Butcombe Gold
| The Brockley Barge | Brockley, Greater London | 17 Jun 2024 |
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| The Watch House | Lewisham, Greater London | 07 Apr 2024 |
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| The Anchor Inn | Wingham, Kent | 11 Jun 2023 |
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| The Lyric | Soho, Central London | 28 Feb 2023 |
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| The Anchor | Sevenoaks, Kent | 24 Aug 2021 |
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| Cottage Inn | Bristol, Avon | 01 Nov 2018 |
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| The Basketmakers Arms | Brighton, East Sussex | 19 May 2018 |
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| The River Ale House | East Greenwich, Greater London | 27 Nov 2017 |
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| The Crown Hotel | Biggleswade, Bedfordshire | 20 Sep 2017 |
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| The Allied Arms | Reading, Berkshire | 19 Jul 2017 |
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| The Wrong 'Un | Bexleyheath, Greater London | 13 Jul 2017 |
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| The Swan in the Rushes | Loughborough, Leicestershire | 21 Jun 2017 |
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| The Bell | Walthamstow, Greater London | 06 Mar 2017 |
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| The Wrong Turn | Barfrestone, Kent | 10 Feb 2017 |
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| Early Doors Cider & Ale Barn | Draycott, Somerset | 08 Oct 2016 |
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| The Thomas Waghorn | Chatham, Kent | 28 Jul 2016 |
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| The Moon on the Square | Basildon, Essex | 09 Jul 2016 |
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| The New Inn | Canterbury, Kent | 16 Jun 2016 |
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| The Bull | Woolwich, Greater London | 27 Feb 2016 |
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| Salisbury Arms | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | 18 Feb 2016 |
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| The Red Cow | Richmond, Greater London | 04 Feb 2016 |
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| Fez | Margate, Kent | 20 Dec 2015 |
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| Hamilton Hall | City, Central London | 30 Sep 2015 |
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| The Pilgrim's Progress | Bedford, Bedfordshire | 27 Aug 2015 |
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| The Fox | Temple Ewell, Kent | 21 Aug 2015 |
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| The Bricklayers Arms | Sydenham, Greater London | 06 Mar 2015 |
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| The Viaduct Tavern | City, Central London | 04 Feb 2015 |
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| The Windmill Inn | Portishead, Somerset | 25 Jan 2015 |
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| The Fox | Felpham, West Sussex | 11 Dec 2014 |
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| The Greyhound | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire | 20 Nov 2014 |
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| The Old Bell | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | 10 Sep 2014 |
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| The Old Green Tree | Bath, Somerset | 01 Sep 2014 |
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| The Society Rooms | Maidstone, Kent | 19 Jul 2014 |
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| The Lord Nelson | Winterslow, Wiltshire | 11 Jul 2014 |
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| The Bank | Plymouth, Devon | 05 Jul 2014 |
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| The Peter Cushing | Whitstable, Kent | 19 Apr 2014 |
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| Kings Head | Bristol, Avon | 17 Mar 2014 |
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| The Parcel Yard | King's Cross / St Pancras, Central London | 15 Jun 2013 |
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| The Ale House | Stroud, Gloucestershire | 25 Mar 2013 |
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| The Red Bull | Eccles, Kent | 03 Jan 2013 |
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| Black Horse & Hoodens | Borough Green, Kent | 24 Nov 2012 |
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| The Cock Inn | Halstead, Kent | 18 Aug 2012 |
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| Duke of Wellington | Wareham, Dorset | 23 Jun 2012 |
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| Volunteer Inn | Lyme Regis, Dorset | 14 Jun 2012 |
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| The Sheaf | Southwark, Central London | 12 Jun 2012 |
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| Railway Inn | Union Mills, Isle of Man | 19 Aug 2011 |
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| The Harp | Charing Cross, Central London | 02 Aug 2011 |
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| The Last Inn | Oswestry, Shropshire | 17 Jul 2011 |
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| The Archibald Simpson | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire | 08 Jun 2011 |
