Batemans XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version)

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 Fox & Crown, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Waggon & Horses, York, North Yorkshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		07 Jul 2017
McGargle	Not Tried	15 Oct 2010

The Champion, Norwich, Norfolk

The Crosse Keys, City, Central London

The Coronation Hall, Surbiton, Surrey

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		21 Nov 2015

The Fat Cat, Norwich, Norfolk

The Pilgrim's Progress, Bedford, Bedfordshire

The Richard John Blackler, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Sir Michael Balcon, Ealing, Greater London

The Weavers, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire

The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		07 Mar 2015	Usual sweet Batemans with little bitterness

Vine Hotel, Skegness, Lincolnshire

Sheaf View, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes	Not Tried	06 Dec 2014
Tobes	Not Tried	19 Jul 2014
Toby	Not Tried	16 Jun 2013
Alenomore		16 Nov 2012	Possibly the best ale from this good old Lincolnshire brewer. Top condition X amount of pints devoured this session...
Alenomore		07 Oct 2012
Alenomore		23 Aug 2012	Superb. Good to see and sample it again. A proper 5* ale.
Pedro		27 May 2011

The Belle and Lion, Sheerness, Kent

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser	Not Tried	13 Jul 2014
Tobes	Not Tried	12 Jul 2014
Dosser	Not Tried	24 Jul 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	24 Jul 2011	Label states 4.5%
Alenomore		23 Jul 2011	Some debate tonite on whether this has changed or not. Seems worse to me as Batemans dark ales are all usually very good.
Pedro		21 Jul 2011	Given a sample although not yet on, it certainly could be better and now it shows 4.5% on pump clip (noted 1996 GBG said 5.0%) so dumbing down and losing flavour !

The John Logie Baird, Hastings, East Sussex

The Ale House, Chelmsford, Essex

The Prince Albert, Ely, Cambridgeshire

The Muggleton Inn, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alenomore	Not Tried	22 Sep 2013
Tobes	Not Tried	10 Aug 2013
Pedro		06 Jan 2013
Alenomore	Not Tried	27 Nov 2012
Alenomore	Not Tried	26 Nov 2012
Alenomore		18 Jul 2010	Finally, an ale that was on! Very good as well. Also saw a new ale from GK called Sundance, not on Pubsandbeer (yet) and not on in Mugg's either?
Ian	Not Tried	16 Sep 2005

Kings Arms, Norwich, Norfolk

Palatine, Morecambe, Lancashire

The Bridge End Inn, Ruabon, Denbighshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Bear & Ragged Staff		16 Mar 2013	Nice malt and a little sweet, good kick of liquorice. Didn't quite live up to the hype for me.

Penderel's Oak, Holborn, Central London

Tap & Mallet, Loughborough, Leicestershire

The Sir John Arderne, Newark, Nottinghamshire

The Victoria Hotel, Beeston, Nottinghamshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		16 Jun 2012

Poet & Castle, Codnor, Derbyshire

The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11	Not Tried	30 Jan 2012
oz11		27 Jan 2012	Not as good as it used to be.

The Swatters Carr, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

The West Gate Inn, Canterbury, Kent

The Humphrey Bean, Tonbridge, Kent

The Rum Puncheon, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		15 Jan 2011	I could taste caramel, bread and grains with light bitterness in the finish. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
ChrisE		15 Jan 2011	Superb, so good that I had another one.

Palmerston Arms, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		18 Dec 2010
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	18 Dec 2010
Stephen	Not Tried	15 Oct 2010
Stephen	Not Tried	02 Oct 2010

Hit or Miss, Stamford, Lincolnshire

The City Arms, Manchester, Greater Manchester

The Druids Arms, Maidstone, Kent

The Trackside, Bury, Greater Manchester

The Ship Inn (Rum Runner), Retford, Nottinghamshire

The Moon & Bell, Loughborough, Leicestershire

The Paper Moon, Dartford, Kent

The Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ray		03 Jul 2010	Full bodied, malty dark brown ale distinguished by Bateman's yeast. Dry, fruity finish.

The Good Intent, Rochester, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		01 May 2010

The Bell & Jorrocks, Frittenden, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		10 Apr 2010

Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2010, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		03 Apr 2010

Swan & Rushes, Leicester, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stu	Not Tried	18 Sep 2009
Stu		14 Feb 2009	Dark,Malty with a good aroma and bitter finish.

The Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough, Leicestershire

The Stratford Haven, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire

White Horse, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire

The Red Lion, Bromley, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel		11 Feb 2009	Crimson rouge, sparkling clarity, full rounded fruity malts and a warming finish. Delicious. And I was shocked to see that ours were virtually the last pints out of the barrel.

The Red Cow, Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel		26 Dec 2008	An East Midlands stalwart. Dark with ruby hues, Batemans big malt and a hint of caramel in there.

The Lobster Pot, West Malling, Kent

The Churchill Tavern, Ramsgate, Kent

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian	Not Tried	09 Jan 2008
Ian		07 Jan 2008	A decent standby beer. Good malts, excellent condition, good mouthfeel.
Ian		07 Aug 2005	Dark reddish copper colour. Caramel runs through this beer with good malts and a lasting beige head. Lovely beer
Ian		26 Jan 2005	Good dark brown malty beer with good hops on the end

The Thomas Ingoldsby, Canterbury, Kent

White Hart Tap, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		07 Jul 2007	I expected it to be malty and it is. Good bitterness on end.

Philharmonic Dining Rooms, Liverpool, Merseyside

Bow Street Tavern (formerly The Covent Garden; The Globe), Covent Garden, Central London

Lincolnshire Poacher, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire