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10th Harwich & Dovercourt Bay Winter Ale Festival (CAMRA Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Cliff Quay - Sea Dog |  | 1 |
| Dove Street - Underwood Mild | | 1 |
| Harwich Town - Porter |  | 1 |
| Martello - Centenyale | | 1 |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Essex Beast | | 1 |
| Oakham - Hawse Buckler | | 1 |
| Sticklegs - Malt Shovel Mild | | 1 |
| Sticklegs - Nemesis | | 1 |
| Sticklegs - Tendring 100 | | 1 |
Visits Details
03 Dec 2011 (Alenomore)
1330. And my reason for being in North-East Essex today! I was last here 10 years ago for there first effort. They were "hammered" on the Friday night and we didn't have much beer to choose from those 30 ales on that Saturday session? Fast forward ten years and in the intervening years, this festival has gone from strength to strength with an excellent ale selection, up to 50 now, plenty of local types and some new breweries too. A good crowd in, ales in good nick and hot & cold food available. I'd recommend a visit here. Nearby, historic Harwich is well worth a wander too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Hawse Buckler | 5.60 | | My final Ale today and another top condition strong dark un', very good too. "The legendary dark beer from Oakham. Named after the plate that covers the hole for the anchor chain on a ship in rough weather". |
| Cliff Quay - Sea Dog | 5.50 | | An excellent LocAle Pale. |
| Dove Street - Underwood Mild | 3.20 | | Another new brewery for me and a top Mild too. |
| Martello - Centenyale | 6.00 | | Another new brewer for me. An excellent full flavour dark type, brewed in Felixstowe to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Electric Palace Cinema. |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Essex Beast | 6.20 | | Rich, strong, decent, dark roasted flavours. A1. |
| Sticklegs - Malt Shovel Mild | 3.40 | | A top Mild. |
| Sticklegs - Nemesis | 5.00 | | A new brewery for me and a top Copper ale that you would like to meet! |
| Sticklegs - Tendring 100 | 4.00 | | Another decent Copper Pale type. |
| Harwich Town - Porter | 4.50 | | A decent Porter and another LocAle. |
About the 10th Harwich & Dovercourt Bay Winter Ale Festival
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Dovercourt, Essex, CO12 3JT.
The Kingsway Hall. A local meeting house type building for this, the 10th beer festival. One large communal room. Light, airy and warm.
We have visited this pub once, seen 9 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: CO12 3JT