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Pub | Address | Last Visit Seen |
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The Dolphin | Canterbury, Kent | 30 Aug 2024 |
Albion Inn (formerly The Hogs Head; The Little Albion Inn) | Broadstairs, Kent | 17 Aug 2024 |
The Slip Inn | York, North Yorkshire | 22 Jun 2024 |
The New Inn | Minster (Thanet), Kent | 16 Jun 2024 |
The Red Cow | Sandwich, Kent | 23 May 2024 |
Express Tavern (The Express Ale & Cider House) | Brentford, Greater London | 14 May 2024 |
The Ferry Inn | Stone in Oxney, Kent | 27 Apr 2024 |
Hare & Hounds | St Albans, Hertfordshire | 22 Apr 2024 |
The Royal Oak | Blean, Kent | 09 Apr 2024 |
The Bouncing Barrel | Herne Bay, Kent | 23 Jan 2024 |
The Bricklayer's Arms | Putney, Greater London | 23 Dec 2023 |
Claret & Ale (formerly Claret Free House) | Addiscombe, Greater London | 28 Nov 2023 |
The River Ale House | East Greenwich, Greater London | 15 Oct 2023 |
The Gatekeeper (formerly The New Inn) | Etchinghill, Kent | 06 Oct 2023 |
The Woolly Sheep Inn | Skipton, North Yorkshire | 20 Sep 2023 |
The Radius Arms | Whyteleafe, Surrey | 13 Sep 2023 |
The Fountain | Whitstable, Kent | 20 Jul 2023 |
York Tap | York, North Yorkshire | 27 Jun 2023 |
The Lemon Tree | Charing Cross, Central London | 29 May 2023 |
The White Horse | Chilham, Kent | 20 May 2023 |
The Queens Head | Wellingborough, Northamptonshire | 22 Apr 2023 |
Parkerville | Herne Bay, Kent | 23 Sep 2022 |
First & Last | Maidstone, Kent | 04 Aug 2022 |
The Salmon Inn | Belford, Northumberland | 19 Jun 2022 |
Boltmakers Arms | Keighley, West Yorkshire | 01 Mar 2022 |
The Fleece Inn | Haworth, West Yorkshire | 01 Mar 2022 |
Palmerston Arms | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | 13 Aug 2020 |
The Admiral's Arm | Queenborough, Kent | 07 Aug 2020 |
Ravenswood R.B.L.C. | Banchory, Aberdeenshire | 18 Mar 2020 |
The Greyhound Inn | Coventry, West Midlands | 17 Jan 2020 |
The Albert | Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire | 10 Dec 2019 |
Red Lion | Burnsall, North Yorkshire | 16 Aug 2019 |
The Great House | Hawkhurst, Kent | 20 Jul 2019 |
Bake & Alehouse | Westgate-on-Sea, Kent | 14 Jun 2019 |
The Victoria | East Sheen, Greater London | 04 Apr 2019 |
The Gordon Arms | Chislehurst, Greater London | 14 Jan 2019 |
Jackdaw Inn | Denton, Kent | 03 Oct 2018 |
Three Kings | Clerkenwell, Central London | 14 Jun 2018 |
The Dirty Habit | Hollingbourne, Kent | 09 Jun 2018 |
Ocean Inn | Dymchurch, Kent | 02 Jun 2018 |
The Falcon Inn | Arncliffe, North Yorkshire | 30 Oct 2017 |
The New Inn | Canterbury, Kent | 03 Oct 2017 |
Exhibition Hotel | York, North Yorkshire | 14 Sep 2017 |
The Station Inn | Whitby, North Yorkshire | 05 Jun 2017 |
Burlington Arms | Keighley, West Yorkshire | 26 Apr 2017 |
Taylor's on the Green (formerly Lord Rodney) | Keighley, West Yorkshire | 26 Apr 2017 |
The Sportsman | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | 15 Apr 2017 |
Arcadia Ale House | Headingley, West Yorkshire | 17 Dec 2016 |
Brown Cow | Keighley, West Yorkshire | 18 Aug 2016 |