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| George & Dragon | Sandwich, Kent | 29 Aug 2010 |
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| The Muggleton Inn | Maidstone, Kent | 15 Aug 2010 |
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| The London Road | Buxton, Derbyshire | 18 May 2010 |
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| The Bluebell | Helpston, Cambridgeshire | 06 Mar 2010 |
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| The Flower Pot | Maidstone, Kent | 21 Aug 2009 |
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| Behind the Wall | Falkirk, Falkirk | 16 Jul 2009 |
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| Prince of Wales | Herne Bay, Kent | 17 Nov 2008 |
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| The White Swan | Reading Street, Kent | 16 Oct 2008 |
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| Ye Olde Mitre | Holborn, Central London | 27 Dec 2007 |
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| The Samuel Peto | Folkestone, Kent | 13 Jun 2007 |
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| The Hop Pole | Bath, Somerset | 14 Apr 2007 |
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| Horse & Guardsman (formerly Spoons under the water; The Lord Moon of the Mall) | Whitehall, Central London | 25 Mar 2006 |
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| The County Hotel | Ashford, Kent | 31 Dec 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 Brockley Barge, Brockley, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 17 Jun 2024 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 14 May 2019 | |
The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip |  | 07 Apr 2024 | Oddly served by releasing a tap behind the bar not pulling the handpump - none of staff knew how or why |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 15 Nov 2015 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 30 Jun 2013 | |
The Anchor Inn, Wingham, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Jack William |  | 11 Jun 2023 | |
The Lyric, Soho, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Jack William | Not Tried | 28 Feb 2023 | |
The Anchor, Sevenoaks, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Magnus Greel | | 24 Aug 2021 | Complex buttery mellow yet tart ale |
Cottage Inn, Bristol, Avon
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris |  | 01 Nov 2018 | An above average quality Golden Ale in my opinion. |
The Basketmakers Arms, Brighton, East Sussex
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 19 May 2018 | |
The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 27 Nov 2017 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 26 Nov 2017 | |
The Crown Hotel, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| ChrisE | Not Tried | 20 Sep 2017 | |
The Allied Arms, Reading, Berkshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 19 Jul 2017 | |
The Wrong 'Un, Bexleyheath, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 13 Jul 2017 | |
The Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough, Leicestershire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stu | Not Tried | 21 Jun 2017 | |
The Bell, Walthamstow, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 06 Mar 2017 | |
The Wrong Turn, Barfrestone, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Jack William | | 10 Feb 2017 | A fresh hop taste, very nice. |
Early Doors Cider & Ale Barn, Draycott, Somerset
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 08 Oct 2016 | |
The Thomas Waghorn, Chatham, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 28 Jul 2016 | |
The Moon on the Square, Basildon, Essex
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 09 Jul 2016 | |
The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Jack William | Not Tried | 16 Jun 2016 | |
The Bull, Woolwich, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 27 Feb 2016 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 15 Nov 2014 | |
Salisbury Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| HSB | | 18 Feb 2016 | |
The Red Cow, Richmond, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| HSB | Not Tried | 04 Feb 2016 | |
Fez, Margate, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Dosser | Not Tried | 20 Dec 2015 | |
Hamilton Hall, City, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| HSB | Not Tried | 30 Sep 2015 | |
| HSB | Not Tried | 26 Jun 2013 | |
The Pilgrim's Progress, Bedford, Bedfordshire
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| HSB | Not Tried | 27 Aug 2015 | |
The Fox, Temple Ewell, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Jack William | | 21 Aug 2015 | |
The Bricklayers Arms, Sydenham, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | | 06 Mar 2015 | Sweetish |
The Viaduct Tavern, City, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | | 04 Feb 2015 | Very drinkable |
The Windmill Inn, Portishead, Somerset
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Andrew | Not Tried | 25 Jan 2015 | |
| Stephen Harris | | 26 Nov 2013 | Golden and smooth and balanced. |
The Fox, Felpham, West Sussex
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| HSB | | 11 Dec 2014 | |
The Greyhound, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Nick Willis | Not Tried | 20 Nov 2014 | |
| Nick Willis | | 19 Nov 2014 | |
The Old Bell, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| HSB | Not Tried | 10 Sep 2014 | |
The Old Green Tree, Bath, Somerset
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Archie14 | Not Tried | 01 Sep 2014 | |
The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Tobes | Not Tried | 19 Jul 2014 | |
| Tobes | Not Tried | 28 Jun 2014 | |
| Toby | | 05 May 2013 | |
| Alenomore | Not Tried | 29 Jul 2012 | |
| Pedro | | 27 Jun 2011 | Seemed a bit old |
| Pedro | Not Tried | 27 May 2011 | |
The Lord Nelson, Winterslow, Wiltshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 11 Jul 2014 | |
The Bank, Plymouth, Devon
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Andrew | Not Tried | 05 Jul 2014 | |
The Peter Cushing, Whitstable, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Tobes | Not Tried | 19 Apr 2014 | |
Kings Head, Bristol, Avon
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 17 Mar 2014 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 11 Sep 2013 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 11 Sep 2013 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 23 Jul 2012 | |
| ChrisE | | 23 Oct 2010 | Slightly too sweet for my taste. |
The Parcel Yard, King's Cross / St Pancras, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| ChrisE | Not Tried | 15 Jun 2013 | |
The Ale House, Stroud, Gloucestershire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 25 Mar 2013 | |
The Red Bull, Eccles, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Pedro | | 03 Jan 2013 | |
Black Horse & Hoodens, Borough Green, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Pedro | | 24 Nov 2012 | |
| Pedro | | 21 Nov 2012 | |
The Cock Inn, Halstead, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Pedro | | 18 Aug 2012 | |
Duke of Wellington, Wareham, Dorset
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 23 Jun 2012 | |
Volunteer Inn, Lyme Regis, Dorset
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Andrew | Not Tried | 14 Jun 2012 | |
| Andrew | Not Tried | 12 Jun 2012 | |
| Andrew | Not Tried | 12 Jun 2012 | |
The Sheaf, Southwark, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 12 Jun 2012 | |
Railway Inn, Union Mills, Isle of Man
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| ChrisE | Not Tried | 19 Aug 2011 | |
The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Pedro | Not Tried | 02 Aug 2011 | |
The Last Inn, Oswestry, Shropshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Bear & Ragged Staff | | 17 Jul 2011 | Delicate fruit, malt and toffee flavours all in reasonable balance. Not the best for me, but definitely worth a try. |
The Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| McGargle | Not Tried | 08 Jun 2011 | |
| Ray | Not Tried | 22 Jul 2010 | |
| McGargle | | 20 Aug 2009 | Lively golden colour, nice long lasting head. Hoppy aroma with unusual sugar and spice taste. Not really for me. |
George & Dragon, Sandwich, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Alenomore | Not Tried | 29 Aug 2010 | |
The Muggleton Inn, Maidstone, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Alenomore | Not Tried | 15 Aug 2010 | |
| Pedro | Not Tried | 30 Jun 2010 | |
The London Road, Buxton, Derbyshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Mick | | 18 May 2010 | Lovely pint, crisp and refreshing, lovely colour. |
The Bluebell, Helpston, Cambridgeshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Wittenden | Not Tried | 06 Mar 2010 | |
The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Pedro | | 21 Aug 2009 | |
Behind the Wall, Falkirk, Falkirk
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Charles | Not Tried | 16 Jul 2009 | |
| Charles | | 15 Jul 2009 | Drinkable enough light ale but maybe a bit thin. Maybe it would taste better if it wasn't brewed so strong. |
Prince of Wales, Herne Bay, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Glyn | | 17 Nov 2008 | |
The White Swan, Reading Street, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Blair | | 16 Oct 2008 | Amber coloured, quite fruity with nice malts. Little toffee to go with it. I enjoyed it. |
Ye Olde Mitre, Holborn, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Colin | | 27 Dec 2007 | |
The Samuel Peto, Folkestone, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian | | 13 Jun 2007 | So good I had 2 pints in 20 minutes. Great hop and full malt with a lasting hop finish. |
The Hop Pole, Bath, Somerset
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Tony | Not Tried | 14 Apr 2007 | |
| Andrew | Not Tried | 14 Apr 2007 | |
Horse & Guardsman (formerly Spoons under the water; The Lord Moon of the Mall), Whitehall, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian | Not Tried | 25 Mar 2006 | |
The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian | | 31 Dec 2005 | Fine, some hay, some orange style fruit. Good dry hop finish. Normally fruitier and creamier |
| Ian | Not Tried | 05 Dec 2005 | |
| Ian | | 04 Nov 2005 | Deep gold colour with thin white head. Some citrus, some golden syrup style malt sweetness. Quite good balance. Not outstanding but good enough. Some pear drop fruit too |
| Ian | | 03 Jan 2005 | Nice pint. Good citrus fruit and hoppiness on end |
4.40% ABV.
We have tried this beer 31 times.
We have given this beer an average score of to .
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