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Batemans XB

PubAddressLast Visit Seen
Haven InnBarrow Haven, Lincolnshire14 May 2022
Treaty of CommerceLincoln, Lincolnshire05 Dec 2021
The VictoriaLincoln, Lincolnshire18 Oct 2020
Waggon & HorsesYork, North Yorkshire07 Jul 2017
Swan & RushesLeicester, Leicestershire06 Aug 2016
The ChampionNorwich, Norfolk11 Feb 2016
Horse & GroomBasford, Nottinghamshire29 Oct 2015
Thatched CottageSutterton, Lincolnshire10 Aug 2015
MallardWorksop, Nottinghamshire05 Aug 2015
WoolpackLouth, Lincolnshire17 Jun 2015
Crown & CushionGreat Gransden, Cambridgeshire02 May 2015
George HoggWinterton, Lincolnshire03 Apr 2015
Vine HotelSkegness, Lincolnshire22 Jan 2015
Sir William PeelSandy, Bedfordshire08 Aug 2014
The Bricklayers ArmsHitchin, Hertfordshire03 Jun 2014
The Organ GrinderNewark, Nottinghamshire02 Jun 2014
Archie's Bar (formerly Firkin Ale)Bourne, Lincolnshire19 Nov 2013
Lord NelsonGorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk31 Oct 2013
The Merchants InnRugby, Warwickshire19 Oct 2013
Gaultree InnEmneth, Norfolk12 Sep 2013
Kings ArmsNorwich, Norfolk25 May 2013
The SheafSouthwark, Central London14 Mar 2013
The Prince of WalesStow Maries, Essex20 Feb 2013
Horse & PloughBingham, Nottinghamshire23 Dec 2012
The Organ GrinderNottingham, Nottinghamshire22 Dec 2012
The WheatsheafDry Doddington, Lincolnshire14 Dec 2012
The Corner PinDoncaster, South Yorkshire28 Nov 2012
Dartford Working Men's ClubDartford, Kent31 Jul 2012
The Red LionHiston, Cambridgeshire23 Apr 2012
The Rising SunStanford-le-Hope, Essex18 Mar 2012
Lincolnshire PoacherNottingham, Nottinghamshire15 Mar 2012
The LeopardNorwich, Norfolk22 Feb 2012
Holly BushMakeney, Derbyshire26 Nov 2011
The Archibald SimpsonAberdeen, Aberdeenshire30 Oct 2011
The Thomas SheratonStockton-on-Tees, Durham22 Oct 2011
The Humphrey BeanTonbridge, Kent07 Oct 2011
The Ship Inn (Rum Runner)Retford, Nottinghamshire16 Oct 2010
The TracksideBury, Greater Manchester17 Jul 2010
The RakeSouthwark, Central London08 May 2009
The Stratford HavenWest Bridgford, Nottinghamshire14 Apr 2009
LamplighterNorthampton, Northamptonshire04 Apr 2009
The Plume of FeathersGreenwich, Greater London22 Mar 2009
The Bree LouiseEuston, Central London17 Feb 2009
The Churchill TavernRamsgate, Kent28 May 2008
The Victoria HotelBeeston, Nottinghamshire06 Jan 2007

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.

Haven Inn, Barrow Haven, Lincolnshire

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Jack WilliamNot Tried14 May 2022

Treaty of Commerce, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

WhoScoreWhenNotes
ChrisEExcellent05 Dec 2021

The Victoria, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

WhoScoreWhenNotes
AndrewExcellent18 Oct 2020 Soft sweet malt with low hopping. Mid brown.
DosserNot Tried03 Oct 2020 £3.70 A pint.

Waggon & Horses, York, North Yorkshire

WhoScoreWhenNotes
ChrisEExcellent07 Jul 2017
Philip PirripNot Tried13 Nov 2014
HSBNot Tried13 Nov 2014
McGargleNot Tried15 Oct 2010

Swan & Rushes, Leicester, Leicestershire

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Stephen HarrisNot Tried06 Aug 2016
StuNot Tried19 Jul 2013
AndrewNot Tried25 Nov 2010
DubbelNot Tried13 Mar 2009

The Champion, Norwich, Norfolk

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HSBNot Tried11 Feb 2016

Horse & Groom, Basford, Nottinghamshire

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HSBNot Tried29 Oct 2015

Thatched Cottage, Sutterton, Lincolnshire

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HSBAcceptable10 Aug 2015 Best of a bad bunch

Mallard, Worksop, Nottinghamshire

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HSBNot Tried05 Aug 2015

Woolpack, Louth, Lincolnshire

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ChrisEGood17 Jun 2015

Crown & Cushion, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire

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Jack WilliamNot Tried02 May 2015

George Hogg, Winterton, Lincolnshire

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried03 Apr 2015

Vine Hotel, Skegness, Lincolnshire

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HSBAcceptable22 Jan 2015 I used to like Batemans beers but they now seem to have the same twang as Greene King.

