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The Playhouse (Wetherspoon)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Grafton - Blondie |  | 1 |
| Saffron - Saint Clement's |  | 1 |
| Wadworth - Sunset Red |  | 1 |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | Not Tried | 0 |
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bath Ales - Wild Hare | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brewster's - Calamity Jane | Not Tried | 0 |
| Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Butcombe - Great Grey Owl | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (use Eagle entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hydes - Manchester's Finest | Not Tried | 0 |
| Lymestone - Seven Stone Weakling | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Boston Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nottingham - Legend | Not Tried | 0 |
| Saffron - Rambler's Tipple | Not Tried | 0 |
| Saffron - Royal Blue | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - White Star (superseded by 4.5% version - see separate entry) | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
12 Nov 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Pre-noon visit. Very busy and a couple of groups have somehow already found the time to get beyond sobriety.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saffron - Saint Clement's | 5.90 | | A strong beer with sharp citrus flavours from added lemon and orange zest. |
| Grafton - Blondie | 4.80 | | Golden in colour and tastes more like a strong Bitter than a Blonde. Balance is on the side of maltiness with little hop character. |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Nottingham - Legend | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Bath Ales - Wild Hare | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Saffron - Rambler's Tipple | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Saffron - Royal Blue | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Boston Bitter | 5.00 | Not Tried |
31 Aug 2013 (Stephen Harris)
I came in here by chance before noon when I was spotted by a friend who was standing in the doorway having a smoke, part of a group having a late breakfast within.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadworth - Sunset Red | 5.00 | | Brewed in collaboration with Chelsea Brewing of New York. Rather unpleasant I’m afraid and I was glad it was just a half. Rather like a glass of flat cranberry juice that had been languishing in the fridge for too long. No obvious alcohol content. |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - White Star (superseded by 4.5% version - see separate entry) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Lymestone - Seven Stone Weakling | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Butcombe - Great Grey Owl | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Hydes - Manchester's Finest | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brewster's - Calamity Jane | 4.80 | Not Tried |
About The Playhouse
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Colchester, Essex, CO2 7AA.
A large, town centre JD Wetherspoon pub in a building that has been a theatre, a cinema and a bingo hall in succession before conversion to pub use in 1994. There is a variety of seating areas on the ground floor and the former stage area, with many props and pieces of scenery, plus a load of stage dummies looking down from the circle seats.
We have visited this pub twice, seen 20 different beers and tried 3 of them.
Postcode: CO2 7AA