Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) Suffolk County Best Bitter
| The Black Lion | Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire | 21 May 2025 |
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| The Merchants Inn | Rugby, Warwickshire | 09 Oct 2024 |
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| The Mermaid | St Albans, Hertfordshire | 22 Apr 2024 |
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| This Ancient Boro' | Tenterden, Kent | 23 Oct 2019 |
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| The Watch House | Lewisham, Greater London | 11 May 2019 |
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| The Royal Oak | Dorchester, Dorset | 03 May 2019 |
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| The Shakespeare's Head | Holborn, Central London | 01 May 2019 |
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| 12 Degrees (a.k.a. RAMS Micropub 12 Degrees) | Rochester, Kent | 26 Oct 2018 |
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| The Compass Alehouse | Gravesend, Kent | 29 Nov 2016 |
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| The Blue Boar | Billericay, Essex | 02 Sep 2016 |
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| The Alexandra Arms | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | 18 Feb 2016 |
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| The Mash Tun | Dover, Kent | 28 Jan 2016 |
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| The Two Halves | Margate, Kent | 21 Jan 2016 |
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| Turf Tavern | Oxford, Oxfordshire | 22 Dec 2015 |
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| Goldengrove | Stratford, Greater London | 07 Dec 2015 |
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| Montefiore Arms | Ramsgate, Kent | 27 Jul 2015 |
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| The Compton Arms | Islington, Central London | 28 May 2015 |
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| The Swan | Brome, Suffolk | 10 May 2015 |
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| The Railway | Wymondham, Norfolk | 18 Apr 2015 |
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| The Whiffler | Hellesdon, Norfolk | 13 Apr 2015 |
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| The European (formerly Spark House; The Drum) | Leyton, Greater London | 26 Dec 2014 |
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| The Beer Emporium | Bristol, Avon | 07 Nov 2014 |
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| The Wrong Turn | Barfrestone, Kent | 29 Aug 2014 |
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| Sir William Peel | Sandy, Bedfordshire | 08 Aug 2014 |
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| Express Tavern (use other entry now please) | Brentford, Greater London | 17 Jun 2014 |
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| White Hart | Roydon - South Norfolk, Norfolk | 12 Jun 2014 |
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| The Feathers | Wymondham, Norfolk | 09 Mar 2014 |
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| The Crown | Westleton, Suffolk | 02 Oct 2011 |
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| Lobster Shack (formerly The Whitstable Brewery Bar) | Whitstable, Kent | 22 Jul 2011 |
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| The Red Lion | Ripley, Derbyshire | 02 Oct 2010 |
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| The Amber Rooms | Loughborough, Leicestershire | 25 Sep 2010 |
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| The Axe & Compasses | Aythorpe Roding, Essex | 18 Aug 2010 |
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| The Harlequin | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 09 Jun 2009 |
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| Jolly Millers | Cottenham, Cambridgeshire | 22 May 2008 |
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| The County Hotel | Ashford, Kent | 05 Jul 2005 |
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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 Black Lion, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 21 May 2025 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 09 Oct 2015 | |
| ChrisE | Not Tried | 18 Jul 2015 | |
| HSB | Not Tried | 21 Jun 2015 | |
The Merchants Inn, Rugby, Warwickshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 09 Oct 2024 | |
The Mermaid, St Albans, Hertfordshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 22 Apr 2024 | |
This Ancient Boro', Tenterden, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| ChrisE | Not Tried | 23 Oct 2019 | |
The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 11 May 2019 | |
The Royal Oak, Dorchester, Dorset
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Trevor |  | 03 May 2019 | |
The Shakespeare's Head, Holborn, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 01 May 2019 | |
12 Degrees (a.k.a. RAMS Micropub 12 Degrees), Rochester, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 26 Oct 2018 | |
The Compass Alehouse, Gravesend, Kent
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 29 Nov 2016 | |
The Blue Boar, Billericay, Essex
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 02 Sep 2016 | |
The Alexandra Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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| HSB | Not Tried | 18 Feb 2016 | |
The Mash Tun, Dover, Kent
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| ChrisE | Not Tried | 28 Jan 2016 | |
The Two Halves, Margate, Kent
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| ChrisE | Not Tried | 21 Jan 2016 | |
Turf Tavern, Oxford, Oxfordshire
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| HSB | Not Tried | 22 Dec 2015 | |
Goldengrove, Stratford, Greater London
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| HSB | Not Tried | 07 Dec 2015 | |
Montefiore Arms, Ramsgate, Kent
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| Dosser | Not Tried | 27 Jul 2015 | |
The Compton Arms, Islington, Central London
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 28 May 2015 | |
The Swan, Brome, Suffolk
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| HSB |  | 10 May 2015 | Well kept pint. |
The Railway, Wymondham, Norfolk
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| HSB | Not Tried | 18 Apr 2015 | |
| HSB | Not Tried | 27 Jun 2014 | |
The Whiffler, Hellesdon, Norfolk
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| HSB | Not Tried | 13 Apr 2015 | |
The European (formerly Spark House; The Drum), Leyton, Greater London
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| Philip Pirrip |  | 26 Dec 2014 | Nethergate seems to have lost all of its USP - its historic hoppiness |
The Beer Emporium, Bristol, Avon
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| Tobes | Not Tried | 07 Nov 2014 | |
The Wrong Turn, Barfrestone, Kent
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| Jack William |  | 29 Aug 2014 | Only a taster - but not keen, rather sour. |
Sir William Peel, Sandy, Bedfordshire
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 08 Aug 2014 | |
Express Tavern (use other entry now please), Brentford, Greater London
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| HSB | Not Tried | 17 Jun 2014 | |
White Hart, Roydon - South Norfolk, Norfolk
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| HSB | Not Tried | 12 Jun 2014 | |
The Feathers, Wymondham, Norfolk
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| HSB |  | 09 Mar 2014 | Not to my taste. |
The Crown, Westleton, Suffolk
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| thebrewingman | Not Tried | 02 Oct 2011 | |
Lobster Shack (formerly The Whitstable Brewery Bar), Whitstable, Kent
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| Pedro | Not Tried | 22 Jul 2011 | |
The Red Lion, Ripley, Derbyshire
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| Alenomore | Not Tried | 02 Oct 2010 | |
The Amber Rooms, Loughborough, Leicestershire
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| Alenomore | Not Tried | 25 Sep 2010 | |
The Axe & Compasses, Aythorpe Roding, Essex
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| Wittenden |  | 18 Aug 2010 | A dark, almost ruby best bitter. perhaps a little sweet and cloying for me.Too well balanced? |
The Harlequin, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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| Arthur | Not Tried | 09 Jun 2009 | |
Jolly Millers, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire
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| Ian | Not Tried | 22 May 2008 | |
The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent
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| Ian | Not Tried | 05 Jul 2005 | |
| Ian |  | 30 Jun 2005 | Mid brown beer with some malty fruit and some hops, but to be honest more or less instantly forgettable, but nothing actually wrong with it |