Wadworth 6X

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.

Claret & Ale (formerly Claret Free House), Addiscombe, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		25 Nov 2025	Good condition but I felt lacked the depth of flavour 6X has had
Philip Pirrip		27 Aug 2024	First of a new cask - disappointing with no distinguishing feature(s)
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	12 Jan 2024
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	24 Jun 2023
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	23 Jun 2023

St James Tavern, Winchester, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew	Not Tried	13 Sep 2025
ChrisE	Not Tried	04 Jan 2020
ChrisE	Not Tried	29 Dec 2018
Andrew		16 May 2015	I don't like 6x. I don't know why I bought it.
Andrew	Not Tried	30 Sep 2005

The British Queen, Lower Willingdon, East Sussex

Black Horse, Densole, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew	Not Tried	12 Jul 2025
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	04 Oct 2023	Alas not available.
Andrew		25 Aug 2023	Good condition. Soft in mouth. Bit of sickly twiglet going on

The Five Bells, Eastry, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		26 Jun 2025

The Star, Godalming, Surrey

St Crispin Inn, Worth, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		27 Feb 2025	Bland.

White Hart, Castle Combe, Wiltshire

Grove House Club, Dorking, Surrey

The Royal Standard, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		19 Sep 2024

The Dolphin, Portsmouth, Hampshire

The Trigger Pond, Bucknell, Oxfordshire

White Hart Tap, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Australian Arms, Ramsgate, Kent

The Park Tavern, Eltham, Greater London

Black Lion Hotel, Cardigan, Ceredigion

Broad Street Tavern, Wokingham, Berkshire

The Blue Boar, Aldbourne, Wiltshire

Robin Hood & Little John, Bexleyheath, Greater London

The George Staples, Blackfen, Greater London

William Cobbett, Farnham, Surrey

Old Bell Hotel, Warminster, Wiltshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	05 Oct 2019
Stephen Harris		15 Sep 2012	A smooth, malty, old-fashioned, chestnut-coloured bitter with a hint of sweetness/vanilla in the taste.

The Bull, Newmarket, Suffolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		06 Sep 2019

Lions of Bledlow, Bledlow, Buckinghamshire

Red Lion, Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE	Not Tried	20 Jun 2019
Stephen Harris		03 May 2014	The best pint of 6X I have drunk in a long time. Traditional, fruity bitter.
Mick		29 Jan 2013	Good condition, malty but perhaps not to my taste.

The Ship on Shore, Sheerness, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Archie14		02 Jun 2019	Great condition drawn straight from the cask.

The Little Ship, Fortuneswell, Dorset

The Red Shoot Inn & Brewery, Linwood, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William	Not Tried	28 Apr 2019	Badge says 4.1%
Eddie		19 Oct 2012	Not had this for yonks! Like Doombar today or landlord was a few years back 6x use to be everywhere! Not so today and its a shame as its a very good best bitter bursting with the most typical of Wadworths key notes i.e very oak heavy. Lovely :)
Andrew	Not Tried	11 Jun 2010

The Bear Hotel, Crickhowell, Powys

Bell & Crown, Canterbury, Kent

The George IV, Great Amwell, Hertfordshire

The Edmund Halley, Lee Green, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		02 Jul 2018

Kings Arms, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

The Vectis Tavern, Cowes, Isle of Wight

The Anchor Inn, Cowes, Isle of Wight

Wig & Quill, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Bowl Inn, Charing, Kent

The Dandy Lion, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William	Not Tried	20 Jun 2017
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	07 Feb 2015
Jack William		16 Jun 2013

The Crown, Ramsgate, Kent

Goat & Tricycle, Bournemouth, Dorset

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE	Not Tried	08 Apr 2017
Mick		22 Dec 2011	Malt with some hops, sweet fruit and a bittersweet finish

The Posada, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Alex, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		13 Nov 2016	A regular, brown Bitter.

