 2015
VictoriaBarking, Greater London15 Apr 2015
Old Gate InnCanterbury, Kent08 Feb 2015
Red LionKnowle, West Midlands13 Jan 2015
The GeorgeBethersden, Kent10 Jan 2015
Three DawsGravesend, Kent28 Dec 2014
Dukes HeadHythe, Kent20 Nov 2014
Cunning ManBurghfield, Berkshire16 Nov 2014
The Poppy FieldsAllington, Kent19 Oct 2014
The QuayPoole, Dorset20 Sep 2014
Black HorseLacey Green, Buckinghamshire21 Aug 2014
The Malting HouseStoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire10 Aug 2014
Black Lion HotelEllesmere, Shropshire13 Jul 2014
Trout InnWolvercote, Oxfordshire06 Jul 2014
ChequersOxford, Oxfordshire06 Jul 2014
QuaysideWhitstable, Kent03 Jul 2014
The Queens HeadChesham, Buckinghamshire10 Jun 2014
Far from the Madding CrowdOxford, Oxfordshire01 Jun 2014
Dartford Working Men's ClubDartford, Kent09 Jan 2014
Captain Cook InnStaithes, North Yorkshire11 Jul 2013
Blue Bell InnCottingham, East Yorkshire05 Jul 2013
Green ManGrantchester, Cambridgeshire29 Jun 2013
The Drapers ArmsStevenage, Hertfordshire22 Jun 2013
Coachmakers ArmsWallingford, Oxfordshire11 May 2013
The Robin HoodIcklesham, East Sussex17 Mar 2013
The Royal Standard of EnglandForty Green, Buckinghamshire24 Feb 2013
The Olde Wine Vaults (formerly The Vaults Cask & Kitchen)Faversham, Kent23 Feb 2013
Robin Hood & Little JohnBexleyheath, Greater London09 Feb 2013
The White Lion HotelTenterden, Kent06 Feb 2013
The Bower InnMaidstone, Kent02 Feb 2013
The Good IntentPuttenham, Surrey10 Nov 2012
ShipmansNorthampton, Northamptonshire18 Sep 2012
The George InnMolash, Kent26 Jul 2012
Saxon ChiefMaidstone, Kent14 Jul 2012
Queens HotelPorthmadog, Gwynedd03 May 2012
The Phoenix TavernFaversham, Kent18 Apr 2012
The Last InnOswestry, Shropshire05 Feb 2012
Swan InnBicester, Oxfordshire29 Oct 2011
The Honest MillerBrook, Kent20 Jul 2011
Ye Olde Red Lion HotelMarket Bosworth, Leicestershire25 Dec 2010
The Edgar WallaceTemple, Central London19 Feb 2009
The HaywainBramling, Kent27 Sep 2008
TilleysNewcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear30 Oct 2007
The UnicornCanterbury, Kent27 Oct 2007
The Dartmouth ArmsForest Hill, Greater London16 Sep 2007
George & DragonSandwich, Kent31 Mar 2007
The Samuel PetoFolkestone, Kent15 May 2006
Pakenham ArmsBloomsbury, Central London28 Jan 2006
Dog & DuckSoho, Central London17 Dec 2005
The Lobster PotWest Malling, Kent16 Sep 2005
The DuckPett Bottom, Kent23 Aug 2005
Cheshire CheeseHope, Derbyshire20 Mar 2005
The White HorseDover, Kent03 Dec 2004

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.

King Ethelbert Inn, Reculver, Kent

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AndrewNot Tried26 Aug 2023
AndrewNot Tried14 Jul 2019

Bird in Hand, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

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Magnus GreelNot Tried25 May 2021
Philip PirripNot Tried26 Apr 2013 Won't touch this on principle after the Henley Brewery was closed
Stephen HarrisNot Tried21 Apr 2013

Marston’s Brewery Visitors Centre, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire

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ChrisENot Tried16 Oct 2019

The Swan, Ashford, Kent

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ChrisEUndrinkable22 Apr 2019 Taken off sale.
ChrisEGood23 Mar 2018
ChrisEExcellent13 Mar 2018

Golden Lion Inn, Llangynhafal, Denbighshire

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Magnus GreelGood10 Nov 2018

The Shipwrights Arms, Southwark, Central London

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Jack WilliamNot Tried25 Sep 2018
Stephen HarrisNot Tried24 Oct 2016
Jack WilliamAcceptable11 Apr 2016 Rather boring "cooking bitter".

The Flower Pot Hotel, Aston, Berkshire

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AndrewGood26 Aug 2018
Stephen HarrisGood21 Apr 2013 As a refresher, this pint worked well, although fruity, tangy, traditional, brown bitters are no longer really my favourite style.