King & Queen | Wendover, Buckinghamshire | 16 Jul 2016 |
Cococure Haus (formerly The Refreshment Room) | Stratford, Greater London | 16 Jun 2016 |
Veritas | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 07 Jun 2016 |
The Great Harry | Woolwich, Greater London | 22 Mar 2016 |
Wetherspoons | Victoria, Central London | 11 Mar 2016 |
Mute Swan | Hampton Court, Greater London | 25 Feb 2016 |
Number Twenty 2 | Darlington, Durham | 14 Nov 2015 |
The Goose (formerly The Sovereign) | Ramsgate, Kent | 31 Oct 2015 |
The George & Dragon | Fordwich, Kent | 17 Sep 2015 |
East of Arcadia | Meanwood, West Yorkshire | 15 Sep 2015 |
Albert | Llandudno, Conwy | 30 Aug 2015 |
Anchorage Hotel | Four Mile Bridge, Gwynedd | 29 Aug 2015 |
The Providence Inne | Sandgate, Kent | 28 Aug 2015 |
The Adelphi | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 22 Aug 2015 |
Little Manor | Thelwall, Cheshire | 08 Aug 2015 |
The Old Coach & Horses | Canterbury, Kent | 30 Jul 2015 |
The Station Hotel | Ipswich, Suffolk | 25 Jul 2015 |
The Castle Barge | Newark, Nottinghamshire | 23 Jul 2015 |
The Southwark Tavern | Southwark, Central London | 22 Jul 2015 |
The Clachan | Soho, Central London | 19 Jul 2015 |
The Ship Inn (Rum Runner) | Retford, Nottinghamshire | 11 Jul 2015 |
The White Hart | Waterloo, Central London | 06 Jul 2015 |
Dentdale Music and Beer Festival 2015 | Dent, Cumbria | 26 Jun 2015 |
The Aleksander | St Margarets, Greater London | 13 Jun 2015 |
The Railway | Ryde, Isle of Wight | 14 May 2015 |
Cross Swords | Skillington, Lincolnshire | 02 Apr 2015 |
Rose & Crown | Clapham, Greater London | 02 Apr 2015 |
The Victoria Hotel | Beeston, Nottinghamshire | 31 Jan 2015 |
Tap & Tankard | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 19 Dec 2014 |
Ye Olde Black Boy | Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire | 02 Dec 2014 |
Fell Brewery Bar (formerly Moo Bar) | Penrith, Cumbria | 29 Nov 2014 |
The Old Bell | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | 10 Sep 2014 |
Brigantes Bar & Brasserie | York, North Yorkshire | 29 Aug 2014 |
Old Blackfriars | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire | 21 Nov 2013 |
Fitzgeralds | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | 25 Oct 2013 |
Juniper Green Inn | Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of | 13 Jul 2013 |
The Star | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire | 02 Mar 2013 |
The Flying Horse Hotel | Rochdale, Greater Manchester | 19 Dec 2012 |
Burton Bridge Inn | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire | 07 Apr 2011 |
International Festival of Beer | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire | 11 Feb 2011 |
King's Head | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | 08 Apr 2009 |
The Dispensary | Liverpool, Merseyside | 02 Jan 2008 |
Ye Olde Mitre | Holborn, Central London | 30 Nov 2007 |
The Rose & Crown | Perry Wood, Kent | 13 Oct 2007 |
The Royal Oak | Brookland, Kent | 28 Mar 2005 |
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.