Road to Morocco, Northampton, Northamptonshire

The New Fairlop Oak, Barkingside, Greater London

The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		28 Aug 2016	Far too malty for me
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	24 Jul 2015

Greyhound Inn, Wilton, Wiltshire

The Leopard, Norwich, Norfolk

Griffin, Caversham, Berkshire

Outlook, Reading, Berkshire

Abel Heywood, Manchester, Greater Manchester

The White Swan, Charlton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		19 Jan 2016	Should have sent this murky, obviously end of cask back
Philip Pirrip		17 Jan 2016

Cheshire Cheese, City, Central London

General Havelock, Hastings, East Sussex

The Whole Hog, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

The Original Plough (formerly The Plough), Chelmsford, Essex

Jolly Huntsman, Kington St Michael, Wiltshire

Quarrymans Arms, Box, Wiltshire

The White Swan, Covent Garden, Central London

The York, Islington, Central London

The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Goldengrove, Stratford, Greater London

Arena Tavern, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		23 Jun 2015	Not a beer I enjoy but the best substitute.

Ye Olde Whyte Swanne, Louth, Lincolnshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE	Not Tried	17 Jun 2015
HSB		28 Aug 2013	Not a favourite beer of mine.

Talbot, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire

Windsor Castle, Marylebone, Central London

Castle, Outwood, Surrey

George IV, Aldwych, Central London

The Guildhall, Folkestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		25 Mar 2015
ChrisE	Not Tried	27 Nov 2013

Ivy Bush, Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion

Queen's Hotel, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire

Ship, Grays, Essex

The Piccadilly, Manchester, Greater Manchester

The Shakespeare, Birmingham, West Midlands

Greswolde Arms Hotel, Knowle, West Midlands

The Magpie, City, Central London

The Bear, Melksham, Wiltshire

Kings Arms, Melksham, Wiltshire

The Congress Inn, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Nick Willis	Not Tried	19 Nov 2014
Nick Willis	Not Tried	09 Jun 2014
Nick Willis	Not Tried	06 Jun 2014
Nick Willis	Not Tried	21 May 2014
Nick Willis	Not Tried	19 May 2014
Nick Willis	Not Tried	16 May 2014
Nick Willis	Not Tried	14 May 2014
Nick Willis	Not Tried	29 Apr 2014
Nick Willis	Not Tried	25 Apr 2014
Nick Willis	Not Tried	24 Apr 2014
Nick Willis	Not Tried	23 Apr 2014
Nick Willis	Not Tried	17 Apr 2014
Nick Willis	Not Tried	16 Aug 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	14 Aug 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	11 Aug 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	08 Aug 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	04 Aug 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	01 Aug 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	31 Jul 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	29 Jul 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	28 Jul 2013
Nick Willis		24 Jul 2013	And people choose to drink this?
Nick Willis	Not Tried	21 Jul 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	18 Jul 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	10 Jul 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	08 Jul 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	05 Jul 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	01 Jul 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	29 Jun 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	11 Jun 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	07 Jun 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	04 Jun 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	31 May 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	15 May 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	07 May 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	03 May 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	24 Apr 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	11 Apr 2013
Nick Willis	Not Tried	09 Apr 2013
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	26 Nov 2012
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	02 May 2012

The Three Crowns, Bushey, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		27 Sep 2014	Perfectly good condition but just not a very interesting beer.
Andrew		24 Dec 2012	Never been my favorite beer but it's honest at least

Doggett's Coat & Badge, Southwark, Central London

Rope & Anchor, Poole, Dorset

Pontefract Castle, Marylebone, Central London

Royal George, Euston, Central London

Ye Olde Mitre, Holborn, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		11 Aug 2014	Served from a wooden cask which gave it a slightly sour taste.

The Queens Tap, Swindon, Wiltshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		21 Jul 2014
Philip Pirrip		30 Dec 2013
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	19 Sep 2013
Philip Pirrip		25 Mar 2013	All the bitter flavours but a tad chilled

The Corryvreckan, Oban, Argyll and Bute

The Anchor, Southwark, Central London

Kings Arms, Sandford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

The Wheelwrights Arms, St Nicholas Hurst, Berkshire

Eliot Arms, Tregadillett, Cornwall

The New Fox Inn (formerly The Windmill Inn), Willesborough, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Trevor		11 May 2014
Trevor	Not Tried	12 Jan 2014
Trevor	Not Tried	29 Sep 2013
Trevor		08 Sep 2013

