Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby

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.

Nags Head, Reading, Berkshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	24 Oct 2025
Philip Pirrip		03 May 2013	£3.20 pp great value making a mockery of some prices in Godalming earlier today

Beacon Hotel, Sedgley, West Midlands

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	10 Sep 2021
Blair		17 Jan 2020	Such a good beer.
Stephen Harris		28 Feb 2015	Absolutely sublime. A real privilege to drink this next door to the brewery.
ChrisE	Not Tried	27 Nov 2014

The Cock Inn, Leek, Staffordshire

The Great Western, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		13 May 2019	Worthwhile nightcap (traincap) to power the journey back south
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	13 May 2019
ChrisE		29 Nov 2018	Fantastic pint. I had planned to visit the Beacon Hotel today, so I took advantage of the fact that this beer was available here.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	22 Jan 2014

Trafford Arms, Norwich, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	12 Feb 2019
HSB	Not Tried	12 Feb 2015
Martin the Mildman		18 Feb 2011	On form here with a well rounded sweetish, fruity taste and a long vineous finish. My score 16/20.

White Cliffs Beer Festival 2018, Dover, Kent

White Cliffs Beer Festival 2017, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		03 Feb 2017	Superb
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	03 Feb 2017

Sonder (formerly The Thirty-Nine Steps Brewhouse; The Thirty-Nine Steps Alehouse), Broadstairs, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		29 Jan 2017	Yummy.

The Hopwater Cellar, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Crown Inn, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

The Organ Grinder, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Mick		08 Jun 2016	A very long time since I have seen this on, gorgeous.

White Cliffs Beer Festival 2016, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		05 Feb 2016	Quality
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	05 Feb 2016	Quickly ran out

Olde Vic, Stockport, Greater Manchester

The Trafalgar, South Wimbledon, Greater London

Duke William, Burslem, Staffordshire

Gresley Arms, Alsagers Bank, Staffordshire

Weavers at Park Lane, Kidderminster, Worcestershire

The Coopers Tavern, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire

The Pub, Leicester, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stu		24 May 2013

The Last Inn, Oswestry, Shropshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Bear & Ragged Staff		07 May 2013	The complete dark beer. Perfect balance and body, great fruity and malty and darker tastes. Straight out of the barrel and spot on.
Bear & Ragged Staff		04 May 2013	The beer of the festival for me. Very deep ruby red in colour. The flavour is a complementing mixture of fruit, hops and malt all in perfecr balance. Great condition, straight from the barrel. Superb.

The Lower Chequer Inn, Sandbach, Cheshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Nick Willis		30 Apr 2013	An excellent mild, not to be rushed!

The Griffin Inn, Shustoke, Warwickshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Bear & Ragged Staff		20 Apr 2013	One of the best beers of its type.
Bear & Ragged Staff		01 Jan 2012	Not quite as I remember it. A bit thin on body and the dark tastes weren't as full as I expected, then again I think this is a dark mild so perhaps they shouldn't be too full on. Didn't punch its 6.0% weight.

The King's Head, Leicester, Leicestershire

The Bridge End Inn, Ruabon, Denbighshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Bear & Ragged Staff		24 Dec 2012	This was as I remember it, bags of fruit and liquorice. Perfect balance and so easy to drink. Be very wary at 6.0%.

01st Loughborough Winter Beer Festival, Loughborough, Leicestershire

Old Fountain, Old Street, Central London

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro	Not Tried	15 May 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	13 May 2012
Dosser		12 May 2012
Pedro		12 May 2012
Dosser		07 May 2012
Pedro		23 May 2011
Dosser		22 May 2011	A lovely sweet mild with a great kick.
Pedro		20 May 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	05 May 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	15 Dec 2010
Pedro	Not Tried	14 Dec 2010
Pedro		12 Dec 2010
Dosser		12 Dec 2010	From the cask in the cellar. Wonderful. Should be on tomorrow.
Pedro		26 Nov 2010
Pedro	Not Tried	25 Nov 2010
Dosser		25 Nov 2010	Doesnt get any better!!

Fly in the Loaf, Liverpool, Merseyside

Silk Mill Ale & Cider House, Derby, Derbyshire

Jinnie Inn, Rolleston-on-Dove, Staffordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Garry		22 Apr 2011	Nice mild, dark, not overly flavousome but the pleasant feeling in mouth belies the stenegth

White Cliffs Beer Festival 2011, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		04 Feb 2011	Shame I had this towards the end of the night so I don't remember too much about it. Do remember thoroughly enjoying it though.

The Trackside, Bury, Greater Manchester

01st Amber Valley Beer & Cider Festival (The Ripley Rail Ale Festival), Ripley, Derbyshire

Dartford Working Men's Club, Dartford, Kent

Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2009, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		10 Apr 2009	This beer is wonderful. May well be my favourite beer in the world ever. I just love the combination of fruit and roasted malt with the chocolate. Fantastic.

The White Horse, Parsons Green, Greater London

Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2008, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		21 Mar 2008	Delicious, very dark with a more pronounced nutty flavour than I've noticed before. This one one of the first to sell out unfortunately.

The Wenlock Arms, Hoxton, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		12 Aug 2006	I have seen this at a lot of festivals, but never had it. Black/ruby colour with lasting beige head. Bit of sickly malt. No real hop but dryish finish. Syrupy malt. In fact very syrupy malt. Couldn't drink too much of this. Nothing bad at all about it, but it's like liquid malt.

White Cliffs Beer Festival 2005, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		04 Feb 2005	Tasted like Rother Valley 'Level Best'. Not unpleasant but not for me really