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Magnus Greel | 30 Aug 2024 | ||
Andrew | Not Tried | 02 Dec 2023 | |
Magnus Greel | 20 Apr 2023 | All the TT expectations fulfilled. |
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Hogan Sampling | Not Tried | 17 Aug 2024 |
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ChrisatSturry | Not Tried | 22 Jun 2024 | |
Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 27 Jun 2023 | |
HSB | Not Tried | 11 Jul 2015 | |
Mick | Not Tried | 07 Jan 2013 |
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Jack William | 16 Jun 2024 | Very lively and we struggled to get full pints. | |
Jack William | 04 Jan 2024 | In tip top condition. I think we got through about 2.5 gallons @ £40 a gallon. | |
Jack William | Not Tried | 10 Aug 2022 |
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ChrisatSturry | Not Tried | 23 May 2024 | |
Jack William | Not Tried | 14 Jul 2016 |
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Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 14 May 2024 |
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Wittenden | Not Tried | 27 Apr 2024 | |
Wittenden | Not Tried | 29 Jul 2023 |
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Magnus Greel | 22 Apr 2024 | Lacking its usual dry hoppy crisp finesse |
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Andrew | Not Tried | 09 Apr 2024 |
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Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 23 Jan 2024 |
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Jack William | Not Tried | 23 Dec 2023 | |
ChrisE | 11 Mar 2022 | ||
Jack William | Not Tried | 15 Jan 2022 | |
Jack William | Not Tried | 26 Dec 2018 |
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Philip Pirrip | 28 Nov 2023 | A half in prime condition |
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Philip Pirrip | 15 Oct 2023 | New cask on today - a good bitter hit |
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Magnus Greel | 06 Oct 2023 | Nigh on faultless condition temperature and the full hit TT experience. The first pint didn't touch the sides so with another 33 minutes to spare before my next bus north I had time for another. | |
Jack William | Not Tried | 11 May 2022 |
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Jack William | Not Tried | 20 Sep 2023 |
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Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 13 Sep 2023 |
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Jack William | 20 Jul 2023 | Warm, tired. |
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Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 27 Jun 2023 | |
Philip Pirrip | 13 Dec 2019 | ||
Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 17 Sep 2017 |
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Philip Pirrip | 29 May 2023 | Very enjoyable it was too so I got stuck into multiple glasses |
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Wittenden | Not Tried | 20 May 2023 |
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Mitch | 22 Apr 2023 |
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Jack William | Not Tried | 23 Sep 2022 | |
Andrew | Not Tried | 30 Aug 2019 | |
Andrew | Not Tried | 17 May 2019 |
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Magnus Greel | 04 Aug 2022 | Changed with good grace for another Blonde Ambition | |
ChrisE | 28 Apr 2017 |
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Jack William | 19 Jun 2022 |
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Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 01 Mar 2022 | |
ChrisE | 26 Apr 2017 | Superb. | |
Magnus Greel | 18 Aug 2016 | ||
Philip Pirrip | 27 May 2014 | ||
ChrisE | 22 Mar 2014 | Excellent, this pint hardly touched the sides. Delicious. | |
ChrisE | 08 Oct 2012 | The new Boltmaker pump clip was proudly displayed in this pub. |
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Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 01 Mar 2022 | |
Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 18 Aug 2016 | |
ChrisE | 22 Mar 2014 | ||
HSB | 29 Jun 2012 |
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Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 13 Aug 2020 | |
ChrisE | Not Tried | 20 Mar 2019 |
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Archie14 | Not Tried | 07 Aug 2020 |
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McGargle | 18 Mar 2020 | Fully meriting 4*s this showed cask at its best. Smooth, balanced and refreshing it was served in perfect condition. |
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Blair | 17 Jan 2020 |
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Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 10 Dec 2019 |
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Jack William | Not Tried | 16 Aug 2019 | |
Charles | Not Tried | 16 Aug 2009 |
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Wittenden | Not Tried | 20 Jul 2019 |
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Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 14 Jun 2019 | |
Jack William | 11 Apr 2019 | Good honest pint. |
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ChrisE | 04 Apr 2019 | Expensive. |
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Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 14 Jan 2019 |
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Jack William | 03 Oct 2018 | Good flavoured bitter in excellent condition. |
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Stephen Harris | 14 Jun 2018 | A proper Best Bitter – very nice. |
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Jack William | Not Tried | 09 Jun 2018 | |
Jack William | 04 Dec 2017 | First one out, passable. |
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ChrisE | 02 Jun 2018 |
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Wittenden | 30 Oct 2017 | From the jug,which suits this Kentish scribe. Well conditioned spicy best bitter.Beyond reproach. |
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Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 03 Oct 2017 | |
Jack William | 16 Jun 2016 | Very smooth. | |
Mick | Not Tried | 12 Dec 2014 |
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Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 14 Sep 2017 |
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Stu | Not Tried | 05 Jun 2017 |
