Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) Young's Winter Warmer

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.

Bunch of Grapes, London Bridge, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		09 Dec 2024	Earthy hearty fruity fare does what it says on the tin.

The White Lion Hotel, Tenterden, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		11 Nov 2024	This light unsyrupy dark fruits crystal clear nectar belied my presumptuous negative expectations.

The Dog (formerly Dog & Bull), Croydon, Greater London

Lord Nelson, High Barnet, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		06 Jan 2020	My first WW of this season and superb.

Spotted Horse, Putney, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		01 Jan 2020

The King's Arms, Wandsworth, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		03 Dec 2018

Spread Eagle, Wandsworth, Greater London

Calthorpe Arms, Bloomsbury, Central London

The Globe, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		06 Jan 2017	Going down well here but I can never forget that the pumpclip makes no reference to this beer's post September 2006 true provenance
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	10 Feb 2015

Brewers Inn, Wandsworth, Greater London

Queen Adelaide, Wandsworth, Greater London

The Alma, Wandsworth, Greater London

Founders Arms, Southwark, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		16 Nov 2016	Lacked body for a winter warmer.

The White Horse, Richmond, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		13 Nov 2016	It's been a while. Still a great beer.

The Freed Man, Walmer, Kent

Three Daws, Gravesend, Kent

Morpeth Arms, Pimlico, Central London

Jenny Lind, Hastings, East Sussex

Queens Head, Limehouse, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		03 Dec 2015	A seasonal beer I used to look forward to back in the 1970s. Not certain if I have drunk this since being brewed at Bedford. A shadow of its former self.

The Olde Trout Tavern, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

The White Swan, Charlton, Greater London

The Rising Sun, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex

Silver Cup, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		15 Jan 2015	Shadow of it's former self.

Marquess of Anglesey, Covent Garden, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		05 Jan 2015	£4.45 pp oh my Lord. Very cloying

Cutty Sark, East Greenwich, Greater London

Fox & Hounds, Belgravia, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		27 Nov 2014	Strong, quite dark and sweetish (is it in the Burton Ale style?). Bitterness in the aftertaste.

The Coopers Arms, Rochester, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	15 Nov 2014
Alenomore		04 Dec 2011	Great to see this old favourite. And much better than the original I thought.

The Brickmaker's Arms, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		10 Nov 2014	Quality pint at £3.20
Pedro		17 Dec 2012
Pedro		02 Dec 2012

The Grapes, Wandsworth, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		03 Feb 2014

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		01 Feb 2014
Tobes	Not Tried	25 Jan 2014
HSB	Not Tried	25 Jan 2014
Dosser		22 Dec 2012	Not what it used to be
Pedro	Not Tried	21 Dec 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	28 Nov 2010
Pedro	Not Tried	25 Nov 2010
Pedro		06 Dec 2009
Angie		05 Dec 2009	Outstanding with caramel flavouring

Duke's Head, Putney, Greater London

The Lamb, Bloomsbury, Central London

The Sutton Arms, Smithfield, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		17 Dec 2013	Very liquorice.

Dial Arch, Woolwich, Greater London

Black Cat (formerly Catford Ram), Catford, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		30 Nov 2013	Slow moving I guess so a tad warm

Watermans (formerly Watermans Arms), Richmond, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes		30 Nov 2013

Wheatsheaf, Southwark, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	15 Jan 2013
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	27 Dec 2012
Ian	Not Tried	10 Feb 2008
Ian		27 Jan 2008	Fruity and malty. Some raspberry, but that might be a perfume from one of the women sat close to me. It's an alright ESB, I've had better pints of this beer.

Bull Inn, West Malling, Kent

The Fox, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		08 Nov 2012
Pedro		15 Jan 2011	Even though it was being sold off at £2/pint
Pedro		23 Dec 2010

The Scared Crow, West Malling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		29 Dec 2011

Stile Bridge, Marden, Kent

The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Brian		11 Dec 2010	Yes good but not OP. Quite fresh and easy to drink. Belied 5%.

Star Inn, St Mary in the Marsh, Kent

The Chequers, Laddingford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		06 Feb 2010

The Nightingale, Balham, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		19 Dec 2009	You can't take it away from them, this is a great beer.

The Trinity Arms, Brixton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		07 Dec 2009	I really like this beer. Dark, fruity and full-bodied. Lovely.

The Parrot (Young's), Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew	Not Tried	13 Jan 2009
Brian		08 Jan 2009	Really excellent. Usual liquorice, chocolate depth, but with a hint of green apples from somewhere.
Ian	Not Tried	17 Dec 2008
Brian	Not Tried	11 Dec 2008	Tried this on my last visit (which I forgot to add) and it was excellent.

The River Bar, Southwark, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel		29 Dec 2008	I really don't 'get' Youngs beers. This is one of their better efforts I suppose but, despite being fresh as a daisy, really wasn't anything to write home about. There are a wealth of better winter warmers out there IMHO.

Artillery Arms, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		22 Nov 2008	Funny, I was looking at my entries for this beer only a couple of days ago. One of my favourite winter warmer beers, but this was more liquoricey than I remember. A steal at £2.50 a pint. Maybe its the first time they have brewed this at the new plant.

The White Swan, Reading Street, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		18 Nov 2008	Dark and fruity winter ale. Pretty good actually.

Eight Bells, Tenterden, Kent

The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		14 Jan 2006	Choc malts, deep flavours, warm attractive. Benefits from not being too dark and therefore having burnt roast malt. Touch of liquorice and stunningly good
Ian		13 Feb 2005	Dark brown/ruby beer with rich malty fruit and brown sugar flavour. Hoppy spiciness on the end. Splendid to keep you warm

The Samuel Peto, Folkestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		03 Jan 2006	One of my real favourite winter beers. Lots of rich fruit and chocolate malts. Smooth in the mouth and kicks a punch at the end although you can't really taste the alcohol. Gorgeous stuff, but I really must limit myself to only halves of this especially on an empty stomach. I was a bit wayward on the way back to the station.