Hop Back Winter Lightning
| Artillery Arms | Ramsgate, Kent | 31 Dec 2023 |
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| The Sultan | South Wimbledon, Greater London | 05 Dec 2022 |
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| White Cliffs Beer Festival 2020 | Dover, Kent | 07 Feb 2020 |
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| The River Ale House | East Greenwich, Greater London | 20 Jan 2020 |
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| The Hovelling Boat Inn | Ramsgate, Kent | 20 Jan 2018 |
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| Rising Sun | City, Central London | 30 Jan 2017 |
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| The Old Contemptibles | Birmingham, West Midlands | 16 Jan 2017 |
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| The Old Wellington | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 16 Mar 2016 |
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| Princess of Wales | Blackheath, Greater London | 02 Mar 2016 |
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| The Flower Pot | Maidstone, Kent | 23 Jan 2016 |
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| London Tavern | Margate, Kent | 30 Dec 2015 |
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| The White Swan | Charlton, Greater London | 27 Dec 2015 |
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| Eagle & Child | Oxford, Oxfordshire | 22 Dec 2015 |
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| Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar | Highbury, Greater London | 15 Dec 2015 |
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| The Wyndham Arms | Salisbury, Wiltshire | 12 Dec 2015 |
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| Williamson's Tavern | City, Central London | 09 Mar 2015 |
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| The Flying Horse (formerly The Tottenham) | Fitzrovia, Central London | 10 Feb 2015 |
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| Ye Olde Fighting Cocks | St Albans, Hertfordshire | 03 Feb 2015 |
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| The Old Bell | City, Central London | 13 Feb 2014 |
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| The Glue Pot | Swindon, Wiltshire | 23 Nov 2013 |
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| The County Hotel | Ashford, Kent | 18 Feb 2005 |
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| Red Lion | Snargate, Kent | 22 Jan 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.
Artillery Arms, Ramsgate, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Dosser |  | 31 Dec 2023 | Went well with my spicy lamb pie. |
The Sultan, South Wimbledon, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 05 Dec 2022 | |
| Magnus Greel |  | 02 Dec 2019 | A lightly spiced amber ale |
| Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 29 Nov 2019 | |
| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 03 Dec 2016 | |
White Cliffs Beer Festival 2020, Dover, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 07 Feb 2020 | |
The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | | 20 Jan 2020 | Slight loss of edge from last days' examples |
| Philip Pirrip | | 19 Jan 2020 | Exceptionally fine tasting |
| Philip Pirrip | | 16 Jan 2020 | First rate with interesting floral taste |
The Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | | 20 Jan 2018 | A taste shock after the Purple Moose |
Rising Sun, City, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris |  | 30 Jan 2017 | A pale, strong, heavily-malty beer. Not really to my taste tonight. |
The Old Contemptibles, Birmingham, West Midlands
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Andrew | Not Tried | 16 Jan 2017 | |
The Old Wellington, Manchester, Greater Manchester
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Andrew | Not Tried | 16 Mar 2016 | |
Princess of Wales, Blackheath, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | | 02 Mar 2016 | Flat, rather sweet |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 10 Nov 2015 | |
The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| ChrisE | Not Tried | 23 Jan 2016 | |
London Tavern, Margate, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| ChrisE | Not Tried | 30 Dec 2015 | |
The White Swan, Charlton, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | | 27 Dec 2015 | Better conditioned than the other day |
| Philip Pirrip | | 24 Dec 2015 | |
Eagle & Child, Oxford, Oxfordshire
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| HSB | | 22 Dec 2015 | Dangerously drinkable |
Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar, Highbury, Greater London
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 15 Dec 2015 | |
The Wyndham Arms, Salisbury, Wiltshire
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 12 Dec 2015 | |
Williamson's Tavern, City, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 09 Mar 2015 | |
The Flying Horse (formerly The Tottenham), Fitzrovia, Central London
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| HSB | | 10 Feb 2015 | First time beer for me. Quite tasty. |
Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, St Albans, Hertfordshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Magnus Greel | | 03 Feb 2015 | No different to the summer version. |
The Old Bell, City, Central London
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| HSB | Not Tried | 13 Feb 2014 | |
The Glue Pot, Swindon, Wiltshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | | 23 Nov 2013 | Amazingly, it is 16 years since this beer was launched as a festival special at the Pig’s Ear in Stratford. Still superb. |
The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian |  | 18 Feb 2005 | Tasted of ginger. Not like Winter Lightning at all |
| Andrew |  | 18 Feb 2005 | Ginger. What the hell is this? It isn't like any Winter Lightning I know |
Red Lion, Snargate, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian | | 22 Jan 2005 | Good malty winter beer |
5.50% ABV.
We have tried this beer 17 times.
We have given this beer an average score of to .
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