Brains Hancock's HB
| The Wellington | Birmingham, West Midlands | 10 Sep 2021 |
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| St Bride's Inn | Little Haven, Pembrokeshire | 04 Sep 2018 |
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| The Prince Albert | Brighton, East Sussex | 23 Aug 2018 |
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| Swan on the River | Littleport, Cambridgeshire | 25 Aug 2017 |
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| The Chequers Inn | Smarden, Kent | 05 Nov 2016 |
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| The Bull Tavern | Woolwich, Greater London | 26 Jul 2016 |
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| Spooner's Bar | Porthmadog, Gwynedd | 08 Apr 2012 |
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| Black Cock Inn | Caerphilly Mountain, Glamorgan | 09 Mar 2012 |
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| Station Inn | Porthmadog, Gwynedd | 08 Mar 2012 |
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| Black Horse & Hoodens | Borough Green, Kent | 16 Dec 2011 |
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| Black Boy Inn | Caernarfon, Gwynedd | 08 May 2011 |
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| Henry Simmonds | Borough Green, Kent | 02 Apr 2011 |
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| King Ethelbert Inn | Reculver, Kent | 08 May 2010 |
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| The Black Lion | Appledore, Kent | 09 Apr 2006 |
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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 Wellington, Birmingham, West Midlands
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 10 Sep 2021 | |
St Bride's Inn, Little Haven, Pembrokeshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Jack William | Not Tried | 04 Sep 2018 | |
| Jack William |  | 23 Apr 2017 | Not the most flavoursome bitter - but a silky smooth drink and a head that stayed to the end. |
| Jack William | Not Tried | 22 Apr 2017 | |
The Prince Albert, Brighton, East Sussex
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 23 Aug 2018 | Bashed out at £2.80pp, not a jot of brewing provenance honesty at point of sale |
Swan on the River, Littleport, Cambridgeshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Andrew |  | 25 Aug 2017 | |
The Chequers Inn, Smarden, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Wittenden | Not Tried | 05 Nov 2016 | |
| Wittenden | Not Tried | 19 Jun 2011 | |
| Wittenden | | 02 Oct 2010 | Mid brown nutty bitter, a bit too sweet for me, but with a prolonged hoppy finish. |
The Bull Tavern, Woolwich, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 26 Jul 2016 | No Brains provenance at point of sale so no go for me |
Spooner's Bar, Porthmadog, Gwynedd
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ray | Not Tried | 08 Apr 2012 | Contract brew for brand owner Coors. |
Black Cock Inn, Caerphilly Mountain, Glamorgan
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 09 Mar 2012 | |
Station Inn, Porthmadog, Gwynedd
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ray | Not Tried | 08 Mar 2012 | Just came on. Brand owned by Coors and, I think, brewed by Brains. |
Black Horse & Hoodens, Borough Green, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Pedro | Not Tried | 16 Dec 2011 | |
| Pedro |  | 09 Dec 2011 | |
Black Boy Inn, Caernarfon, Gwynedd
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| ChrisE | Not Tried | 08 May 2011 | I am not sure where this is brewed now. |
Henry Simmonds, Borough Green, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Pedro | | 02 Apr 2011 | |
| Pedro | | 03 Oct 2009 | Not inspiring but ok quality |
| Ian |  | 26 Jul 2008 | Tastes like home brew. Yeast, green apple and malt. Very very poor, but not off, just a badly brewed beer. |
King Ethelbert Inn, Reculver, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Andrew | | 08 May 2010 | In good condition. Nice malty-nutty notes. I liked this brown bitter. |
| Andrew | Not Tried | 11 Nov 2007 | |
The Black Lion, Appledore, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Andrew | Not Tried | 09 Apr 2006 | |
| Ian | | 07 May 2005 | Mid brown colour. Piney hops on nose, ok in mouth, some good citrus acids, bitter finish. |
| Andrew | | 07 May 2005 | A brown bitter that tasted slighly syrupy with a hoppy twang |
3.60% ABV.
We have tried this beer 10 times.
We have given this beer an average score of to .
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