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ChrisE | 26 Apr 2017 | ||
ChrisE | 08 Oct 2012 | Still badged as best bitter here, although the beer has been renamed Boltmaker. | |
ChrisE | Not Tried | 27 Mar 2010 |
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ChrisE | 26 Apr 2017 |
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Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 15 Apr 2017 | |
Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 13 Apr 2017 | |
Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 04 Apr 2015 |
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McGargle | 17 Dec 2016 | Classic thirst quencher. | |
Mick | Not Tried | 15 Sep 2015 |
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Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 18 Aug 2016 | |
ChrisE | Not Tried | 01 Jul 2011 | |
Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 01 Jul 2011 |
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Andrew | 16 Jul 2016 | Very smooth malty beer. Well constructed. A mild like finish |
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ChrisE | Not Tried | 16 Jun 2016 | |
Stephen Harris | 08 Jun 2016 | A good, amber/brown coloured Bitter with caramel flavours. |
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Mick | Not Tried | 07 Jun 2016 | |
Mick | Not Tried | 22 Feb 2016 | |
Mick | Not Tried | 11 May 2015 |
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Philip Pirrip | 22 Mar 2016 | A travesty. Sweetish and hazy, not as Timothy Taylor intended |
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Philip Pirrip | 11 Mar 2016 |
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HSB | Not Tried | 25 Feb 2016 |
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Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 14 Nov 2015 |
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Dosser | Not Tried | 31 Oct 2015 |
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Jack William | Not Tried | 17 Sep 2015 |
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Mick | Not Tried | 15 Sep 2015 |
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Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 30 Aug 2015 |
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Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 29 Aug 2015 |
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ChrisE | 28 Aug 2015 | ||
ChrisE | 18 Aug 2015 | Superb. |
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HSB | Not Tried | 22 Aug 2015 |
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HSB | Not Tried | 08 Aug 2015 |
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Jack William | 30 Jul 2015 | pleasant if rather sweet |
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HSB | 25 Jul 2015 |
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Philip Pirrip | 23 Jul 2015 | ||
HSB | Not Tried | 07 Jul 2015 |
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Stephen Harris | 22 Jul 2015 | A malty, run-of-the-mill Bitter. |
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Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 19 Jul 2015 |
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HSB | 11 Jul 2015 | The group had all had this beer so we followed suit. Much better. |
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Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 06 Jul 2015 |
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Jack William | Not Tried | 26 Jun 2015 |
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Tobes | Not Tried | 13 Jun 2015 | |
Tobes | Not Tried | 29 Nov 2014 | |
Tobes | 06 Sep 2014 | Underwhelming for a current champion beer. |
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Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 14 May 2015 |
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Stephen Harris | 02 Apr 2015 | A very good Best Bitter, without being anything spectacular – I can see why it has won awards. |
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HSB | Not Tried | 02 Apr 2015 |
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HSB | 31 Jan 2015 |
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Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 19 Dec 2014 |
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Mick | 02 Dec 2014 | Nice enough but a bit average. |
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Nick Willis | Not Tried | 29 Nov 2014 |
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HSB | Not Tried | 10 Sep 2014 |
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HSB | Not Tried | 29 Aug 2014 | |
davidg83 | Not Tried | 17 Oct 2011 | |
McGargle | Not Tried | 08 Feb 2011 |
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McGargle | Not Tried | 21 Nov 2013 | |
Ray | 25 Aug 2010 | Typical Taylor's yeasty aroma with firm malt and hops on a biscuity base. A little tired. |
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Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 25 Oct 2013 |
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Nick Willis | Not Tried | 13 Jul 2013 |
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McGargle | 02 Mar 2013 | An old favourite which seemed off form. Disjointed and muted. |
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ChrisE | Not Tried | 19 Dec 2012 | |
Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 19 Dec 2012 |
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Garry | 07 Apr 2011 | Beer of the night. Full of hops, lovely brown colour and great aromas. Very nice pint indeed |
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Garry | 11 Feb 2011 | Nice - I found honey in this |
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Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 08 Apr 2009 |
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Ian | Not Tried | 02 Jan 2008 |
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Ian | 30 Nov 2007 | Amber with thin lasting beige. Yeasty, tasty best bitter. Simple but effective. |
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Ian | 13 Oct 2007 | Bland bitter. | |
Andrew | Not Tried | 13 Oct 2007 |
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Ian | 28 Mar 2005 | Amber colour, hoppy nose. Good mix of hop and malt. Creamy in mouth, good hop finish |
4.00% ABV.
We have tried this beer 59 times.
We have given this beer an average score of to .