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The Bottle of Sack (Lloyds No. 1 {Wetherspoon sub-brand})

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry)Excellent1
Newby Wyke - White SquallExcellent1
Backyard - StoutExcellent1
St Peter's - Fruit Beer GrapefruitExcellent1
Greene King - AbbotGood1
Elgood's - Thin IceAcceptable1

Visits Details

27 Dec 2012 (Dosser)
Fair crowd in, but disappointing range of beers
BeerABVScoreNotes
Elgood's - Thin Ice4.70AcceptableA bit thin and watery and no sparkler.
25 Dec 2012 (Dosser)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry)5.60Excellent
Greene King - Abbot5.00Good
31 Oct 2012 (Dosser)
A disappointing selection of ales including Ruddles, IPA and Abbott.
BeerABVScoreNotes
St Peter's - Fruit Beer Grapefruit4.70Excellent
24 Apr 2012 (Dosser)
A few in
BeerABVScoreNotes
Backyard - Stout4.80ExcellentSuperb beer from Walsall
27 Feb 2012 (Dosser)
Small crowd in. Sorry not available very popular today.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Newby Wyke - White Squall4.80Excellent

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About The Bottle of Sack

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent13
Good17
Acceptable5
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1QG.

In Birmingham Road, the name of this Wetherspoon pub comes from a quote in Shakespeare's play Henry IV, 'fill me a bottle of sack: our soldiers shall march through; we'll to Sutton Co'fil' tonight'. Shakespeare's mother, Mary Arden, was a member of a leading local family.

We have visited this pub 25 times, seen 28 different beers and tried 26 of them.

Map location

Postcode: B72 1QG