Sir William Peel, Sandy, Bedfordshire

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Philip PirripNot Tried08 Aug 2014
HSBNot Tried22 Apr 2014 New pumpclip with a small tag attached by a chain. This states that the beer is now extra matured.
HSBNot Tried23 Apr 2013

The Bricklayers Arms, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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HSBNot Tried03 Jun 2014

The Organ Grinder, Newark, Nottinghamshire

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Philip PirripNot Tried02 Jun 2014

Archie's Bar (formerly Firkin Ale), Bourne, Lincolnshire

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HSBNot Tried19 Nov 2013

Lord Nelson, Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk

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HSBNot Tried31 Oct 2013

The Merchants Inn, Rugby, Warwickshire

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried19 Oct 2013

Gaultree Inn, Emneth, Norfolk

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HSBGood12 Sep 2013

Kings Arms, Norwich, Norfolk

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HSBNot Tried25 May 2013

The Sheaf, Southwark, Central London

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried14 Mar 2013

The Prince of Wales, Stow Maries, Essex

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried20 Feb 2013

Horse & Plough, Bingham, Nottinghamshire

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried23 Dec 2012

The Organ Grinder, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried22 Dec 2012
AndrewNot Tried10 Nov 2012
MickNot Tried29 May 2012

The Wheatsheaf, Dry Doddington, Lincolnshire

WhoScoreWhenNotes
WittendenGood14 Dec 2012 Fine , agricultural pint from an unfashionable but proper brewery. Deep, riverlike malt.
WittendenAcceptable19 Feb 2012 Mid brown,malt driven.Initial iodine taste, leading to a traditional bitter experience.

The Corner Pin, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

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Philip PirripGood28 Nov 2012

Dartford Working Men's Club, Dartford, Kent

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Philip PirripNot Tried31 Jul 2012

The Red Lion, Histon, Cambridgeshire

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HSBNot Tried23 Apr 2012

The Rising Sun, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex

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Stephen HarrisNot Tried18 Mar 2012

Lincolnshire Poacher, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

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MickNot Tried15 Mar 2012
IanAcceptable22 Oct 2005 Copper brown colour with thick tight white head. Some apple, some caramel. Mouthfeel is a bit thin. Finish has red apple fruit and acid and some hop. OK bitter

The Leopard, Norwich, Norfolk

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HSBGood22 Feb 2012

Holly Bush, Makeney, Derbyshire

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ChrisEGood26 Nov 2011
Magnus GreelNot Tried26 Nov 2011

The Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

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McGargleNot Tried30 Oct 2011

The Thomas Sheraton, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham

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davidg83Not Tried22 Oct 2011

The Humphrey Bean, Tonbridge, Kent

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oz11Not Tried07 Oct 2011

The Ship Inn (Rum Runner), Retford, Nottinghamshire

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AlenomoreNot Tried16 Oct 2010

The Trackside, Bury, Greater Manchester

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pavorossiNot Tried17 Jul 2010

The Rake, Southwark, Central London

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IanNot Tried08 May 2009 Replaced by the Schehallion

The Stratford Haven, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire

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AndrewNot Tried14 Apr 2009

Lamplighter, Northampton, Northamptonshire

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Mick NorthantsExceptional04 Apr 2009 With 3 beers on, only chose lowest as to travel gravity did show 3.7 on the pump clip though

The Plume of Feathers, Greenwich, Greater London

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DubbelExcellent22 Mar 2009 Really good pint of XB, reddish hues, sweet caramalts and a rounded hop reprise. Textbook condition.

The Bree Louise, Euston, Central London

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IanNot Tried17 Feb 2009

The Churchill Tavern, Ramsgate, Kent

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BlairNot Tried28 May 2008

The Victoria Hotel, Beeston, Nottinghamshire

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AndrewNot Tried06 Jan 2007
AndrewNot Tried22 Oct 2005

Batemans XB

3.70% ABV.

We have tried this beer 15 times.

We have given this beer an average score of Good to Excellent.

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