The Red Lion, Northmoor, Oxfordshire

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Magnus GreelNot Tried06 Jul 2018

Spooner's Bar, Porthmadog, Gwynedd

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RayNot Tried26 Jun 2018

The Pheasant, Ashford, Kent

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Magnus GreelGood20 Jan 2018 Nice hoppy bitter bite to this, missed 4* as served rather cold.
Magnus GreelExcellent29 Aug 2017 At last, something different and in top form too.
ChrisEGood07 Aug 2015

Thomas Becket, Canterbury, Kent

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BrianNot Tried19 Oct 2017

The Globe in Morning Lane, Hackney, Greater London

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Magnus GreelNot Tried21 Aug 2017

The Chequers, Amersham, Buckinghamshire

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DosserNot Tried30 Jul 2017 At £4.60 I was not going to be drinking this.

Village Inn, Park Gate, Hampshire

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ChrisENot Tried13 Jul 2017

The Fat Cat, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

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Magnus GreelNot Tried03 May 2017

The Marian Anderson (formerly The Bowler), Clerkenwell, Central London

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Philip PirripGood11 Mar 2017 A mockery of the original Brakspear beer
ChrisEGood11 Mar 2017

Blacksmiths Arms, Willesborough, Kent

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Magnus GreelNot Tried07 Nov 2016
IanGood10 Jan 2015 Dry and likeable

Maltsters Arms, Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire

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WittendenExcellent21 Oct 2016 Old school spicy bitter.

Prince Albert, Notting Hill, Central London

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried17 Aug 2016

The Catherine Wheel, Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

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Jack WilliamNot Tried26 Jul 2016
Stephen HarrisNot Tried05 May 2013

The Anchor Inn, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

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Jack WilliamNot Tried24 Jul 2016

Sussex Cricketer, Hove, East Sussex

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried28 May 2016

Horseshoe Inn, Bermondsey, Central London

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried31 Mar 2016
Stephen HarrisNot Tried13 Jun 2014

White Lion, Manchester, Greater Manchester

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AndrewPoor16 Mar 2016 whiff of vinegar.

The Akeman, Tring, Hertfordshire

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AndrewGood05 Mar 2016 Nice enough

The Tichborne Arms, Tichborne, Hampshire

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WittendenNot Tried21 Dec 2015 When I first started enjoying beer, this was one to seek out.
WittendenNot Tried17 Dec 2011

White Lion, Clitheroe, Lancashire

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HSBNot Tried17 Dec 2015

Toby Carvery Eden Park, Eden Park, Greater London

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Philip PirripNot Tried21 Sep 2015

Swan Inn, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Magnus GreelExcellent18 Sep 2015 Lovely dry bitter finish

Old Post Office, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

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HSBNot Tried12 Jun 2015

Victoria, Barking, Greater London

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HSBAcceptable15 Apr 2015 Not long for this world.

Old Gate Inn, Canterbury, Kent

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Jack WilliamNot Tried08 Feb 2015
Jack WilliamNot Tried16 Nov 2014

Red Lion, Knowle, West Midlands

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ChrisENot Tried13 Jan 2015

The George, Bethersden, Kent

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IanNot Tried10 Jan 2015
ChrisEGood24 Apr 2013
ChrisENot Tried06 Feb 2013
TrevorNot Tried14 Nov 2012
TrevorNot Tried19 Oct 2012
ChrisEGood30 Jan 2011 A tasty session ale.
IanExcellent30 Jan 2011 Fresh yeasty and hoppy and enormously drinkable
ChrisENot Tried09 Dec 2010
WittendenNot Tried09 Mar 2010
IanNot Tried17 Apr 2006 Handpull

Three Daws, Gravesend, Kent

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried28 Dec 2014

Dukes Head, Hythe, Kent

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ChrisEGood20 Nov 2014
ChrisEAcceptable08 Jan 2014
ChrisEExcellent24 Oct 2013 In good condition.

Cunning Man, Burghfield, Berkshire

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried16 Nov 2014

The Poppy Fields, Allington, Kent

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TobesNot Tried19 Oct 2014

The Quay, Poole, Dorset

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TobesGood20 Sep 2014

Black Horse, Lacey Green, Buckinghamshire

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HSBNot Tried21 Aug 2014

The Malting House, Stoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire

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Jack WilliamNot Tried10 Aug 2014
Jack WilliamNot Tried12 Jul 2014

Black Lion Hotel, Ellesmere, Shropshire

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Jack WilliamAcceptable13 Jul 2014 badged as "Lion" - blast from the past - condition fine - but weak flavours.

Trout Inn, Wolvercote, Oxfordshire

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried06 Jul 2014

Chequers, Oxford, Oxfordshire

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried06 Jul 2014

Quayside, Whitstable, Kent

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Philip PirripNot Tried03 Jul 2014

The Queens Head, Chesham, Buckinghamshire

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Philip PirripNot Tried10 Jun 2014 Popular here. Wonder how many know it is a badge beer rather than the once original Henley brew
Stephen HarrisNot Tried01 Jan 2014

Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford, Oxfordshire

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried01 Jun 2014

Dartford Working Men's Club, Dartford, Kent

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ChrisENot Tried09 Jan 2014

Captain Cook Inn, Staithes, North Yorkshire

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McGargleNot Tried11 Jul 2013
StuNot Tried16 Jun 2013

Blue Bell Inn, Cottingham, East Yorkshire

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ChrisENot Tried05 Jul 2013
Philip PirripNot Tried05 Jul 2013

Green Man, Grantchester, Cambridgeshire

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried29 Jun 2013

The Drapers Arms, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

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HSBAcceptable22 Jun 2013 First pint
HSBGood22 Jun 2013 Second pint out. Suspect that not a lot of cask beer gets sold here.