The Three Hats, Milton Regis, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		20 Feb 2014	Lipsmacking bitterness in this oft ignored old school beer

Queen Victoria, Rottingdean, East Sussex

The Bree Louise, Euston, Central London

Kings Stores, Spitalfields, Central London

King's Head, Canterbury, Kent

Buck, Tilney St Lawrence, Norfolk

Ye George Inn, Beckenham, Greater London

Anchor Bleu, Bosham, West Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
thebrewingman		14 Apr 2013

The Peacock (formerly The Junction; The Angel), Islington, Central London

Crown Lodge Hotel, Outwell, Norfolk

The Lamp Tavern, Birmingham, West Midlands

The Kings Arms, Offham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro	Not Tried	29 Dec 2012
Pedro		27 Dec 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	25 Dec 2012

The Chequers Inn, Smarden, Kent

The Fox & Goose, Weavering Street, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		02 Nov 2012

The Foresters Arms, Fordingbridge, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Eddie		25 Oct 2012

The Old Monkey, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Who	Score	When	Notes
Mick		15 Oct 2012	Average pint of this dark ale.

Woolpack Inn, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire

Whittles, Oldham, Greater Manchester

Botolphs Bridge Inn, West Hythe, Kent

The Butchers Arms, Herne, Kent

The Stanley Arms, Portslade, East Sussex

The Hop Pocket, Bossingham, Kent

The Bull, Barming, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		20 May 2012

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

Chalk and Cheese, Shouldham, Norfolk

Hole in the Wall, Torquay, Devon

Lord John Russell, Bloomsbury, Central London

The Last Inn, Oswestry, Shropshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Bear & Ragged Staff		20 Dec 2011	Twenty five years since I've had a pint of this. Dificult to believe we made such a fuss the first time around. This was bland and dull, slight maltiness and sweet. In fairness, others liked it!

The Wheatsheaf, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		02 Dec 2011

Bosun's Chair, Lymington, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
MattY1		05 Nov 2011	Have not had 6x in a while and was pleased to find this example in good condition with strong woody notes.

Turf Tavern, Oxford, Oxfordshire

The Sugar Loaf, Market Harborough, Leicestershire

The George Inn, Molash, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Trevor		28 Sep 2011

Hilden Manor, Tonbridge, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Trevor		19 Aug 2011

King Street Tavern, Southsea, Hampshire

Stile Bridge, Marden, Kent

Clatford Arms, Clatford, Hampshire

Farriers Arms, Mersham, Kent

The Newshouse, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Rushden Historical Transport Society, Rushden, Northamptonshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen		13 Oct 2010	Been around for years but never tried it till now was the right decision I think

Carriages, Sean, Worcestershire

Dartford Beer Festival 2010, Dartford, Kent

The Phoenix, Canterbury, Kent

Hare & Hounds, Devizes, Wiltshire

Three Crowns, Devizes, Wiltshire

Bayshill Inn, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

The Honest Miller, Brook, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Trevor	Not Tried	04 Nov 2009
Trevor		21 Oct 2009	Good full bodied drink

Welby Arms, Allington, Lincolnshire

The Weather Station (formerly The Eldon Arms), Reading, Berkshire

Hobgoblin, Canterbury, Kent

Fordwich Arms, Fordwich, Kent

The Monument, Whitstable, Kent

King & Queen, East Malling, Kent

The Fleur de Lis, Sandwich, Kent

The Tickled Trout, Wye, Kent

Half Moon & Seven Stars, Preston, Kent

Fly in the Loaf, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Lord Nelson, Hythe, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Steve		01 Dec 2006	Had a couple of these after Ringwood run out again very good condition

The Mundy Bois, Mundy Bois, Kent

Ship Inn, Axmouth, Devon

Bridge Arms (formerly The White Horse Inn), Bridge, Kent

The Bull Inn, Eastry, Kent

Royal Lion Hotel, Lyme Regis, Dorset

The Dog & Duck, Plucks Gutter, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		16 Jul 2005	Brown nutty bitter with a sickly sweet aftertaste. Not one for me I think

The Black Lion, Appledore, Kent