Coachmakers Arms, Wallingford, Oxfordshire

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Stephen HarrisAcceptable11 May 2013 A rather bland, traditional bitter.

The Robin Hood, Icklesham, East Sussex

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried17 Mar 2013

The Royal Standard of England, Forty Green, Buckinghamshire

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried24 Feb 2013

The Olde Wine Vaults (formerly The Vaults Cask & Kitchen), Faversham, Kent

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AndrewNot Tried23 Feb 2013

Robin Hood & Little John, Bexleyheath, Greater London

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Philip PirripNot Tried09 Feb 2013
Philip PirripNot Tried27 Nov 2012
Philip PirripNot Tried26 May 2012 I used to drink this here very regularly when it was still Brakspear and it was marvellous

The White Lion Hotel, Tenterden, Kent

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ChrisENot Tried06 Feb 2013

The Bower Inn, Maidstone, Kent

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PedroGood02 Feb 2013
PedroExcellent19 Jan 2013

The Good Intent, Puttenham, Surrey

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WittendenNot Tried10 Nov 2012

Shipmans, Northampton, Northamptonshire

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HSBPoor18 Sep 2012

The George Inn, Molash, Kent

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TrevorNot Tried26 Jul 2012

Saxon Chief, Maidstone, Kent

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PedroGood14 Jul 2012

Queens Hotel, Porthmadog, Gwynedd

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RayAcceptable03 May 2012 First try on quick cask. Missing that assertive bitterness the Henley brew had.

The Phoenix Tavern, Faversham, Kent

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Philip PirripNot Tried18 Apr 2012 Really not sure why anyone sells this and subsequently anyone buys this badge-brew engineered beer when so much else is on the market.

The Last Inn, Oswestry, Shropshire

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Bear & Ragged StaffGood05 Feb 2012 Darker than I expected, some fruitiness followed with a pleasant lasting bitterness.

Swan Inn, Bicester, Oxfordshire

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AndrewGood29 Oct 2011 Too cold but fruity, golden and with caramel

The Honest Miller, Brook, Kent

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TrevorNot Tried20 Jul 2011 Unavailable
TrevorNot Tried06 Jul 2011
TrevorGood22 Jun 2011
TrevorExcellent08 Jun 2011 Enjoyable ale
TrevorNot Tried28 Apr 2010
TrevorExcellent13 Apr 2010 Quite a sharp edge to this very drinkable ale
TrevorNot Tried30 Mar 2010
TrevorNot Tried16 Mar 2010
TrevorGood02 Mar 2010 Good condition medium brown ale.

Ye Olde Red Lion Hotel, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire

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DubbelNot Tried25 Dec 2010
DubbelNot Tried25 Dec 2008

The Edgar Wallace, Temple, Central London

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IanNot Tried19 Feb 2009

The Haywain, Bramling, Kent

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AndrewNot Tried27 Sep 2008

Tilleys, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear

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IanNot Tried30 Oct 2007

The Unicorn, Canterbury, Kent

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BrianAcceptable27 Oct 2007 Not sure about this one. A bit watery in the mouth and a strange aroma of rubber.

The Dartmouth Arms, Forest Hill, Greater London

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AndrewAcceptable16 Sep 2007 Yeasty, slightly eggy, smell. Soft mouth feel with some bitterness and harsh malt

George & Dragon, Sandwich, Kent

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AndrewGood31 Mar 2007 A soft brown bitter. Not much more to say about it than that other than it was quiet palatable.

The Samuel Peto, Folkestone, Kent

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IanNot Tried15 May 2006

Pakenham Arms, Bloomsbury, Central London

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IanNot Tried28 Jan 2006

Dog & Duck, Soho, Central London

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IanNot Tried17 Dec 2005

The Lobster Pot, West Malling, Kent

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IanNot Tried16 Sep 2005
IanAcceptable27 Aug 2005 Reddish copper colour, floral hop nose, not a lot in the mouth with hoppy earthy finish. Not a bad session bitter

The Duck, Pett Bottom, Kent

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AndrewNot Tried23 Aug 2005

Cheshire Cheese, Hope, Derbyshire

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AndrewNot Tried20 Mar 2005

The White Horse, Dover, Kent

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IanNot Tried03 Dec 2004

Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood) Bitter

3.40% ABV.

A session beer. Amber in colour with a good fruit, hop and malt nose. The initial taste of malt and the well hopped bitterness quickly dissolves into a predominantly bitter-sweet and fruity finish.

We have tried this beer 44 times.

We have given this beer an average score of Acceptable to Good.

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